This week, delightfully silly pet photography, ranking art historical tassels, a screenwriter’s musings on AI jokes, art collectors and tax breaks, and much more.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-in-chief and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Posted inOpinion
You Can Never Be Complicit Enough for the Turkish Art World
As we consider the rejection of Defne Ayas as the curator of the next Istanbul Biennial, it’s time to examine how genocide denial has long been a staple of the art world in Turkey.
Posted inBooks
7 New Art Books We’re Reading This August
Add a few new titles to your art reading list this month, including a Whitfield Lovell catalogue, a guide to making your own paint out of plants, and much more.
Posted inArt
Required Reading
This week, 18th-century paintings shed light on wealth inequality today, TikTok is becoming a publisher, the internet’s favorite grandma rates her exes, and much more.
Posted inArt
Required Reading
This week, threats to Silk Road monuments, the origins of “the male gaze,” social commentary in Miyazaki films, and how to explain homophobia to your straight friends.
Posted inArt
15 Art Shows to See in New York This July
This month: love, beauty, kink, and Purell bottles with works by Pepón Osorio, Kahlil Gibran, Gego, Susan Chen, and others.
Posted inArt
Required Reading
This week, the origins of art materials, challenging college legacy admissions, the problem with Goodreads, and Agnes Martin in the age of Google Sheets.
Posted inArt
Required Reading
This week, an author self-censures her novel set in historical Russia, misogynistic New York Times headlines, a judge rules in a banana art case, and guess who was most impacted by wildfire air pollution in New York?
Posted inArt
Required Reading
This week, America’s toxic love for Tina Turner, the hype over UFOs, real-life “Mexico filter” in New York, and more.
Posted inArt
10 Art Shows to See in New York This June
This month: Highlights from El Museo del Barrio’s collection, artworks on book covers, Chinese bird-and-flower paintings, and more.
Posted inArt
Required Reading
This week, memes as a love language, photos from Trans Prom, a museum cat named Indiana Bones, and what is a parm espresso martini?
Posted inArt
Wangechi Mutu’s Corporeal Archaeology
In Mutu’s artistic universe, the human body, particularly the female or femme form, is a container for many possibilities.
