Interview
Jennifer Rubell studied food to become an artist. After receiving a BA from Harvard University in Fine Arts, she attended the Culinary Institute of America. Prior to beginning her artistic practice, she wrote about food for over a decade during which time she published Real Life Entertaining. For th
Opinion
While the art world slows down a bit this weekend to eat turkey, there is still plenty to do to work off all those calories, or consume more. This week's Art Rx offers a medley of Thanksgiving weekend events including Diego Rivera's murals at MoMA, Big Onion's eating tour of the Lower East Side and,
Opinion
We now know the identity of the artist who initially wrote Yvonne Rainer to complain of the conditions of the Marina Abramović performance during the LA MOCA gala. In a letter titled "Open Letter to Artists" published by the Performance Club, performer Sara Wookey explains her motivate for initially
Art
Blue Curry does not like to intervene between the audiences experience of his artwork. His first solo exhibition in the USA opened last week at Toomer Labzda Gallery in the Lower East Side and it attracted the attention of a number of art professionals, a fashion magazine blog and curious passersby
Art
Standing outside the Judson Memorial Church on Saturday night, two days after the Day of Action and the same week of the raid on Zuccotti Park, I, along with a group of art lovers, artists, Occupy Wall Street protesters and random passersby, watched people being turned into living art objects by art
Art
It’s official! Bushwick art scene is exploding! Last month, we brought you a guide to 5 new galleries in Bushwick. It’s only November, and we are already forced to amend our list with five more galleries that recently opened in the Bushwick area — 950 Hart Gallery, AIRPLANE, Botanic, Sardine and Stu
Opinion
Memo to self. If I work as an independent contractor at a market research consulting firm and we get contracts from the city's billionaire mayor, then maybe I shouldn't pretend to be his press secretary to the media. Why the memo? Because this happened [http://www.observer.com/2011/11/performance-ar
News
Manhattan's Museum of Arts and Design's retail arm has crossed the Hudson to pitch their tent between Saks Fifth Avenue and Cole Haan on the Short Hills Mall's second floor.
Art
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — What's up, Hyperallergic? I'm excited to begin blogging again more regularly this month. I've just landed in Manila, the bustling capital of the Philippines, to begin a month-long writing residency at Green Papaya Art Projects.
Art
The Carl Beam retrospective now at the National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center in Lower Manhattan could be a response to the museum itself. Located in the imposing Alexander Hamilton US Custom House, a monolithic reminder that New York City was originally built on European immigration, th
Art
Sophie Calle moves into New Orleans' 1850 House for her Prospect 2 installation and brings dozens of objects and stories with her — with mixed results.
Art
Last Tuesday I made plans with a friend to visit Bluestockings, the bookstore on Allen Street in Manhattan, for the opening of OCCUPIED: Occupy Wall Street Art Show, featuring “Art and Culture from and for the 99%.”