The 1864 Spectropia used optical illusions to manifest ghosts in Victorian homes, and was designed to attack the quackery of Spiritualism.
October 30, 2017
Starchitects, Sustainability, and Virtual Reality at the Architecture and Design Film Festival
The ninth edition of New York’s Architecture and Design Film Festival balances movies about boldface names with documentaries about historic preservation of the future of urbanism.
Vintage Halloween Cards Are the Stuff of Nightmares
Anthropomorphic pumpkins, mirror divination, and space-traveling witches all appear in the curious collision of imagery on vintage Halloween cards.
At Nomad/9 MFA, Holistic Pedagogy Prepares Students for the New Economy
An accredited MFA that leaves the white cube, bringing together social engagement and ecology at sites throughout the Americas.
Where Do You Keep Your Rembrandts?
Storage vaults and private museums are nice and all, but keeping art under your pillow means it’s always within reach.
Your Bus Ride Is a Battleground: Barbara Kruger Designed NYC MetroCards
The artist created two designs emblazoned with her trademark white-on-red text, posing difficult questions to New York’s straphangers.
Updating Ukiyo-Prints and Medieval Art with Allusions to Fast Food and US Politics
An exhibition at the Koa Gallery in Honolulu presents a retrospective of Masami Teraoka, whose art has combined critiques of contemporary society with pop culture iconography for over half a century.
At BAMPFA, Two Artists’ Intimate Observations of Lives and Loss
Sometimes the slowed-down processes of painting and drawing reveal far more than the click of a shutter.
Over 1,800 Artists and Art Workers Sign Letter Against Sexual Harassment [UPDATE 2]
The public letter criticizes “an art world that upholds inherited power structures at the cost of ethical behavior.”
The Istanbul Biennial Examines the Tricky Question of What Makes a “Good Neighbor”
Dealing with themes of surveillance, personal and shared space, and what defines home in film, installation, and more.
Chicago’s Plan for Sick Trees: Turn Them into Art
Artists turn trees devastated by a pest into works of public art, calling attention to the problem and creating opportunities for unexpected artistic encounters across the city.