December 31, 2019Letter from the editor: I'm ready for 2020, but before we say goodbye to 2019 we're wrapping up all our lists from this past year (and the decade). Check out our most popular posts of 2019 and the decade. Later today, the Powerless 20 comes out and then tomorrow we turn the page and start anew. I wish you and your loved ones a fantastic holiday and hope the year ahead will bring new opportunities full of promise, fulfillment, and love. Happy New Year! Hyperallergic’s Most Popular Posts of 2019The most popular posts of the year is a healthy mix of many things, representing the breadth of Hyperallergic’s coverage. Hyperallergic’s Most Popular Posts of the DecadeWhat a decade! The range of the most popular posts represent the diversity of topics the site covers. Just another decade in the life of Hyperallergic. The Raucous and Frenetic Energy of Nam June PaikAs a recent retrospective at Tate Modern demonstrates, even fitted with decades-old circuitry, Nam June Paik’s work still pulses with energy, breakneck and experimental. Lisa ZhangThe History of a Printmaking Workshop for Women Artists, From Elaine de Kooning to Faith RinggoldFrom 1984 to 2012, printmaker and professor Nancy Campbell ran the Mount Holyoke College Printmaking Workshop, where women artists like Kiki Smith and Vija Celmins produced remarkable prints. Christopher MarciszNewsHistorical Chicano Mural Threatened by Santa Fe’s New Vladem Contemporary MuseumSome community members are against the destruction of “Multi-Cultural,” a mural painted in 1970 by “living treasure” Gilberto Guzman. Man Graffitis “Bird God” on Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza ArchThe graffiti writer was arrested after stealing a crane to tag the arch. The NYPD and the public are still puzzled about the meaning of it all. Comics from the archive...Forward this newsletter to a friend! If this email was forwarded to you, click here to subscribe |