In Brief
Kinkier than Thou: Pompidou Installs Doggie-Style Sculpture the Louvre Dumped
After the Louvre rejected a racy sculpture, the contemporary art museum welcomed it with open arms.
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
At Storm King, a Half-Buried Roof Shelters Oral Histories
Heather Hart's "The Oracle of Lacuna" creates spaces for communal exploration of little-known regional oral histories.
In Brief
Trump Continues to Lie About His Fake Renoir
One of the lies President Trump likes to tell is that his Renoir is real, but it turns out that might not be the case.
Art
Seeing Japan Through the Eyes of Frank Lloyd Wright
The architect's photographs from his first trip to Japan reveal his fascination with a country that played a large role in the development of his work.
News
A Project Hopes to Save India's Vanishing Living Root Bridges
For centuries, locals in the jungles of Meghalaya, India built living root bridges for practical purposes. Now there's a rush to ensure they survive in the face of industrialization.
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In Brief
US Announces Withdrawal from UNESCO, Accusing UN Agency of “Anti-Israel” Bias [UPDATED]
The Trump administration's decision to withdraw from the 195-nation strong agency is raising questions about the commitment of the United States to global organizations.
News
How an Oversight in Public Arts Policy Caused a Kerfuffle in Palo Alto
The case emphasizes the importance of clear formal agreements between public art commissions and artists.
In Brief
Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Dawoud Bey, and Trevor Paglen Among This Year’s MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grantees
The annual award to given to individuals who have "shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction."
In Brief
An Archive of Early Films Offer a Glimpse of Colonial India
A new cache of films released online by the British Film Institute help demonstrate how colonial propaganda shaped visions of an Indian "other" in the West.
Books
The Stories of 100 Midcentury Chairs
Midcentury modernism continues to inspire our desire to sit on something beautiful and fashionable.
Art
A Mixtape for Every Year of the History of Recorded Sound
Considering the soundscapes of yesteryear, one man is offering us his mixtapes from the history of audio recordings.
Art
A Stirring History of Cocktail Design
An exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art gathers design objects used in the creation and consumption of cocktails over more than a century.