News
Obama's Presidential Library May Gobble Up Historic Chicago Parkland
Is it wrong to commandeer space intended for public enjoyment to bolster a political legacy?
Barack Obama
Art
Artists Redraw Their Own Books
Some unique artist books are currently on view at Christie's in New York.
Opinion
People Lose Their Minds Over Obama's Art History Apology
US President Obama's apology to University of Texas at Austin art history professor Ann Collins Johns has created a frenzy of media coverage but also some inexplicably strange responses.
Opinion
Marco Rubio Slams Obama's Art History Apology
There comes a time when an American politician has to stand not for what's popular, but what's Right, what's True.
News
President Obama Pens Personal Apology to an Art Historian
Professor Ann Collins Johns at the University of Texas at Austin was just as peeved as many people were about President Barack Obama's knock on art history majors. So she did what any self-assured art historian would do and wrote a letter to Obama on January 31, shortly after the President's remarks
Opinion
Waxing and Waning with the Stars in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES — President Barack Obama stands fully formed in wax towards the exit of the entertaining, kitschy tourist trap that is the Hollywood Wax Museum. Celebrity gazing is a thoroughly American tradition.
News
Obama Loves Art History but Thinks It's (Economically) Useless
Speaking on the floor of a General Electric plant just outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, today, President Obama made some remarks on the state of education and employment in the US, bringing up art history degrees in the process.
Opinion
US National Intelligence Is Now on Tumblr
If you follow the news these days, you might be worried about the American government and the secrecy and ruthlessness with which it has been conducting itself. You might be concerned about the National Security Agency (NSA) reading your email, or dismayed by Bradley Manning's 35-year sentence, or h
Film
Cell Phone Images of the War of Terror
The NSA surveillance scandal has, in a short term, made a lot of people feel depressed and/or worried about the state of governance in America. This is both good and bad for Jeremy Scahill’s new documentary, Dirty Wars, which is directed by Richard Rowley and is also the title of a simultaneously re
Opinion
Obamariffic Victory GIFs, Photos, and Memes
After what had been seen as a tight race, nail-biting election returns, and an interminable wait period for Mitt Romney to actually concede (and for Barack Obama to come out and give a victory speech), we finally have a confirmed president for the next four years. Here's what Obama's win looked like
Opinion
And Obama Wins!
Hyperallergic endorsed US President Barack Obama a few weeks ago, and we're happy to report that the Democratic nominee has been elected to a second term today.
News
Just the Facts: 2012 US Presidential Candidates Arts Positions
How do the two US Presidential candidates measure up in regards to their arts-funding records?