Performance
As a high school kid, I thought Eugène Ionesco was pretty much one of the best writers I had encountered up to that point. He was an entrenched misanthrope with a brutal wit who wasn't afraid to take on politics, philosophy, and the unfortunate realities of human interaction. And, most importantly t
News
After a year of tense negotiations, a breakdown in negotiations, protests and actions and then more negotiations, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 have settled their dispute! It's a happy day for art news.
Art
The American Museum of Natural History in New York is legendary for its examples of exquisite taxidermy and assemblages of bones, but these artifacts owe much of their vital aura to the museum’s trompe l’oeil murals, which offer sweeping panoramic visions of a land before time. Despite their flat su
News
A few days ago, we asked whether the New York Times could save a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Phoenix from demolition. The answer, it appears, is yes — at least for now.
Art
CHICAGO — A few years ago, when I spent most of a summer in Prague (Czech Republic), I visited the lapidarium, the museum where they store all the fragments of old statues. I thought of that museum again when I saw Industry of the Ordinary: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi at the Chicago Cultural Center. In
Interview
Photographer Alejandro Cartagena gets a snapshot of life from a unique angle: directly above the highway in the suburbs of Monterrey, Mexico. His series Car-Poolers documents the travels of commuting workers who drive daily from homes in the city's outer suburban sprawl to jobs more centrally locate
Opinion
We've heard of Jesus' fabled ability to resurrect himself but Beast Jesus has proven that he can go from painted plaster to IRL in what can only be described as a freakin' miracle.
Opinion
TV by itself is just so boring these days. With the advent of Twitter and Tumblr, watching real-time events on television (like the presidential debate last night) has become a communal, participatory activity in virtual space. We've selected our ten favorite GIFs and memes from the explosion of onl
Opinion
Yesterday's US Presidential debate highlighted Republican candidate Mitt Romney's ridiculous plan to cut the budget of the much loved public television channel, PBS.
Art
On Saturday, October 13, Hyperallergic will partner with The Guggenheim Museum to host a day trip to the Bronx to experience the museum’s final stillspotting nyc event, “Audiogram [http://stillspotting.guggenheim.org/visit/bronx/]” Following the interactive audio experience, join Hyperallergic’s edi
News
England has been facing austerity measures and budget cuts for the past few years, particularly in the arts, but this particular case seems to present a poignant illustration of the conflict between economic hardship and visual art. A Henry Moore sculpture first installed in a public housing develop
Opinion
This week's New Yorker takes a shot at the craze to "curate" everything in our lives.