Art
Ted Cruz's National Security Adviser Probably Knows More About Raphael than Russia
Senator Ted Cruz's presidential campaign staff consists of an expected mix of seasoned, conservative strategists, but it does includes one unlikely adviser.
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
Swiss City Grooms for First Nude Public Performance Art Festival
On August 21, the world's first official, naked public performance art festival will occur in the streets of Biel, Switzerland, featuring projects from 18 international artists.
News
Wells Fargo Moves to Sell Nonprofit Art Space’s Home Out from Under It
After supporting and promoting local artists' work for over 54 years, a nonprofit contemporary art center in a converted Elizabethan-style home in New Haven, Connecticut, will likely shut down this week.
Opinion
From Birthday to Funeral, Rare Footage of Picasso Surfaces in AP Archives
How did Pablo Picasso celebrate his 80th birthday?
In Brief
Will Christians Crash Satanic Statue Unveiling in Detroit?
Last month, Oklahoma's Supreme Court ruled that officials must remove a nearly six-foot-tall statue of the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the state's capitol, thwarting the Satanic Temple's plans to install its own statue of Baphomet to challenge government endorsement of religious symbols.
Books
Borrowing Books from Sculptural Micro-Libraries
With the rise of e-books challenging public interest in printed matter, some community libraries have scaled down their collections while others are championing physical tomes through unexpected creative endeavors.
Art
The Artist Who Turns Glass Shards and IV Drips into Instruments
For decades, Lucas Abela played turntables hooked up to all sorts of objects, from swords to meat skewers to amplified trampolines. Since 2003, however, the Australian experimental sound artist's instrument of choice has been a large shard of glass.
In Brief
"Truth Is Beauty, but Tacky Is Forever"
A 55-foot-tall steel mesh sculpture of a naked, dancing woman that lights up with 3,000 LED bulbs dazzled Burning Man attendees in 2013, but residents of Bay Area city San Leandro — where it will reside permanently as of next summer — are split on its artistic merits.
News
Conservative Politician Demands Removal of Sexual Mandala, Gallery Refuses
At first glance, French Canadian artist Rosalie Maheux's artwork displayed in the lobby of a government office building in Toronto resembles a kaleidoscopic mandala composed of harmless, symmetric shapes.
Art
A Twitter Bot That Generates Beautiful, Imaginary Moths
For centuries, devoted lepidopterists such as Vladimir Nabokov have painstakingly gathered and catalogued hundreds of winged arthropods, building impressive collections in glass cases that display moths' myriad variations.
In Brief
Debt in Venice: German Pavilion Artists Show Support for Greece
In response to the German government's insistence on imposing austerity measures on Greece, the artists representing Germany at this year's Venice Biennale have made a simple but powerful statement in support of the debt-ridden nation.
Art
Cat Art from the Met Museum Makes the Purrfect Browser Plug-in
Meow Met, a new, feline-filled Chrome extension actually turns the act of opening a tab into an enjoyable learning experience.