Art
The Staged Beauty of the Awkward Family Photo
In his solo show Portraits at Anton Kern Gallery, Jonas Wood exaggerates the flaws of his subjects, an oddly refreshing sight in the age of Photoshop.
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Doris Salcedo Fills a Public Square in Bogotá with the Names of Civil War Victims
Yesterday, Bolívar Square turned white in the name of peace. A new site-specific work by Doris Salcedo covers the heart of Bogotá with 7,000 meters of white fabric.
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Apply Now to Maine College of Art's MFA Program in Studio Art
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National Archive GIFs Tell US History in Motion
The National Archives launches an online resource of GIFs from its collections of historic film, photography, art, and animation.
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A Playful Artist Insists Gallery Staff Take a Nap
Work becomes play in Peter Liversidge’s Twofold installation, though its proposals read so formally: “I propose to drop two hundred and fifty thousand 1 cent coins on the floor of the main gallery space.”
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VCFA Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Its MFA in Visual Art
The MFA in Visual Art at Vermont College of Fine Arts is commemorating its 25th anniversary this year and the program will be hosting a series of alumni exhibitions around the country.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6MTAxNTQ0LCJhdCI6MjAsImJ0IjowLCJjbSI6NDkxODQ1LCJjaCI6MTkzMCwiY2siOnt9LCJjciI6M
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An Installation Weaves Through a Brooklyn Cemetery Chapel
Aaron Asis has strung fuchsia parachute cord through the chapel at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery as part of a series of interventions at the burial ground.
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The Pain and Privilege of Dissecting Bodies
Doreen Garner's sculptures vividly evoke the violence done to black women's bodies in the name of science and beauty.
Poetry
Two Poems by Daniel Poppick
Our new poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected two poems by Daniel Poppick for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Art
A Call for a Collective Reexamination of Our Art Institutions
ST. LOUIS — Watching the Kelley Walker exhibition at the Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis unravel in the span of a few weeks, from what the museum promoted as its most ambitious installation to date — taking over the entire museum for the fall season — to becoming a disgraced footnote in contemp
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, Machine Project presents an underwater art show, an exhibition on youth culture in Los Angeles opens at the Vincent Price Museum, Hauser Wirth & Schimmel hosts German artist Isa Genzken's first solo show in LA, and more.
Art
A Black Woman Stands Out Among the Washington Color School Artists
Alma Thomas was the sole black female artist in what became known as the Washington Color School, and the current exhibition reveals some of the complexity of her art.