Music
Freedom, Walt Whitman, and Phish
Phish connects with a visionary tradition in America reaching back to the expansive Walt Whitman and the soulful Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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Art
Robert Hughes Is Not My Dad
An Australian writer contends with the contradictory legacy of his home country's most famous art critic.
Art
Making Art from a City's Isolation
At Winnipeg's Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, art acts as a kind of magnifying glass, exposing the city's unconventional and, at times, undesirable aspects.
News
At BP-Sponsored Art Show, Protesters Call Out the Corporation’s Abuses
On Thursday evening at the National Portrait Gallery, protesters drew attention to BP's work with the Indonesian government, which has been accused of civil rights violations in West Papua.
Satire
Astrological Aesthetics: September 2017 Horoscopes
Hyperallergic’s horoscopes offer astrological advice for artists and art types, in art terms. This month's horoscopes double as a guide to fall exhibitions in New York City.
News
Four Construction Companies Will Build Concrete Prototypes for US-Mexico Border Wall
US Customs and Border Protection has awarded contracts to four general construction providers based in Alabama, Arizona, Mississippi, and Texas.
Art
Get a Call from a New York City Statue
The Talking Statues project gives 35 public monuments in New York City a voice, from Balto the dog to George Washington in Union Square.
Art
A Photographer Captures Chilean Street Life, from the Hustlers to the Homeless
In a retrospective in the south of France, Paz Errázuriz's kaleidoscopic vision encompasses all aspects of life in Santiago.
Books
A Photographic Tribute to Hokusai’s Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
In a new book, Raoul Ries uses his camera to weave together a new, 21st-century narrative of the mountain.
Art
The First Sculptures of Dinosaurs
In 1854, the first sculptures of dinosaurs debuted in London's Crystal Palace Park, where they remain on view today and recall an age of Victorian science.
Art
An Artist-Run Nonprofit Helps Open Up Myanmar to Contemporary Art
New Zero Art Space, led by the artist Aye Ko, emblematizes the country’s emergence into the international contemporary art world.
News
Art Movements
This week in art news: the NEH pledged $1 million in emergency relief funds for cultural organizations affected by Hurricane Harvey, LA City Council voted to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous People's Day, and William Eggleston announced plans to release an album of synth music.