Art
The State of Contemporary Art Writing in Los Angeles
Carolina Miranda, Lynell George, and Lindsay Preston Zappas discuss their careers and what they’ve learned along the way.
Carolina Miranda
Art
Exploring Los Angeles's Actual and Figurative Undergrounds
Under LA, a program organized by the Huntington-USC Institute on California & the West, explores the life of the metropolis located underfoot.
Opinion
Two Writers Artspeak Their Way Through #AskaCurator Day
We've become accustomed to the usual art institution social media feeds that remind us of artist birthdays, collection highlights, upcoming events, and the other static in our art-filled lives. OK, that's harsh, but you know what I mean.
Opinion
The Broad Museum Is Unveiled and It Looks Like a …
LOS ANGELES — When the designs for the Broad Museum were originally announced four years ago, the reaction was generally positive. Now, they're more mixed.
Opinion
Spotty Comments of the Day: Hirst-a-palooza
We've collected some of the most interesting comments we've received on the Hirst spot paintings. Almost everyone hates them but the reasons are always different.
Art
And the Envelope Please… "Presents" Mail Art Opening
We had a great turn out last night for the opening of Presents: Three Months of Mail Art for Hyperallergic HQ. Over a hundred people came through to take a look at the 120+ submissions from around the world.
Art
The Empire Tweets Back
Tomorrow, Hyperallergic will join WNYC, ARTnews Magazine and architecture and literary experts Mark Lamster and Bryan Waterman to live-tweet MoMA's screening of the 485-minute duration classic, Empire (1964). For a complete list of tweeps to follow for the exercise in duration art reporting, discuss
Opinion
Required Reading Debuts
Mary Louise Schumacher on Steve Martin's art world novel — Carolina Miranda on the "new shape of street art" in ARTnews — "Smithsonian" of Arab art in Qatar — Filip Dujardin's architectural remixes — Star Wars Modern blogs on art and technology
Opinion
Hot Links, Upside-Down Christmas Tree Edition
Christmas blues got you down? Have I got the solution for you! Check out a hot fresh batch of links for the lead-up to Christmas and all that other stuff, sure to delight, entertain, educate and amaze. I guarantee there is no Wojnarowicz or Blu content to be found. Above, I've switched out Natalie J
Opinion
How is MoMA's "Abstract Expressionist New York" Faring Online?
The Museum of Modern Art’s Abstract Expressionist New York: The Big Picture, an ambitious exhibition that (kinda) rethinks the standard narrative of Abstract Expressionism (aka AbEx), has been open since October 3. The show complicates things by reintroducing us to artists not entirely within the Ab
News
Polaroid Goes to Auction, UN Building Reno, US Archives Joins The Commons
… new cargo regulations have some in the art world on edge … the New York Observer kisses up to the critic who ate any semblance of sanity … three newspapers are named the World's Best Designed.