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Announcement
On Friday, November 5, 2010, at 10 am, join the Association of Professional Art Advisors [http://www.artadvisors.org] in New York City for a talk with security expert Robert Wittman, author of Priceless [http://www.amazon.com/Priceless-Undercover-Rescue-Worlds-Treasures/dp/0307461475] - a memoir abo
Art
To see the New Museum’s Free exhibition [http://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/429/], you'll have to fork over at least enough dough to make the $12 admission fee. For an exhibition that’s all about the limitless dispersion of culture quickly, easily and cheaply through the internet, the title presen
Opinion
It seems as though all those hanging hearts, flower puppies and porn paintings are finally paying off for Jeff Koons, as the superstar artist has begun to plan the renovation [http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2010/10/29/artist_jeff_koons_assembling_upper_east_side_megamansion.php#more] of two enormous
Announcement
We want to take a break from our regularly scheduled posting and keyboard tapping to thank our sponsors! This month’s sponsors are Christie’s [http://www.christies.com/?CID=541010182632], Pernod Absinthe [http://www.facebook.com/pernodabsinthe], Pittsburgh’s Mattress Factory [http://www.mattress.org
Opinion
Some things leave us speechless and this bite of Twitter wisdom is one of them. There are no words for this ridiculousness though it really does put things into perspective. For information on the history of US arts funding, visit a post [http://blog.art21.org/2009/07/08/arts-stimulus-funding-pt-1/]
Opinion
Unbeknown to the vast majority of New Yorkers, a street art project has quietly been taking place under the streets of our fair city, artist by artist and flashlight by flashlight. The Underbelly Project is a reaction against the overwhelming commercialization of street art. Project organizers Workh
Opinion
Every week, we'll recap the best comments we've received on Hyperallergic's posts, whether that's on the blogazine itself, on Twitter, Tumblr, or Facebook. Be sure to check in every Friday for new comments. This week, readers respond to the UK arts funding cuts, Hans Ulrich Obrist's book reading ext
News
In two weeks, #TheSocialGraph will open at Outpost in Bushwick, Brooklyn and we’re incredibly excited. What is #TheSocialGraph? It is an evolving exploration of the burgeoning field of social media art and the relation of contemporary art with this populist tool as a medium, facilitator, and subject
Art
You may have heard the term “Superflat” tossed around in relation to some paintings reminiscent of Saturday morning cartoons on crack, or maybe a series of drawings that look familiar, but with an extra dash of foreign, outer-space weirdness. You've probably heard of “kawaii” culture or maybe even K
Opinion
The Washington Post, always the voice for the powerful, connected, and well-moneyed, has an article on the victims of art dealer Lawrence Salander. They've tracked down Earl Davis, the son of American modern master Stuart Davis, some psychiatrist whose father's collection was entrusted to the dealer
Opinion
Did you know that Jeffrey Deitch is a celebrity? I bet you did. Did you know he lives in a “movie star mansion” in the “trendy L.A. neighborhood of Los Feliz”? I bet you didn't, and I bet you didn't care either. “Celebrity has become, for better or worse, an art form,” Deitch says. Well, the LA MoCA
Opinion
We at Hyperallergic know it's close to Halloween because of all the articles giving us last minute costume ideas! Now, a slutty viking or a faux-Gaga meat dress might be fine if you're just going to some random Halloween party with a bunch of normal people. But what if you're going to that special H