Art
Untying the Knots of History Around Japanese-American Internment
Orlaineta is concerned with unpacking history and sifting through forgotten objects in order to reconstruct a story.
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Over 250,000 Photographs from the George Eastman Museum Go Online
The George Eastman Museum's historic photo collection is being digitized and it includes many important works of art.
Art
The Amorphous Taipei Biennial Tackles Nostalgia and Environmental Despair
Many of the individual pieces have merit, but the works neither shed light on one another nor enable a coherent dialogue.
Art
In the Darkness, Finding Rothko's Sense of Light
The confidence, for Rothko, is revealed through his insistence on the presence of the light, even though it may appear absent at the outset.
Art
Required Reading
This week, feathered dinosaur tails, the word of the year, the world's first solar panel road, selling art by Instagram, and more.
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Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from Hyperallergic!
May you be with those you love.
Art
Weekend Words: Gift
"Conceit is God's gift to little men."
Books
Reader’s Diary: ‘Bresson on Bresson’
Before starting to make films, Robert Bresson had been a painter. Or rather, he remained one, since according to him, “It’s not possible to have been a painter and to no longer be one.”
Art
Betsy Kaufman Takes the Grid to Task
Betsy Kaufman works out on paper what she is going to do in the painting — a series of distinct steps, each requiring complete control.
Music
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: She & Him, Kacey Musgraves, Amy Grant, The Killers
Just like intimacy, holiday spirit exists simply because you believe it does. That’s why Christmas is so eternally rock & roll.
Art
It’s What You Make, Not What You Get
Color is the organizing principle of Jane Piper’s work, which builds upon the tradition of early Modernist painting.
Art
Shari Mendelson: Message in a Bottle
Shari Mendelson's artifacts emerge from her subconscious as much as from her enthusiasm for her subject matter. In turn, they appeal to something preconscious in the viewer.