News
Four Construction Companies Will Build Concrete Prototypes for US-Mexico Border Wall
US Customs and Border Protection has awarded contracts to four general construction providers based in Alabama, Arizona, Mississippi, and Texas.
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.
Books
A Photographic Tribute to Hokusai’s Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
In a new book, Raoul Ries uses his camera to weave together a new, 21st-century narrative of the mountain.
In Brief
Alex Da Corte Directs a Luminous Video for St. Vincent’s Ode to New York
Created by artist Alex Da Corte, St. Vincent's "New York" video is the stuff of dreams.
Art
The Somberness of 19th-Century Wedding Portrait Photos
An exhibition at Ricco/Maresca Gallery brings together 100 cabinet card portrait photos of newlyweds and a collection of vintage wedding cake toppers.
In Brief
Construction Workers Uncover Possible Basquiat Tag on Megacollector’s Building
A line of text that appears to be original graffiti by the duo SAMO was found on a Lower Manhattan building owned by developer Aby Rosen.
In Brief
Do Americans Want Confederate Statues Removed?
A new poll suggests that a majority of people in the US want the statues removed, but others have found that popular opinion favors keeping them in place.
Art
Fin-de-Siècle Austrian Pottery Paired with Prints by Klimt
The artists at Amphora, an Austrian pottery workshop founded in 1892, echoed the highly ornamental paintings of their contemporaries.
Art
A Crowd-Sourced Sound Map for the Protests of Our Time
Almost 200 recordings of international protests are now archived in an online sound map that spans over two decades.
In Brief
Sagrada Familia Among Sites Targeted by Barcelona Terrorists
According to court testimony given by one of the suspects in last week's attacks, the cell had originally planned to detonate vans filled with explosives at three crowded sites, including Gaudí's spectacular church.
History
A Nostalgic Trip Through Roadside America's Weirdest Sites
The Library of Congress has digitized and uploaded some 11,000 slides of images shot by photographer John Margolies as he traveled more than 100,000 miles over a three-decade period.
News
225-Year-Old Columbus Monument in Baltimore Attacked with Sledgehammer
Video footage showing someone taking a sledgehammer to the memorial's base was posted on Popular Resistance's YouTube channel this morning.
Art
An App that Lets Blind People Experience the Solar Eclipse
A new, free mobile app allows the blind and visually impaired to witness the eclipse through sound and touch.