Art

An Artist Uncovers Asheville’s Hidden African American History

DeWayne Barton founded Hood Huggers to tell the stories of Asheville's black community, which has been and continues to be displaced.

News

Jimmie Durham Retrospective Reignites Debate Over His Claim of Native Ancestry

Though he has both claimed to have and denied having Cherokee heritage, institutions often present Durham as a Native American artist.

Art

The American Landscape Photographers Who Focused on the Environment in the ’70s

A desire to avoid romanticizing the landscape is fundamental to the shifts in landscape photography that occurred in the late 1960s and 1970s.

News

The Sophisticated Design of a 3,000-Year-Old Wooden Toe

Researchers are studying anew one of the oldest prosthetic devices ever made.

Art

A Kuwaiti Artist Contemplates the Failure of a Museum that Never Opened

Alia Farid, for her first show in Paris, uses the graphic look of conceptual art to fashion an installation that explores a museum’s failure.

Art

A Discussion of the Cuban Avant-Garde and Revolution

In light of the Long Beach Museum of Art's exhibition, Rafael Soriano: The Artist as Mystic, the museum is hosting a panel discussion on July 2 that will focus on the Cuban avant-garde.

In Brief

Thanks to Capitalism, These Authentic Communist Statues Could Be Yours

Available for purchase right now on eBay are two statues of Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin, both completely intact and attached to their original pedestals.

Art

Artists and Scholars Gather to Take Stock of South Asian American Art

A conference running June 30–July 2 brings together creators, curators, and scholars of South Asian American art from across the country.

News

An 18th-Century Botanical Coloring Book for Adults

A scientist found The Florist, a coloring book printed in 1760, in the library of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Poetry

One Poem by Idra Novey

Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by Idra Novey for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.

News

Cease-and-Desist Letter Leaves the McMansion Hell Blog in Purgatory [UPDATED]

Kate Wagner has taken her irreverent architecture criticism blog offline after the online real estate listings aggregator Zillow accused her of violating the company's terms of use.

Announcement

Clio Art Fair Adds October Edition to Continue Its Support of Independent Artists

Recognizing that many artists struggle to find venues for promoting their work, Clio Art Fair created a unique platform to highlight artists currently outside of the mainstream art world.