Opinion
Required Reading
This week, lies on the web, how retrospective worthy is Damien Hirst, reported values at auctions, micro arts patronage, the value of handmade and lots more.
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Art
Who Do Benefit Auctions Really Benefit?
America has finally woken up to discover that the free life they thought they were living is really governed by a system. A system designed at first glance to be “for the people, by the people.” But in recent years we’ve all realized that this is furthest from the truth. Facets of the system are und
Art
Help Hyperallergic Win a Prize By Voting Online Now
Hi Hyperallergic fans! Hyperallergic is in the running for a blogging award in Russia worth thousands of dollars and WE NEED YOUR HELP! Click here to head straight to the poll [http://aifaar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=62&Itemid=73&lang=en] (it's In Russian) and cli
Interview
An Interview with the Creator of the Art and Design Blog Colossal
CHICAGO — If you haven’t seen Colossal, don’t worry: you will. It’s an art and design blog which is, well, what it says it is. It’s getting mentioned everywhere, including here on Hyperallergic. It so happens that the blog's creator, Chris Jobson, and I have known each other for years, and we live a
Opinion
New Milan Show Dramatizes Rape of Baroque Genius
This passage in Rachel Spence's otherwise straightforward review of the current Artemisia Gentileschi exhibiton at the Palazzo Reale, Milan, immediately caught my attention yesterday in the Financial Times …
Opinion
Brooklyn Night Bazaar Unveils Plans for Trippy Interior
The energy is ramping up for the Brooklyn Night Bazaar and if the rendering of the interior by hot Euro architects JDS/Julien de Smeldt Architects is any indication, it's going to be quite a trip.
Art
Can We Trust a Photograph?
CHICAGO — I was standing in front of a large black and white photograph by Angela Strassheim in the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago. It appeared to show the interior of a boring suburban home, complete with bad furniture and family photos in ugly frames. Everything seemed normal, nothing
News
Vivienne Westwood Tells Occupy London: An Art Lover Is A Freedom Fighter
Celebrities have lent their support and clout to the numerous incarnations of the Occupy movements over the months. But, there’s only been one fashion designer to grace the protests with her presence (in the fashion capital of London, nonetheless) so far: Vivienne Westwood.
Art
Martha’s Tongue or Our Pseudo-Sexual Relationship With Food
DETROIT — This Thanksgiving you should pay attention to the texture of your food, how you use your tongue to lash out and taste your food, and how you digest your food. Why? Isn’t that kind of creepy? Um, yes, it is kind of creepy, and lusting over your food may upset your family members’ stomachs.
Opinion
A Short But Succinct Survey of the Current Hand Turkey Stratosphere
Hand turkey. You know you've made one. And if you haven't, well, perhaps it's time you did.
Interview
Jennifer Rubell Talks Art, Food and Social Occasion
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
Art Rx: Thanksgiving Weekend Edition!
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,