Opinion
F*#!k Graffiti
As with many things in life, I made an animated GIF to help cope with an uninspired "fuck" graffiti epidemic.
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Poetry
Two Poems by Sheila Maldonado
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
The Complications of Color, as Explained to an 11-Year-Old
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
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Further Adventures in Mescaline
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
Did Karl Lagerfeld Steal a Sneaker Design?
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-sides German Firm with Museum Construction Lawsuit
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
The Yams Collective's Collage of Black Experience
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.
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Sugar Coat: On Oscar Murillo and Kara Walker
In one of those useful coincidences of the New York art scene, two current exhibitions discuss global commerce and history, labor and money through one peculiar entry point: sugar.
Art
Painting with the City's Invasive Plants
Many of the native plants in New York have been pushed out of the city's concrete expanses, but that's not to say the boroughs don't have a botanic profile. Artist Ellie Irons has spent three summers cultivating and creating pigments from the invasive plant species that have taken root in vacant lot
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Gutsy Artists: Outpost's Heart Gymnastics
For those determined to see art in Bushwick off the beaten path, Outpost should be a staple. What’s so lovely about this space is that it seems centered around community and dialogue. The current exhibition, Hearts Gymnastics, curated by Yevgeniya Baras, is no exception.
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Has Biennial Culture Gentrified the Art World?
BERLIN — The eighth Berlin Biennale opened last week and runs until August 3. Reactions so far have been mixed, but one thing is certain: We Berliners have never before hosted such a “global” biennial.