Art
3D-Printing an Army of Forgotten Goddesses to Fight Colonialism
Morehshin Allahyari is developing a series of a dozen 3D-printed statues based on ancient images of forgotten, proto-feminist deities.
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
Explore Sir John Soane's Wondrous Museum in 3D
The team at ScanLAB projects has been working with the Sir John Soane Museum to create an online replica of the institution.
In Brief
Over 250,000 Photographs from the George Eastman Museum Go Online
The George Eastman Museum's historic photo collection is being digitized and it includes many important works of art.
Art
A Droning Chant of Our Ceaseless Media Consumption
Mitchell F. Chan's sound piece "Infinite Newsfeed" turns New York Times headlines into monotone chants that reverberate through his new exhibition.
Opinion
When the "Brooklyn Artist" Is a Commodity
Happy holidays, Brooklyn artists: your livelihoods have been apotheosized into a singular, hot commodity.
In Brief
New-York Historical Society Preserves Post-Election Post-it-Note Project
The society is partnering with the MTA on the archival effort, as well as inviting visitors to leave new sticky-note messages for the President-elect on a wall at the museum.
News
At Day for Night Festival, a Surreal World of Light Provides Respite from the Music
In a modernist complex in downtown Houston, artists transform the dark corners and rooms into a light-filled cluster of art.
Books
A History of Chinese Photobooks
A publication released by Aperture offers a subjective overview of photobooks from China, from the 1900s to today.
In Brief
Tune into Homegrown Radio Stations from Around the World
The new website Radio Garden allows you to click through radio stations as they stream in real time, from hundreds of cities in the world.
Art
Reboot with the Ancient Japanese Calendar of 72 Microseasons
Forget summer and spring; bring on the season of "The Bear Retreats to its Den."
Art
Splicing Together Portraits of Countries' Leaders
The artist Guney Soykan's Face of a Nation series consists of striking and unusual timelines of countries' political leadership over the past half-century.
News
Saved by Shakespeare's Father, a Series of Medieval Murals Is Finally Restored
A group of wall paintings in Stratford-upon-Avon's Guild Chapel should have been destroyed in 1563, but John Shakespeare had them covered in limewash instead, preserving them for centuries.