Claire Voon is a former staff writer for Hyperallergic. Originally from Singapore, she grew up near Washington, D.C. and is now based in Chicago.
Art
A 60 sheet manuscript world map made in 1587 by Urbano Monte has been acquired by the David Rumsey Map Center at Stanford Libraries, which scanned the sheets, then digitally stitched them together.
Books
Depicts of hell in Japanese art are intricate fantasy that were used to inspire moral behavior and the only figures smiling are the demons.
Art
Nikolas Bentel is selling off sections of a Rauschenberg artwork as advertising space in a critique of the art market.
News
Officials have decided that only one statue will be moved: that of Dr. J. Marion Sims, a 19th-century gynecologist who experimented on female slaves without their consent.
In Brief
Indian scientists discovered a 5,000-year-old stone carvings they claim depicts an ancient supernova.
News
The 75-foot-long mural now gleams in a Philadelphia station, having undergone its first-ever restoration.
Art
Coinciding with the early years of photography, the California Gold Rush left a lasting mark on image making.
Art
The model, designed by architect Fumio Matsumoto, seamlessly collages elements from over 30 iconic buildings.
Art
His best-known work runs for a jaw-dropping nine years, 127 days, and 18 hours, and it was exhibited alongside works by Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, and Clyfford Still at the Museum of Modern Art.
Art
A software engineer at Google used the computer vision program Deep Dream to create the mesmerizing, slightly dizzying video.
Books
A new book collects Warhol's early hand-drawn illustrations and accompanying texts, reproduced faithfully and filled with wit and whimsy.
News
The recently launched online portal features profiles of 50 women born before 1940 who made significant contributions to architecture in the US.