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News, developments, and stirrings in the art world with host Hrag Vartanian, cofounder and editor-in-chief of Hyperallergic.

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Hyperallergic episodes:

04.04.2024
From Blog to Book
Since 2009, Hyperallergic has published tens of thousands of articles about art. But who are the writers behind these posts? And what drives them to write about art of all things? Many of the authors who have passed through...
03.21.2024
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt: The Story of One of the Few Artists at the Stonewall Uprising
We are thrilled to be back with a new episode of the Hyperallergic podcast. For our one hundredth episode, we spoke with legendary collage and mixed media artist Tommy Lannigan-Schmidt. His works, made from crinkly saran wrap and tin...
05.06.2022
The Cartoonist the US Right-Wing Political Establishment Loves to Hate
Eli Valley is one of the best American cartoonists and the political elite can’t stand his viral comics that pack a punch.
04.29.2022
Artists Tali Hinkis and Daniel Temkin Discuss Digital Combines
Two new media-based artists have a conversation about the new energy in the contemporary art field and the limitations of categories for artists.
04.21.2022
Tamara Lanier's Fight for the Photographs of Her Enslaved Ancestors at Harvard
In this episode of the Hyperallergic podcast, Lanier talks about her continuing quest for justice that includes the return of the daguerreotypes depicting her enslaved ancestors.
07.21.2021
Understanding Why a Harvard Museum Will Return Standing Bear’s Tomahawk
Attorney Brett Chapman explains why this Ponca heirloom should be returned to Native Americans.
07.16.2021
Audrey Flack and the Last of the New York School
For over 70 years, Flack has been making art in New York and boy does she have stories to tell.
05.31.2021
Collector Tim Kang Talks About His Love of NFTs
The founder of the Sevens Foundation, Kang calls himself a “NFT thought leader” who is advocating global and equal opportunities for artists.
05.11.2021
Creative Time’s Diya Vij Helps Launch an Art World Think Tank
The unorthodox program will gather together a group of thought leaders for 10 months to reflect and advise on happenings in the art community.
03.30.2021
After Decades of Selling New Media Art, Gallerist Steven Sacks Offers His Take on NFTs
Bitforms gallery has been on the cutting edge of digital art for decades, so what does its founder think about NFTs?
03.09.2021
Lindsay Howard Talks About the Burgeoning Market for NFTs
As head of the Foundation, one of the prominent platforms selling NFTs today, Howard has taken a more curated approach to the emerging field.
03.02.2021
The World of NFTs, Explained by Digital Artist Addie Wagenknecht
While media outlets suggest non-fungible tokens are a panacea for artists, we ask a veteran of the digital realm to offer a more tempered take.
02.27.2021
A Photographer Documents Post-war Artsakh
Scout Tufankjian spent a month in post-war Artsakh to witness the controversial ceasefire that would involve the removal of lands from the sovereignty of the Republic of Artsakh.
02.08.2021
MoMA’s Leon Black Problem and Cuban Artists Under Siege
Hyperallergic’s news team gets together to go over the highlights of our coverage from the past week.
01.29.2021
The Biggest Art Stories of the Month, From Bernie Memes to the Vessel Shutdown
There’s been a lot of news recently, so Hyperallergic’s news team discusses some of the big art stories of the month in this episode.
12.18.2020
From Graffiti to the Gallery, Futura Talks About Art
After 32 years, artist Futura is back with a solo exhibition in New York, his hometown where he first developed his reputation as a graffiti writer.
12.16.2020
Artist Shahzia Sikander Is Ready for a New Post-Pandemic Reality
In this expansive conversation, Sikander discusses her first solo exhibition in a decade and her hopes for a post-pandemic art world.
11.27.2020
John Yau, Jillian Steinhauer, and Others at Hyperallergic's First-ever Public Reading
This classic recording brings to life some of our favorite articles from 2015, and showcases the poetry of a few longtime Hyperallergic editors.
11.03.2020
On Election Day, Reflecting on Months of Political Arts Reporting
Hyperallergic’s news team discusses the various art projects that have emerged during the 2020 election season.
10.25.2020
Where Did the Deepfakes Go?
In this wide-ranging conversation, artist and technologist An Xiao Mina discusses the election cycle and the way propaganda is and isn't being used.
10.23.2020
Sam Durant Revisits the “Scaffold” Controversy Three Years Later
The artist discusses the controversial incident three years ago in a new essay that explores the conversations prompted with the Walker Art Center.
10.02.2020
National Gallery of Art Director Discusses the Decision to Delay the Philip Guston Exhibition
I talked to Kaywin Feldman to ask why the museum chose to delay the show by the well-known American artist.
09.25.2020
Amin Husain and Nitasha Dhillon on Working to Decolonize the Art World (Part 2)
In this two-part conversation, the prominent New York activists talk about their lives, work, and what’s next.
09.25.2020
Amin Husain and Nitasha Dhillon on Working to Decolonize the Art World (Part 1)
In this two-part conversation, the prominent New York activists talk about their lives, work, and what’s next.
09.09.2020
The Artistic World of the Taíno People
In "Arte del mar", curator James Doyle highlights some of the most fascinating precolonial objects at the Metropolitan Museum.
08.27.2020
Why Did the Whitney Museum Cancel a Political Art Exhibition?
Within 24 hours, online critics pushed the New York museum to reconsider an exhibition that many saw as “predatory.” Why?
08.19.2020
Why Does TikTok Bother the Powerful So Much?
An Xiao Mina joins us to discuss why the new kid on the social media block is causing waves in halls of power around the world.
07.30.2020
Why Would a Museum Display Skulls of Enslaved People in the First Place?
Students and activists are demanding the University of Pennsylvania's Penn Museum abolish a crania collection that was collected by a racist physician in the 19th century.
07.16.2020
Should Blue Chip Art Galleries Have Received Millions of Dollars of PPP Loans?
Hyperallergic’s news team discusses the recent release of the names of businesses and organizations that received over $150,000 in PPP loans.
06.19.2020
Christopher Knight: The Critic Whose Love for LA Uplifted Its Arts Community
The veteran art critic has played a formidable role in helping to shape the world’s perception of contemporary art in Los Angeles.
06.12.2020
The Monumental Impact of Black Lives Matter Protests
Hyperallergic’s news team discusses the toppling of racist statues and considers how the quest for justice continues during protests worldwide.
05.30.2020
Our Obsession With Less and Its Co-option by Silicon Valley
Kyle Chayka’s new book, The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism, probes the corporate world’s love of minimalist design and what it might mean.
05.20.2020
How the US Is Treating the Arts During the Pandemic, the #CancelRent Movement
Hyperallergic’s news team discusses the biggest art-related stories of the last few weeks of the pandemic.
05.15.2020
Art Critic John Yau Talks About Four Decades of Writing in New York
The words of John Yau continue to be read by those who want to know what is going on in contemporary art in New York and beyond.
04.29.2020
How Are the Arts in LA, the US Southwest, and Beyond Weathering the Pandemic?
News about new museum layoffs and other problems, art galleries closures, and the cancellation of the Indian Market in Santa Fe are all part of this week's episode.
04.16.2020
What's Up With Museum Layoffs, Union Problems, and Untouchable Endowments?
As news of layoffs and furloughs continue, the Hyperallergic team takes a look at the issues of concern at museums and elsewhere.
04.09.2020
The Boom in Online Exhibitions During the Pandemic
While museums and galleries have rushed to offer more and more online experiences as their physical spaces remain closed, we discuss the ones that stand out.
04.01.2020
The Pandemic’s Effects on Museums and Art Schools
Another week reflecting on stories that are impacting thousands of lives in the art community.
03.25.2020
From Rome to NYC, Audio Dispatches on COVID-19 and the Arts
Advocating for museums, songs from the pandemic, and other topics are the focus of this special podcast series about the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the arts.
03.18.2020
What’s the Impact of COVID-19 on the Art Community?
Three Hyperallergic staff members discuss the pandemic and what its impact is on arts institutions of all types.
03.11.2020
Connecting Modern Art Museums, Colonialism, and Violence
What role do art institutions play in inequality? Ariella Azoulay's new book suggests the relationship is not as indirect as many may think.
02.28.2020
What Artists Need to Know About Taxes
Artist and tax specialist Hannah Cole shares her knowledge to help artists of all types get the breaks they deserve.
12.25.2019
Hyperallergic Picks Their Favorite Holiday Movie Classics
Film editor Dan Schindel joins Editor-in-chief Hrag Vartanian to discuss why we love holiday films, and other Hyperallergic staff share their faves.
12.09.2019
Zoë Buckman Is No One's Punching Bag
Her art pulls no punches about the impact of sexual violence, and critic Seph Rodney sits down with the artist to discuss her work.
11.27.2019
Hyperallergic's Film Buffs Discuss 2019's Best Films, from Parasite to Avengers
This year provided a bounty of indie and art house films, and three Hyperallergic editors discuss their picks along with a conversation about the glut of Superhero flicks that dominate the box office.
11.20.2019
The Realities Facing Art Schools Today: A Conversation With RISD President Rosanne Somerson
The Rhode Island School of Design is one of the world's premiere art schools, but that doesn't mean it doesn't face the same challenges all universities and colleges confront. We talk to the head of RISD to learn about how...
11.11.2019
The Relationship Between Art and Law Since the 1960s
Joan Kee is the rare combination of art historian and lawyer, and she's shared her special skills in her new book, "Models of Integrity: Art and Law in Post-Sixties America".
11.04.2019
Women’s Central Role in Lebanon's Modern Art World
A new exhibition takes a close look at the friendships of a major artist and critic in 1960s and '70s Beirut, and the charmed art world she helped bolster.
10.07.2019
After Kanders: Critics, Reporters, and Editors Reflect on the 2019 Whitney Tear Gas Biennial
This year’s Whitney Biennial is wrapping up but we invited Hyperallergic critics and reporters to reflect on a tumultuous exhibition.
09.12.2019
The Story Behind Our Art Handlers Exposé
Writer Zachary Small and Editor Jasmine Weber join Editor-in-chief Hrag Vartanian to reflect on the five-part series on art handlers and the challenges of reporting on controversial topics in the art world.

What's Hyperallergic about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Hyperallergic episodes:

From Blog to Book

Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt: The Story of One of the Few Artists at the Stonewall Uprising

The Cartoonist the US Right-Wing Political Establishment Loves to Hate

Artists Tali Hinkis and Daniel Temkin Discuss Digital Combines

Tamara Lanier's Fight for the Photographs of Her Enslaved Ancestors at Harvard

Understanding Why a Harvard Museum Will Return Standing Bear’s Tomahawk

Audrey Flack and the Last of the New York School

Collector Tim Kang Talks About His Love of NFTs

Creative Time’s Diya Vij Helps Launch an Art World Think Tank

After Decades of Selling New Media Art, Gallerist Steven Sacks Offers His Take on NFTs

Lindsay Howard Talks About the Burgeoning Market for NFTs

The World of NFTs, Explained by Digital Artist Addie Wagenknecht

A Photographer Documents Post-war Artsakh

MoMA’s Leon Black Problem and Cuban Artists Under Siege

The Biggest Art Stories of the Month, From Bernie Memes to the Vessel Shutdown

From Graffiti to the Gallery, Futura Talks About Art

Artist Shahzia Sikander Is Ready for a New Post-Pandemic Reality

John Yau, Jillian Steinhauer, and Others at Hyperallergic's First-ever Public Reading

On Election Day, Reflecting on Months of Political Arts Reporting

Where Did the Deepfakes Go?

Sam Durant Revisits the “Scaffold” Controversy Three Years Later

National Gallery of Art Director Discusses the Decision to Delay the Philip Guston Exhibition

Amin Husain and Nitasha Dhillon on Working to Decolonize the Art World (Part 2)

Amin Husain and Nitasha Dhillon on Working to Decolonize the Art World (Part 1)

The Artistic World of the Taíno People

Why Did the Whitney Museum Cancel a Political Art Exhibition?

Why Does TikTok Bother the Powerful So Much?

Why Would a Museum Display Skulls of Enslaved People in the First Place?

Should Blue Chip Art Galleries Have Received Millions of Dollars of PPP Loans?

Christopher Knight: The Critic Whose Love for LA Uplifted Its Arts Community

The Monumental Impact of Black Lives Matter Protests

Our Obsession With Less and Its Co-option by Silicon Valley

How the US Is Treating the Arts During the Pandemic, the #CancelRent Movement

Art Critic John Yau Talks About Four Decades of Writing in New York

How Are the Arts in LA, the US Southwest, and Beyond Weathering the Pandemic?

What's Up With Museum Layoffs, Union Problems, and Untouchable Endowments?

The Boom in Online Exhibitions During the Pandemic

The Pandemic’s Effects on Museums and Art Schools

From Rome to NYC, Audio Dispatches on COVID-19 and the Arts

What’s the Impact of COVID-19 on the Art Community?

Connecting Modern Art Museums, Colonialism, and Violence

What Artists Need to Know About Taxes

Hyperallergic Picks Their Favorite Holiday Movie Classics

Zoë Buckman Is No One's Punching Bag

Hyperallergic's Film Buffs Discuss 2019's Best Films, from Parasite to Avengers

The Realities Facing Art Schools Today: A Conversation With RISD President Rosanne Somerson

The Relationship Between Art and Law Since the 1960s

Women’s Central Role in Lebanon's Modern Art World

After Kanders: Critics, Reporters, and Editors Reflect on the 2019 Whitney Tear Gas Biennial

The Story Behind Our Art Handlers Exposé