Art
An Artist’s Felt Bodega Is So Successful It Sells Out
Lucy Sparrow's 8 'till late sold all the items you'd expect from a convenience store — only each one was hand cut, stitched, and painted.
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
Artists Tinker with Tech at an E-Waste Warehouse
For a one-night exhibition at the Lower East Side Ecology Center's e-waste warehouse in Gowanus, artists transformed outdated and damaged devices into interactive installations and sculptures.
News
BP Sponsorship Violates UK National Portrait Gallery's Ethics Policy, Report Claims
Culture Unstained is calling on the museum to cut ties with BP because of its connections to foreign regimes that violate human rights.
Art
Why an Indigenous Australian Wants the British Museum to Return His Ancestor’s Shield
Rodney Kelly is campaigning the museum to repatriate the Gweagal shield, which belonged to his great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather.
Books
Looking for Traces of Lenin in Ukraine
The former Soviet republic, which used to have the most Lenin statutes per capita, has dealt with its old communist monuments in a myriad of ways.
Opinion
New VR Arts Platform Launches with Abramović, Eliasson, Koons, and a Whole Lot of Hype
Acute Art aspires "to explore and enable the transition from art in the physical world into the new, disruptive realm of VR," something artists have been doing for years.
In Brief
Philadelphia Unveils New Pride Flag to Recognize People of Color
The new flag, created for Philadelphia's #MoreColorMorePride initiative, features additional black and brown stripes.
News
With 7.5 Million Visitors, National Museum of China Beat Louvre as 2016's Most Popular Museum
Almost 108 million people visited museums around the world last year, according to a new report.
In Brief
Animal Rights Activists Baaaash Artist’s Studio Over Indigo-Dyed Sheep at Documenta
For his project, artist Aboubakar Fofana dyed the coats of 54 sheep with indigo and brought them from Mali to the Greek capital.
Performance
A Performance Celebrating Female Defiance Goes Off Course
Jessica Mitrani's performance "Traveling Lady" takes Nellie Bly's 72-day journey around the globe as its departure point, but the result is less than inspiring.
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News
David Choe’s Controversial Bowery Mural Tagged with Giant Letters [UPDATED]
The graffiti crew Big Time Mafia has scrawled its initials across Choe's controversial Lower East Side mural, completed less than a week ago.
Art
From a Jade Burial Suit to Terracotta Warriors, a Blockbuster Display of China's Ancient Treasures
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Age of Empires features over 160 archaeological finds, mostly from shrines and royal tombs from the Qin and Han Dynasties.