News
The New York Public Library Lets You Read a Novel on Instagram
A new initiative launches handheld reading for classic literature.
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Art
My Session with an Artist Who Helped Me Confront Death
Lindsay Tunkl’s performance series, Parting Practice: Rituals for Endings and Failure, invites participants to practice parting from ambitions, hopes, possessions, friends, family, and your life.
Poetry
One Poem by Kien Lam
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by Kien Lam for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Art
Eight Artists of the Afro-Caribbean Diaspora Exhibit in Jamaica, Queens
The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning celebrates Caribbean art in their latest exhibition.
News
Heatwave Reveals Traces of Unknown Archeological Sites in England
This summer's heat has led to a series of archeological discoveries in England.
News
One of the Most Renowned Confederate Monuments Is Toppled By a Crowd of 250
Controversies surrounding Confederate monument "Silent Sam" on UNC's campus has reached new heights after protests end in the statue's collapse.
Art
From Rave Music to Shoe Shining, LA’s Union Station Sets the Stage for 20 Performances
Changes, an afternoon of 20 performances organized by Stephen van Dyck, will bring patrons together from all walks of life.
Art
Revisiting a Czech Artist's Collages of Human Cruelty, 50 Years After the Prague Spring
While Grimace of the Century at Prague's National Gallery is not dedicated to Kolář's collage series Diary 1968 alone, its constant presence is such that all the works on display cannot but assume a political valence.
Interview
Giving Form to the Stories of Syrian Refugee Children
"I want to take the stories that children really do want many people to hear, and become almost a vehicle that helps these stories be more accessible," says artist Essma Imady.
Art
The Political Art that Shaped Cold War Hungary
An exhibition at the Wende Museum explores the art and culture of socialist-era Hungary and offers a chance to consider relationships beteween art and politics during the Cold War.
Art
The Social Consciousness of Sid Grossman, a Photographer of the People
Sid Grossman met his subjects where they were, documenting them reverentially and purposefully.
In Brief
A Prominent Statue of Canada’s First Prime Minister Gets Vandalized, Again
Anonymous protesters sprayed a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald to protest his maltreatment of Indigenous peoples.