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Four Artists in Asia I'm Watching in 2012

LOS ANGELES — After spending a year living in different parts of Asia, I've been asked by many people for my thoughts on the art scene there so here are four names worth knowing.

Opinion

Occupy Dolce & Gabbana

The internet was atwitter this past month when reports broke of protests at Dolce & Gabbana’s Hong Kong flagship over alleged discrimination.

Interview

Soundbites of Recent History

Artist Leon Reid IV has a way with images. When he's not remixing the urban environment, he's playing with the context of art institutions that commission his work, which he always injects with a political or social message. His latest print series, Recent History, is a little of both.

Opinion

Artists In the 1%

Let the class-based anxieties begin! The New York Times has published a useful tool to quickly and easily to figure out where you fit into the great pyramid of wealth in this country.

Art

Debris After an Artistic Storm

There is something about artistic clutter that I love. The crumpled remains of discarded experiments, the crusts of paint dripped on floors and furniture, the outlines of finished pieces long since removed, frames of overlapped color left like burned shadows after a nuclear bomb. These remnants have

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Cariou v Prince: The Money Issue

I have long suspected that all the press attention garnered by the Cariou v Prince story, with its heady mix of celebrity, power and money has caused the importance of this case to become magnified in the eyes of courtroom outsiders.

Announcement

[Sponsor] Guggenheim Artist Talks

Meet and hear contemporary artists Yael Bartana (Tue, Jan 24, 6:30 pm) and Natascha Sadr Haghighian (Tue, Jan 31, 6:30 pm). After each program, enjoy a private reception with the artist. Tickets for each program are $10, $7 Guggenheim members and free for students with valid ID and RSVP. For more in

Interview

Depicting an Existence So Far Violently and Blaringly Erased

Born in Umlazi, which is south-west of Durban, South Africa, Hyperallergic spoke with Zanele Muholi to get a better understanding of how she views her practice in context to South Africa and the globe, as well as how she deals with exhibiting images of her participants openly in a community where th

Opinion

Professor at Yale Limits Enrollment In Art History Course Due to Internet Concerns

Students at Yale University are enrolling by the hundreds to get into an introductory Art History course this semester, but that's not the big surprise. The real shocker is that professor Alexander Nemerov is turning many of them away.

News

MLK Memorial Will be Corrected, Google Uses Faith Ringgold Drawing

Happy MLK day! As we celebrate the life of the Civil Rights leader, more controversy plagues the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial that was erected on DC's National Mall this summer. On Friday, the Washington Post reported that the memorial's inscription will be corrected.

Art

WTF Is Up with Bushwick? Panel Discussion on the Future of Its Art Scene This Thurs

Hyperallergic has always kept its finger on the pulse of Bushwick's growing art scene. This Thursday Hyperallergic editor, Hrag Vartanian, broadens the discussion, as he moderates the "Confronting Bushwick: A Discussion on the Nature and Future of the Bushwick Art Scene" panel at Bushwick's Bogart S

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The Best Installation Art in Detroit!

DETROIT — I am not a car guy. There I said it. I live in Michigan, work in Detroit and I am not a car guy. I cannot tell a catalytic converter from a hemi — I am not even sure if those are real words. Nevertheless, I went to the North American International Auto Show (“NAIAS”) to view the spectacle.