Art
A Hands-On Experience with Harry Bertoia's Sonic Sculptures
After his death in 1978, Harry Bertoia was interred beneath one of his most impressive sonic works: a 2,000-pound, 10-foot-in-diameter silicon bronze gong.
Allison Meier
Allison C. Meier is a former staff writer for Hyperallergic. Originally from Oklahoma, she has been covering visual culture and overlooked history for print and online media since 2006. She moonlights as a cemetery tour guide.
Books
A History of Photography in Which the Camera Is Absent
A new book takes is a broader, global look at cameraless photography.
Art
Conservators Reverse-Engineer the First Noncommercial 35mm Film Strip
Using salvaged machines and a hand-cranked camera, conservators at the George Eastman Museum created the first strip of 35mm motion-picture film not produced by a commercial company.
News
US Senator Introduces Bill to Stop Overseas Sales of Stolen Indigenous Objects
To better protect sacred indigenous objects from being sold in international markets, Senator Martin Heinrich has introduced the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act with support from politicians of both parties as well as tribal leaders.
News
UNESCO Adds 17 Le Corbusier Buildings to World Heritage List
UNESCO announced Sunday that 17 of Le Corbusier's 20th-century buildings will be added to its World Heritage List.
Art
Rachel Whiteread's Concrete Cabin Awaits Discovery in the Governors Island Hills
British artist Rachel Whiteread and curator Tom Eccles discussed both the Unabomber and Henry David Thoreau's Walden in considering the form and isolation of the American cabin.
Art
Sin Like It’s the 16th Century in a Game that Remixes Renaissance Art
Forgive me, for I have sinned. I peeped at a lady's ankle through an open window and carved an idol in my own image.
Art
Aerial Views of Where America’s Grid Bends to the Curvature of the Earth
As any traveler who's gazed out the window of an airplane while flying over the United States knows, the grid reigns.
News
An Eclectic Lineup at This Year’s Governors Island Art Fair
This is an artistically rich summer for Governors Island.
Art
Two Colossal Hellenistic Statues Will Stay at the Met for Two More Years
A couple of ancient giants are extending their American debut by two years.
News
Basquiat's Former Home and Studio Gets a Permanent Plaque
Yesterday, a permanent plaque was unveiled outside the former home and studio of Jean-Michel Basquiat at 57 Great Jones Street in Manhattan.
Books
Photographs of the Birds and Bones in US National Park Collections
When a wayward tufted titmouse slammed against photographer Leah Sobsey's window, the bird's tiny corpse suddenly recalled all the natural specimens that had captivated her as a child at Chicago's Field Museum.