Hrag Vartanian is the Editor in Chief and Co-Founder of Hyperallergic. He focuses on various aspects of the arts, including fine art, urban and street art, digital art, and art dealing, while also engaging with politics and culture to highlight the interconnectedness of these themes. Hrag's work has been featured in Hyperallergic and WNYC.
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Hrag Vartanian’s coverage blends art criticism with event-focused reporting, especially around major exhibitions, biennales, and standout shows. He’s likely most responsive to pitches with a strong visual or cultural angle tied to timely exhibitions, emerging artists, or notable curatorial choices.
He also appears open to stories that connect art to broader cultural debates or public imagination, especially when there’s a distinctive point of view or a clear reason the project matters now. Since his focus is national, keep pitches relevant to the U.S. art scene and major U.S.-based institutions or events.
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Lynette Yiadom-Boakye captures quietude, Seydou Keïta documents a revolution, Renée Green compiles an autoethnography, and much more.
The Venice Biennale's international art exhibition is an unexpected symphony that asks us to ponder what may otherwise be overlooked.
By: Hrag Vartanian
Unmoored from the anchors of deep pockets that often hinder imagination, the artist brought her images of archival documents to an unusual venue in the Italian city.
A professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago asked her students to imagine a way to help someone they might encounter. Leadership found that beyond the pale.
By: Hrag Vartanian
The absurdist performance art event at Times Square felt more like an elegy during this national moment.
Precious Okoyomon's new work transforms the concrete corner of the museum courtyard into a place of joy, exploration, and, dare I say, tranquility.
Alan Michelson's public art installation “The Oyster” on Governors Island conjures up the overlooked history of Indigenous shell middens.
But we never got to tell you what we really thought of the national pavilions, and which ones you should visit or avoid. As the punishing heat waves of this summer taper off, this might be the perfect time to visit the biennale, if you haven't already. Below is the first part of a conversation between Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian and critic Aruna D'Souza on which pavilions they liked, disliked, or remain torn about. They begin with a provocative argument in favor of national pavilions. Did they suddenly become nation-state stans? No, hold on, hear them out.
Guadalupe Rosales's memoir, Christine Sun Kim's artist book, Fady Joudah's ode to the people of Gaza, and Elizabeth Alexander's essay collection are among our most anticipated titles.
Here’s what to see and do at this year’s edition, including national pavilions, collateral exhibitions, and notable events.
