Books
Tracing Beatrix Potter's Artistic Evolution, from Fungi to Peter Rabbit
A new book chronicles Potter's evolution from a precocious naturalist to an expert artist with a scientific eye to a wildly successful author of children's books.
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.
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Violations of Artists' Rights More Than Doubled in 2016, Report Finds
Art Under Threat, an annual report released by Freemuse, charts incidents of censorship, violence, and persecution against artists around the world.
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Metropolitan Museum Gives Unrestricted Access to 375,000 Images
Under the institution's new Open Access policy, images of hundreds of thousands of works from its collection are available to copy, remix, and distribute freely.
Art
World's Smallest Biennale Drops Anchor on Caribbean Islet
There may not be another edition of the new Biennale de La Biche, as the wooden shack that hosts it may well disappear between now and 2019 due to rising sea levels.
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MoMA Installs Works by Artists from Countries Targeted by Trump’s Travel Ban
In an unprecedented gesture, the museum has replaced works in its permanent collection galleries with eight by artists from Muslim-majority nations named in Trump's executive order.
Art
In Tijuana, an Artist-Designed Treehouse Gives a Peek into the US
The Japanese artist collective Chim↑Pom has built a treehouse dubbed "USA Visitor Center" that looks across the US–Mexico border.
Art
19th-Century Stereoviews of Hell
In these stereoviews populated by skeletons, hell is host to boating races, parties, and even a lavish boudoir for one "Madame Satan."
Art
Surf a Wave of Zombies as Donald Trump Taking a Golden Shower
Produced for the Global Game Jam, Zombies Come in Waves positions you as Donald Trump riding a wave of zombies through a post-apocalyptic world (and collecting coins along the way).
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Mississippi Arts Commission Lives to Grant Another Day
Two bills intended to fold the Mississippi Arts Commission into the Mississippi Development Authority died in the Senate and House Appropriations Committees.
In Brief
Ikea and UN's Flat-Packed Refugee Shelter Wins Design Award
A refugee shelter has won the annual Beazley Design of the Year award.
Art
A Fictional Department of Archaeology for NYC
Artist Joe Bochynski contemplates what New Yorkers will leave behind today for future explorers to find.
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Lawmakers Move to Dissolve Mississippi’s Arts Commission
A vote on Tuesday could effectively do away with the state's main arts funding organization, bringing its activities under the control of Governor Phil Bryant.