Art
Trump's Signature Is the "Sound Wave of Demons Screaming"
The new US president's jagged, cramped, angular signature evokes lie detector graphs, the Black Gate of Mordor, and other ominous imagery.
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
The Beekeeper Who Craved a World Without Right Angles
A man obsessed with hexagons tried to remake the visual world around him.
News
Experience Sound Poems from Russian Futurist Artists' Books
Russian Futurism may be lesser known than their Italian cousins but this new online resource makes their related artist books easy to explore.
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Facebook and Instagram Censor Anti-Trump Posters [UPDATED]
The social media companies have removed images of posters made by the publisher Badlands Unlimited that parody Westboro Baptist Church protest signs.
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As Trump Threatens the NEA, an Artist Compiles All the Projects It Funded Last Year
To illustrate the vitality of the National Endowment for the Arts, artist Tega Brain created a website that gathers all the projects the agency funded in 2016.
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B&H Photo’s Move to New Jersey May Violate Labor Laws
United Steelworkers has accused the retailer B&H Photo of violating federal labor laws with its plan to relocate part of its operations to central New Jersey.
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In Oval Office Rehang, Trump Continues to Copy Others
From a rug designed by former first lady Laura Bush, to duplicate Winston Churchill busts, Donald Trump's redecoration of the Oval Office is predictably retrograde.
In Brief
Satellite Imagery Suggests ISIS Destroyed Two More Ancient Sites in Palmyra
The historic architecture of Palmyra continues to be destroyed by terror groups.
News
Finalists for London’s Top Public Art Spot Include a Drone-Topped Dessert and an Iraqi Deity
Sculptures by Huma Bhabha, Damián Ortego, Heather Phillipson, Michael Rakowitz, and Raqs Media Collective are in the running to occupy the Fourth Plinth next year.
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Artists Coordinate a Banner Drop Against Hate for Inauguration Weekend
The facades of dozens of buildings around Philadelphia and Atlanta are now adorned with messages of love, unity, and resilience.
News
A Running List of Nationwide Art Spaces Closing for the #J20 Art Strike
Dozens of US galleries and nonprofits have announced their plans to close in solidarity with the #J20 Art Strike on Friday, January 20.
Books
A Book and Exhibition Reveal Josef Albers's Rarely Seen Photocollages
In his only lecture on photography, Albers warned students against approaching photography carelessly, and the collages he made of his own photos show how he put that mantra into practice.