Art
Arcimboldo's Four Seasons Grow in a Museum Garden
Philip Haas's fiberglass recreations invigorate the curious, 16th-century portraits with new energy.
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
On Anniversary of the Patriot Act, Artist Passes Out Pocket Knives at the Airport
Last week, performance artist Michele Pred handed out small pocket knives passengers arriving at San Francisco's International Airport to replace those that have been confiscated since the passage of the Patriot Act 15 years ago.
News
6.6-Magnitude Earthquake in Central Italy Destroys Historic Buildings
On Sunday morning, central Italy was hit by the country's most violent earthquake since 1980.
Art
19th-Century Portraits of Historical Figures, Guided by Their Spirits
An American artist couple known as Wella P. and L. Pet Anderson made sketches of the dead that drew inspiration not from photographs or other visual records but from supposed communication with the departed themselves.
Art
The 18th-Century Devotional Painting that Documents a Brutal Mastectomy
On April 25, 1777, a Mexican woman underwent an operation to remove six tumors from her breast. She commissioned an artist to paint it.
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Express Your Feelings with Emoji Characters from Old Master Paintings
If you can't say it with words, you can now say it with expressions from Old Masters paintings.
Books
The Aviation Aspirations of Chinese Farmers
Xiaoxiao Xu photographed and interviewed men in rural Chinese villages who have huge dreams of flight.
Art
The Transporting Promise of 20th-Century Travel Posters
An auction at Swann Galleries offers over 200 posters that capture the thrill of increased globalization and emerging modes of travel.
In Brief
Why Did the Tree Cross the Road? Because Performance Art
A performance artist dressed as a tree went for a walk in Portland, Maine, and the police had something to say about it.
News
Tennessee Commission Rejects City's Request to Remove Monument to First Grand Wizard of KKK
Erected in 1905, the towering statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest pays tribute to the Ku Klux Klan's first Grand Wizard.
News
World's Oldest Continuously Operating Library Begins a New Chapter
Established in 859 CE, Morocco's al-Qarawiyyin Library will soon reopen to the public with architectural details for the 21st century.
Art
The Sly Excess of the 2016 Montreal Biennial
The emblem of the 2016 Biennale de Montréal is a Lucas Cranach the Elder portrait of an alleged witch and its title comes from a Jean Genet play about an upscale brothel.