Hrag Vartanian

Critic, Curator, Editor-in-chief and co-founder, Hyperallergic

Critic, Curator, Editor-in-chief and co-founder, Hyperallergic

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A Voice in the Wilderness: The Last Interview with Hrant Dink

June 10, 2015 by hv

In the Public View section of AGBU News magazine (published 12/21/2006) by Hrag Vartanian For the last few years, Turkey’s courting dance with the European Union has had some missteps and at the center of the latest wave of controversy is the humble Istanbul-based Armenian newspaper editor, Hrant Dink, who is drawing the ire of Turkish and […]

Filed Under: Armenian, human rights

The Unique Utopianism of Ontario’s Sharon Temple

May 24, 2010 by hv

Early Canadian history is often plagued with dull stories that continue to propagate the old narrative that nothing really interesting happens in Canada — the problem is that it is simply untrue. One of those interesting and little-known stories is the Sharon Temple in Sharon, Ontario (formerly Hope, Ontario). Founded in the early 19th C. […]

Filed Under: architecture, Canadian, design, human rights

“You Are Next” on Bedford Ave

May 7, 2010 by hv

I spotted this today after breakfast at one of my favorite neighborhood places, Egg — I shot it with my cameraphone. There’s something about this Abu Ghraib image that will forever be relevant to our visual culture. I am sure it will be re-interpreted for years (decades?) to come. I also think it is extraordinarily […]

Filed Under: art, Brooklyn, human rights, pop culture

Desperate Tea Partyers Unleash Hate in Halls of Congress

March 20, 2010 by hv

I’m speechless but not shocked: A staffer for Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) told reporters that Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) had been spat on by a protestor. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a hero of the civil rights movement, was called a ‘ni–er.’ And Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) was called a “faggot,” as protestors shouted at him […]

Filed Under: American, human rights

Names of People Who Become Names of Companies Who Become Names of People

March 17, 2010 by hv

Brad Troemel, “Names of People Who Become Names of Companies Who Become Names of People” (2010) via Artie Vierkant on HyperallergicLABS

Filed Under: American, art, human rights, pop culture

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