In Brief
Your Bus Ride Is a Battleground: Barbara Kruger Designed NYC MetroCards
The artist created two designs emblazoned with her trademark white-on-red text, posing difficult questions to New York's straphangers.
Claire Voon
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
Chicago’s Plan for Sick Trees: Turn Them into Art
Artists turn trees devastated by a pest into works of public art, calling attention to the problem and creating opportunities for unexpected artistic encounters across the city.
In Brief
Anish Kapoor's Bean Will Be Windexed, Baked (by Guy Fieri), Turned into a Ghost, and More
A new meme has people creating Facebook events to render peculiar tributes to Chicago's iconic "Cloud Gate" sculpture.
In Brief
A Week of Chaos at Artforum Magazine Following Sexual Harassment Allegations
One of the magazine's longtime publishers, Knight Landesman, resigned after a string of sexual harassment allegations were made public this week.
Books
A Salute to North Korea's Dated But Dependable Airline
North Korea's Air Koryo may not fly many places, but the state-owned airline is definitely a trip back in time.
News
Activists Splatter Red Paint on Roosevelt Monument at American Museum of Natural History
The early-morning action, by a new activist group calling itself the Monument Removal Brigade, is the latest in a series of protests demanding the statue's removal.
News
NYC Wants Citizens’ Input on Public Monuments and Markers That May Support Hate
The Mayor's Commission on City Art, Monuments, and Markers has launched a seven-question survey asking for public feedback about potentially hateful monuments.
Art
An Artist's Hunt for Singing Sand from Deserts Around the Globe
Artist Lotte Geeven is hoping to make the sandy symphonies of the desert more accessible.
Art
Why Chinese Art Is Swarming with Colonies of Tiny Bats
If the bat is an animal associated with spooky stories in the West, the bat motif has a whole different connotation in China, where the creatures symbolize good luck.
Art
Using Holograms to Bring the Syrian Conflict Into Daily Life
Artist Asad J. Malik's project uses augmented reality to bring the Syrian conflict into everyday living spaces.
Art
Ancient Mediterranean Oil Lamps Capture the Pop Culture of Their Time
J. Paul Getty Museum published a free, digital catalogue documenting one of the richest troves of lamps from the ancient Mediterranean world.
Books
Photobooks Designed to Treat Dementia Gently Challenge the Mind
By pairing unrelated images that share surprising similarities, Photographic Treatment by Laurence Aëgerter encourages dementia patients to make their own connections between them, stimulating mental activity.