Art
A Multisensory Installation Inspired by the Humble Honeybee
Wolfgang Buttress's “The Hive” is an environment designed to amplify public awareness of the critical situation of bees.
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Poetry
One Poem by Candace Williams
Our new poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by Candace Williams for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
In Brief
Van Gogh's 128-Year-Old Bed May Rest in a Dutch Village
While researching his latest van Gogh book, scholar Martin Bailey tried to track down the yellow bed the artist famously painted and developed an alternate theory as to why he sliced his ear.
News
Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute Centralizes Its Formerly Diffuse MFA Fine Arts Studios
The school's studios for graduate students in Fine Arts are now all housed under one roof, in the hulking former Pfizer factory on Flushing Avenue.
Art
ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, the J. Paul Getty Museum screens Derek Jarman's meditative movie Blue, Peter Blake opens a solo show of work by Light and Space pioneer Helen Pashgian, REDCAT presents a contemporary dance spectacle, and more.
Announcement
A New Art Retreat Celebrating the African Diaspora Kicks Off in St. Croix, December 3–8
Take Five is a celebration and exploration of shared histories of territories within the African Diaspora through the lens of personal narratives of “otherness” at the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality. [http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6MTU0ODY0LCJhdCI6MjAsImJ0IjowLCJjbSI6NDg4NTA3LCJj
Art
Artists Help Break the Silence Around the Abuse of Women in War
Women's lifelong struggles find a home in an incredibly moving and poignant anti-war memorial and group exhibition titled Songs for Women Living with War at Pro Arts Gallery.
Performance
20 Dancers Build, Shape, and Share a World for Themselves
Curated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa, the dance piece the skeleton architecture, or the future of our worlds incorporated structured improvisation, a deep sense of play, a bold engagement with the audience, and a particular permission given to watch and witness.
In Brief
From Bob Ross to a Monet Haystack, This Year's Best Art-Related Halloween Costumes
There were the usual Andy Warhols, of course, but it's not often you see a Louise Bourgeois with phallic sculpture in hand.
Art
Arcimboldo's Four Seasons Grow in a Museum Garden
Philip Haas's fiberglass recreations invigorate the curious, 16th-century portraits with new energy.
Books
How Cy Twombly Spliced Poetry into His Art
In Reading Cy Twombly: Poetry in Paint, Mary Jacobus offers a fresh and intricate study of Twombly’s citations and overall engagement with verse.
Art
Astrological Aesthetics: November 2016 Horoscopes
Hyperallergic’s horoscopes offer astrological advice for artists and art types, in art terms, every month.