In Brief
First it was the accusations of gambling, and now Manhattan art dealer Helly Nahmad, and his dad, David Nahmad, are being "sued for allegedly hiding a $20 million painting stolen by the Nazis," according to the New York Post.
News
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, and many, including one of China's most famous dissidents, Ai Weiwei, are commemorating the occasion with personal protests.
Announcement
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A new exhibition at Germany's Centre for Art and Media in Karlsruhe (ZKM) features a genetically faithful reproduction of the ear Vincent van Gogh reportedly cut off in 1888 during a psychotic episode.
Opinion
As with many things in life, I made an animated GIF to help cope with an uninspired "fuck" graffiti epidemic.
Poetry
Our poetry editor, Joe Pan, has selected two poems by Sheila Maldonado for his series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Art
There's a reason Matisse left white borders of blank canvas in his paintings, and why your dogs don't appreciate a Mark Rothko color field the way you do (aside from dogs' general disregard for art). Our perception of color is linked to the brain, and highly subjective. While on the surface this see
Art
PARIS — Mind-blowing drugs are nothing new in French culture. Indeed, Simone de Beauvoir reported in The Prime of Life that Jean-Paul Sartre had a medically supervised mescaline injection in 1935, along with an unnamed intern.
Opinion
As mass-market fashion continues its longstanding tradition of ripping off independent designers, a twist in the narrative emerges: is a high-end designer now ripping off a mass-market company?
Opinion
Eli Broad's under-construction Los Angeles museum, ominously named The Broad, has filed a $20 million lawsuit against the German supplier of its distinctive honeycomb façade, the New York Times reported.
Art
There was no mention of the Whitney Museum or the Biennial, of Joe Scanlan, Donelle Woolford, or Michelle Grabner on the microphone at alternative arts space Freecandy last Thursday night.
Announcement
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