Hyperallergic, which has long touted free access to readers as a crucial aspect of its mission, is now routinely paywalling a portion of its articles and requiring readers to sign in to view the majority of its content. Readers were alerted to the changes in a September 16 email. artforum.com/news/hyperaller…

In About-Face, Hyperallergic Paywalls Content

Brooklyn art publication Hyperallergic, which has long touted free access as a crucial aspect of its mission, will paywall some articles.

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Sep 28, 2026 · 6:13 PM UTC

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being able to pay the bills is a crucial aspect of the mission. unless you are a trust fund artist / writer / musician, you have to make a living. good for them (drag). hope they make tons of money.
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$80 a year to keep actual art criticism alive sounds fair to me. Cheaper than most museum memberships, and the bots don't buy subscriptions.
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