Art
Artist Opens Obama's Dream Business in Hawaii, a Store of Medium White T-Shirts
President Obama once confessed his dream of setting up a T-shirt shack in Hawaii with Rahm Emanuel. Emily Spivack made it a reality.
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.
In Brief
Chinese Authorities Smash Fake Terracotta Warriors Attraction
Government agents in the Lintong District raided a facility where copies of emperor Qin Shi Huang's famous earthen funerary guards were being passed off as the genuine article.
In Brief
An African American Lady Liberty Will Grace a New Commemorative Gold Coin
Traditionally portrayed as white, this is the first time the United States Mint will represent Lady Liberty as a black woman.
News
A Running List of New York Galleries and Nonprofits Closing for the #J20 Art Strike
As the day of Donald Trump's inauguration nears, we're keeping track of all the New York City art spaces that will stay closed in protest.
News
Austin Becomes Newest US City to Introduce Artist-in-Residence Program
The nine-month residency will have the artist respond to specific issues identified by a civic department.
In Brief
Japan Recalls Its South Korean Envoys Over “Comfort Women” Sculpture
An ongoing dispute over a statue commemorating South Korean victims of the Japanese imperial army's sex slavery has escalated, with Japan summoning its ambassador and a consul general back to Tokyo.
News
Will a Giant Boob or Chameleon Inaugurate the High Line’s New Public Art Plinth?
In spring 2018, the industrial park will inaugurate its first space dedicated specifically to art: the High Line Plinth.
Books
The Beauty and Devastation of Mankind's Impact on Earth
In his book Overview: A New Perspective of Earth, photographer Benjamin Grant uses satellite imagery to convey the enormity of mankind's effects on the planet.
Art
Recreating the Face of a 9,500-Year-Old Man
A 9,500-year-old human skull at the British Museum may help visitors connect to our human ancestors.
Art
Tracking the 19th-Century Explorer Who Scaled Java's Volcanoes
An exhibition at the Canadian Center for Architecture uses the example of Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, who between 1836 and 1848 climbed more than 40 of Java's volcanoes, to question man's relationship to the landscape.
Art
Mining Portraits of the Past for Stories of Our Shared Humanity
Whitfield Lovell reinterprets found imagery and references evocative cultural touchstones to add further layers and textures to his drawings and mixed media installations.
Art
Drawing Refugees' Stories on Life Jackets
For Project Life Jacket, an artist illustrated Syrian refugees' memories of their lives before the war on flotation devices.