Opinion
Weekend Words: Falling
With the country heading off the fiscal cliff, Weekend Words thinks about falling.
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Poetry
This Be the Verse 2012
An annotated list of some of Albert Mobilio's and John Yau's favorite poetry books published this year.
Art
In the Dark, Shuttered House of Painting with Richard Walker
Richard Walker is an observational painter who seems particularly interested in light, a concern that goes back to the Impressionists and the beginnings of modern art. However, if you think you are going to get a sugary rehash of Claude Monet, you are in for a surprise.
Interview
Shedding the Second Head
Saya Woolfalk’s solo exhibition The Empathics, currently on view at the Montclair Art Museum in Montclair, New Jersey, blends the fantastical with the earthly, the factual with the fictitious, and the anthropological with shades of folkloric spirituality. I spoke recently with Woolfalk about the pro
Music
Fagen's Critical Catalogue (December 2012)
This month, reviews of Kendrick Lamar, a collection of international dance music, Miss Pooja, Bat For Lashes, the Funkees, Elle Varner, Pitbull, and Gudda Gudda.
Art
The Pursuit of Art, 2012
Tomorrow, Patti Smith will turn 66. The day before yesterday, on the 27th, her longtime guitarist Lenny Kaye reached the same age. “We’re three days apart,” Smith announced last week in the atrium of the Museum of Modern Art at her “walk-in” concert celebrating the birthday of the French writer Jean
Art
12 Standout Museum Shows of 2012
Yes, yes, we know it's customary, at this time of year, to round things up into nice, even groupings of 5 and 10. But there were too many strong museum shows to choose from in 2012, and we just couldn't narrow down the list any further. So here, in no particular order, are the 12 museum exhibitions
Art
Top 5 Chicago Shows of 2012
CHICAGO — Let's get one thing straight, East and West Coasters: Chicago is not just that city of corrupt politicians, huge gusts of wind, lake effect snow, too much beer, deep dish pizza, da Bears, the forever-losing cubs, the Renzo Piano Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago, and that stopove
Announcement
Inside Olaf Breuning's World
Artist Olaf Breuning [http://engine.nectarads.com/redirect/0/47016/35430/0/00000000000000000000000000000000/0/0/68042/0] is the subject of this colorful and quirky video examination of the world he inhabits. It is a devastatingly nuanced cultural commentary that uses his characteristic humor as a le
Poetry
from Corsica Inside the Daughterhouse
Our poetry editor, Joe Pan, has selected a poem by Paige Taggart for his third in a monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Art
10 Hyperallergic Posts From 2012 That Deserve Another Look
While some posts get all the attention, links, comments, and shares, there are always others that I'd wish would get more attention. These are often some of the most thought-provoking posts that fall under the radar of most readers for whatever reason. Here are my picks (in no particular order) for
Art
The Failures of an Artist Versus the Failures of America
CHICAGO — Artist Paul Perkins sees the problems created by capitalism. But, instead of providing subtle critique or some perceptive angle or even a conversation starter, he regurgitates what we already know.