Books
A Book Highlights the Oddities of the Woodcut World
These prints helped render the world for mass consumption.
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.
News
A Database of Photography’s First 100 Years from Over 50 European Archives
A giant cache of historical photography is now part of a searchable online database.
Art
A Fictional Nudist Colony Where Postcolonial Tensions Are Laid Bare
Alex Nguyen-Vo's paintings imagine a resort where nude Westerners frolic care-free, oblivious to the power dynamics of their tropical paradise.
In Brief
Tell Politicians How You Really Feel with Artist-Made Postcards
Every month, publisher Primary Information will release a new set of artist-made postcards intended to be sent to buyers' representatives.
News
The First New Blue Pigment in Over 200 Years Will Become a Crayon
Discovered accidentally in a lab in Oregon in 2009, YInMn blue is now headed for widespread use, thanks to Crayola.
Art
Archival Slides from the Metropolitan Museum Find New Life as Artworks
After sitting in storage space, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's thousands of 35-millimeter slides found a new home at the Department of Cultural Affairs's reuse center, Material for the Arts.
In Brief
Italy Is Giving Away 103 Historical Buildings
This is your chance to own a piece of Italy — but there's a catch.
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A Digital Database for Threatened Archaeological Sites in the Middle East and North Africa
Freely accessible and the first of its kind, the EAMENA Database catalogues over 20,000 sites at severe risk in the region.
Art
From Farty Red to Le Cute White, an Algorithm Generates Absurd Color Names
Earlier this week, research scientist Janelle Shane posted the results of an experiment where a neural network generated some less-than-appealing paint swatch names.
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Artists and Activists Fight to Improve New York City’s Loft Law
With the next deadline to apply for legal loft status looming, a rally will be held to demand better protections for loft tenants.
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Artist Projects Image of Jeff Sessions as Klansman on Department of Justice
Robin Bell lit up the DOJ and FBI façades with phrases such as "#RefusaltoRecuse" and comically sinister portraits of members of the Trump administration.
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Basquiat Painting Sells for $110.5 Million, Becoming Most Expensive Work by US Artist at Auction
The Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezaw who bought the 1982 painting last night at Sotheby's New York posted multiple images of himself posing with his treasure on Twitter and Instagram.