Art
Playing Piano with the Harmonies of Eclipsing Stars
Astronomers have long considered the harmony of the universe as a sort of music, from Pythagoras and the Musica Universalis, to Kepler and the "music of the spheres."
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.
Art
A New Museum Is a Beacon for Lighthouse History
Housed in one of the long-abandoned brick buildings of the former United States Lighthouse Service Depot on Staten Island, the National Lighthouse Museum is now officially open.
Books
Too Fragile to Open, World’s Oldest Multicolor Printed Book Is Digitized
The 17th-century Manual of Calligraphy and Painting (Shi zhu zhai shu hua pu) is so fragile that until digitization no one was allowed to open it.
Art
Saintly Collages of Everyday People
In a five-part exhibition series, El Museo del Barrio in East Harlem is highlighting women artists.
Art
Sum of the Arts
Percentage of 1,300 art galleries surveyed last year whose annual revenue was under $200,000 = 55
Books
Surreal Photographs of Chinese Amusement Parks in Hibernation
Italian photographer Stefano Cerio has captured ski resorts at night, empty cruise ships, drained water parks, and, most recently, the uncanny bleakness of China's off-season amusement parks and other constructed entertainment.
Art
An Italian Muralist Recreates Audubon's Journey, One Bird at a Time
An Italian street artist is retracing the journey of John James Audubon that led to his historic 19th-century tome, Birds of America.
Art
The 19th-Century Slave Sculpture that Exposed Americans to Nudity in Art
The first nude sculpture of a woman widely seen by the American public depicted a slave, just decades before the Civil War.
Art
Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Revealed from a Sunken City
Artifacts from a long-lost underwater city are going on view in Paris this September.
Art
Digital Distractions: Love, Color, and Clapping
In a new monthly series, we're highlighting a few games, apps, and interactive digital experiences recommended for the art crowd.
Art
Three Important Manhattan Public Artworks That Often Go Overlooked
Art can transform a city experience even if we don't realize it.
Art
The Swedish House Built by 200 Million Clicks
Putting all of a country's dream home ideas into one design could easily result in abomination, an architectural version of the bubble-domed, smooth-driving "Homer" car from The Simpsons.