Hrag Vartanian

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

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

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My Fictional Bookshelf

October 13, 2018 by hv

After I saw this shelf of vintage paperbacks, I imagined my own fantasy bookshelf full of volumes that reflected the reality of our own times.

Filed Under: literary, writing

Flowers for Jack T.

June 23, 2018 by hv

One of the things I remember from my 1986 trip to Soviet Armenia was Martiros Saryan’s large painting dedicated to the Armenian soldiers who died in World War II. It struck me as a beautiful way to remember them as cut flowers in jar-like vases. Humble and ephemeral, the colored plants suggest the special spark and fragility of life.

Filed Under: literary Tagged With: short stories

Pulitzer Prizes Announced, But Not Everyone Has Always Wanted One

April 12, 2010 by hv

Today, the 2010 Pulitzer Prizes were announced and you can find a complete list of winners on the Pulitzer website. While authors, cartoonists, and photographers must apply for the prize nowadays, that wasn’t always the case. In 1940, Armenian-American writer William Saroyan turned down the prize for his play The Time of Your Life (1939) […]

Filed Under: American, literary, pop culture

The Renaissance Street, According to Sigfried Giedion

March 20, 2010 by hv

In grad school, I remember how important Sigfried Giedion’s book Space, Time & Architecture was to a small group of us in the Art History program who found in it a treasure trove of information, even though it was hard to read cover to cover. I recently picked it up again and was quickly reminded […]

Filed Under: architecture, art, art criticism, art news, literary, pop culture

Watch the Online Video of the #smARTcamp Art Blog Panel

March 17, 2010 by hv

I’m moderating and left to right is, #artstech honcho Julia Kaganskiy, me, Andrew Goldstein of Artinfo, Tyler Green of Modern Art Notes, and Carolina Miranda, WNYC art critic, freelancer and THE C-Monster. Watch us, we’re being smart at smARTcamp.

Filed Under: American, art, art criticism, internet, literary, New York, pop culture, writing

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