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.
In Brief
The two allegorical figures in the Hall of Constantine were previously attributed to his workshop, but a recent restoration revealed them to be the master's work.
Art
Zhang Peili, who's having his first American retrospective at the Art Institute of Chicago, rejects the government's use of media for entertainment and propaganda.
Art
These skillfully and elaborately designed cards were distributed by merchants to their customers in the late 19th century.
News
Mapping Paintings is an attempt to compile and visualize provenance data for individual artworks, from owners to past locations to details of sales.
Art
For half a century, the annual festival in Washington, DC has showcased folk cultures from the four corners of the world.
In Brief
A gleaming, six-foot-tall sculpture by local artist Scott Reeder appeared this week near the downtown Trump International Hotel and Tower, spelling out just two words in thick, golden letters: "REAL FAKE."
News
Oslo's Munch Museum and an "award winning Photoshop brush maker" teamed up to create a set of digital brushes based on seven real ones that Munch used.
News
Researchers are studying anew one of the oldest prosthetic devices ever made.
In Brief
Available for purchase right now on eBay are two statues of Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin, both completely intact and attached to their original pedestals.
News
A scientist found The Florist, a coloring book printed in 1760, in the library of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Art
By ushering into the museum elements that are conventionally seen as unsanitary, Anicka Yi explores the "biopolitics of the senses."
News
The first renderings of the luxury development show its logo in wildstyle lettering and graffiti-inspired wall art in stairwells and lounges.