Art
The Swashbuckling Origins of One of America’s Greatest Tattooers
The show on Gus Wagner offers a rare look into the artist's life through his 150-page scrapbook, which has photographs, sketches, postcards, press clippings, and more.
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Art
Death and Perseverance in the Lodz Ghetto, Captured by One of Its Inhabitants
An official photographer in the ghetto administration, Henryk Ross defied the laws of the Nazi regime by taking clandestine photographs of Jewish residents as they confronted poverty, squalor, debasement, and death.
Art
Artists, Aerialists, a Meteorologist, and More Collaborate on a Performance Mash-up
Happening on June 3, Norte Maar's Brooklyn Performance Combine will bring together an array of artists and participants for a two-hour collaborative marathon.
Art
Confronting Cambodian Sexism Through Portraiture
Neak Sophal’s newest series seeks to counter — or at least complicate — traditional depictions of women, as well as other sexist aspects of Cambodian culture.
Poetry
Two Poems by Ana Martins Marques
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected two poems by Ana Martins Marques for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Art
On Memorial Day, an Artist Burns and Buries a Confederate Flag
At Detroit's N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art, John Sims conducted a two-hour-long Confederate flag funeral.
In Brief
Trump Has a Coat of Arms, and It’s a Copy
The president plagiarized it from the family that built the Mar-a-Lago estate, changing only one detail in the process.
Art
A World Tour Through a Collection of Paper Architectural Models
The National Building Museum's recently acquired collection of 4,500 paper models shows an interpretation of the world in miniature, from black-and-white shtetls to nuclear power plants.
News
Facing Protests from Islamist Groups, Bangladesh Relocates a Statue of Lady Justice
A statue of Lady Justice in front of the Supreme Court in Bangladesh was removed last Friday and reinstalled two days later in a different spot, where no one can see it from the street.
Art
Art and Astronomy Star in a Festival at Mount Wilson Observatory
On June 3 and 4, the Knowledges art and music festival will take over the observatory, pairing exhibitions and performances with stargazing through its 100-inch telescope.
Art
Witness the Third Golden Age of Philippine Cinema at the Museum of Modern Art
Throughout the month of June, the museum will 18 screen movies made from 2000 to the present.
In Brief
Five Directors of Italian Museums Lose Jobs After Court's Ruling [UPDATED]
Among other things, the regional tribunal in Lazio objected to hiring committees using Skype to interview distant candidates.