hyperallergic: 10 Underrated Artists From BrooklynEditor’s Note: We asked critic Howard Hurst to provide us with 10 Brooklyn artists he considers underrated. Here is his selection. Ok, so it’s the middle of August. The art world has, as per usual, largely checked out for the month. What this means is that there are tons of smaller projects that get to claim part of the spotlight. While Chelsea may be asleep, I’ve always find that the end of the summer presents itself as a golden nugget of opportunity for lesser known artists and curators to take over unoccupied gallery spaces, and to garner publicity usually hogged by larger commercial galleries. In this spirit, and to help pass the hot summer hours, here is a list of my top 10 under rated Brooklyn artists presented in no particular order…. READ MORE.

hyperallergic:

10 Underrated Artists From Brooklyn

Editor’s Note: We asked critic Howard Hurst to provide us with 10 Brooklyn artists he considers underrated. Here is his selection.

Ok, so it’s the middle of August. The art world has, as per usual, largely checked out for the month. What this means is that there are tons of smaller projects that get to claim part of the spotlight. While Chelsea may be asleep, I’ve always find that the end of the summer presents itself as a golden nugget of opportunity for lesser known artists and curators to take over unoccupied gallery spaces, and to garner publicity usually hogged by larger commercial galleries. In this spirit, and to help pass the hot summer hours, here is a list of my top 10 under rated Brooklyn artists presented in no particular order…. READ MORE.

I’ve been practiced my dramatic prairie dog look.

hipmunk:

Everything’s Better with Cute Animals (Including Travel Search!)

 Mashable just announced our foray into video advertising. Here’s an early peek at the spot we’re hoping to air late-night on Comedy Central.

We thought we thought we’d see what some of the Internet’s most famous memes would look like with humans instead of adorable animals.

The results aren’t quite the same, which leads us to believe that everything’s better with cute animals (including travel search!).

Big thanks to SMBC-Theater for helping us get this all together and Shaun Sanders — master of hipmunk infographics — for making our chipmunk dance (and doing all the animation).

[Flash 10 is required to watch video]

Hrag was on Al Jazeera today!

hyperallergic:

My interview on Al Jazeera English today about the release of Ai Weiwei, which we’ve been liveblogging all day.

Posted with permission from Al Jazeera.