Opinion
Weekend Words: Winter
Everyone talks about the weather, and Weekend Words is no exception. With New York undergoing a long frigid blast this week, let's raise a cold one to winter.
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Poetry
On the Poems of John Godfrey
There are poets who wander around a city — from purposeful to aimlessly — and write about their experience. Charles Baudelaire trudged down the new broad avenues of Paris, alone among the window shoppers. While working at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Frank O’Hara liked to walk around midtown
Art
Fritz Winter’s Crystalline Vision
Fritz Winter (1905–1976) is a German artist best known for the abstract paintings he did after World War II. He and Rupprecht Geiger (1908–2009) co-founded the group “Zen 49” in Munich in 1949. Willi Baumeister (1889–1955) was also a member.
Music
Fagen's Critical Catalogue (January 2013, Part 2)
In part 2 of this month, reviews of Lana Del Rey, Kid Koala, Japandroids, Cat Power, and Alabama Shakes.
Interview
Riffing Off Symmetry: A Conversation with Susanna Coffey
Susanna Coffey, who was born in New London, Connecticut, studied at Yale, teaches at the Art Institute of Chicago, and lives and works in New York, is best known for her self-portraits. These frontal heads set against backdrops of world locales and events are rigorous, unrelenting penetrations of th
Art
Art for the 1%, Then and Now
Last year at this time, Sperone Westwater staged a show called Marble Sculpture from 350 B.C. to Last Week. Included in that exhibition was “Infinite” (2011), a pair of intertwined automobile tires carved with exacting verisimilitude by Fabio Viale.
Opinion
Is There a Case for Including Prices with Art Reviews?
This week, The Stranger's art critic, Jen Graves, wrote a blog post titled, "Should We List Prices With Art Reviews?" When I first saw the headline, I had a knee-jerk reaction to the effect of, "No!!"
Art
Open Artist Studios Take Over an Industrial Corner of Hong Kong
HONG KONG — The Fotanian Open Studios has its roots in 2001, when eight artists from the Chinese University — Lam Tung Pang, Tozer Pak, Tony Ma, Sam Tang, and Gordon Lo — relocated to the industrial neighborhood of Fo Tan after their studio burned down. The group took up residence in the Wah Luen In
Poetry
"the shape of days to come" by Jess Mynes
Our poetry editor, Joe Pan, has selected a poem by Jess Mynes for his fourth in a monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Opinion
Why Is the Middle of the Art Market Vanishing?
As if we didn't have enough trouble preserving the middle class, the middle of the art market is the latest topic of debate among members of the art world's commercial side. Why is the high end of the art market constantly booming while the lower and middle sectors suffer?
Art
Locating Tweets IRL
Even though, like most people, I use Twitter publicly, I still often get the feeling that my tweets exist in a kind of social media bubble — that they're shielded from the rest of the world, read only by the people whose feeds they might happen to pop up in. That is, of course, just the imaginary fe
Opinion
Following Up on Open Arts Journalism
LOS ANGELES — A few weeks ago, I wrote a bit about the potential for open arts journalism, asking if it's a trend to watch. Journalists and those interested in the field have been discussing openness for a while now, but I've not seen as much discussion in terms of the arts. What could an open journ