Opinion
Last month the Jewish Museum removed San Francisco artist Marc Adelman's controversial photo installation "Stelen (Columns)" (2007–11) from its exhibition Composed: Identity, Politics, Sex. Adelman's piece, which is part of the Jewish Museum's collection, consists of 150 profile pictures found on th
News
Just a few months after the exhibition date of Christo's "Over the River" project was pushed back by a year, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) officials have announced that the work will be extensively examined for its potential impact on traffic on Highway 50, the central road that runs
Opinion
This week, whither Warhol, Occupy Anish Kappor, Crayola-fication of colors, .art domain grab, deep-fried electronics and more.
Books
There’s nothing like an ambitious anthology for redistricting your inner map of poetic possibility. They don’t come along every day, but we’ve had more than our usual share over the last few years. Such books operate on different scales, of course: There’s the kind of anthology that crystallizes a h
Art
Gabriel Solomon Brodie grew up in a tenement on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. That he became an artist who achieved what he did in a relatively short period — his career spans around twenty-five years — is a testament to his ferocious persistence. Wanting desperately to get himself out of his impover
Music
This month, reviews of Plug, Silversun Pickups, Issa Juma & Super Wankiya Stars, Allo Darlin', Yuna, Amadou & Mariam, Odd Future and Beach House.
Opinion
The Evolution of 8-Bit Art, is the latest of the PBS series, Off Book, exploring the technological and cultural heritage of the thriving aesthetic.
Art
I recently went to see the work of Regina Bogat at Art 101 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. As documented in an interview with Hyperallergic's Jillian Steinhauer earlier this month, the artist has been hanging around the NYC art establishment since the 1950s.
Art
Phyllida Barlow’s installation at the New Museum, siege, doesn’t waste any time telling you who’s boss. Post-industrial, post-modern — post-everything but post-sculptural — it all but pushes you back inside the elevator.
Opinion
Knitting her way through a cellphone commercial, crochet-crazy artist Olek is Samsung's latest spokesperson, starring in a commercial for their Galaxy Note smart phone.
Opinion
Overheard in the Art World is back! And we're catching up on a few weeks of things we've overheard.
Art
This week's Egyptian election drama offers a curious backdrop to Michael von Graffenried's photographs of life in Cairo.