Art
An Art Center Rises Out of 11,500 Acres of Montana Ranching Land
FISHTAIL, Mont. — At first it sounds like some sort of bizarre, art-related math problem: If you had 11,500 acres of land, how many large-scale sculptures would you put on them?
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Poetry
One Poem by Roberto Montes
Our new poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by Roberto Montes for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Art
19th-Century Glass Models that Reflect Our Changing Ocean
CORNING, NY — The 19th-century glass models of marine invertebrates created by father-son duo Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka were intended to capture as accurately as possible the delicate bodies of underwater creatures.
In Brief
NYPD Arrests Performance Artist Who Threw Crickets and Worms in Subway Car
A "crazed woman" who threw live crickets and worms all over a crowded subway car in New York claimed the bug-throwing was a performance art stunt gone horribly wrong and was subsequently arrested by the NYPD.
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Dennis Oppenheim and Josephine Halvorson Shift Our Perspective with Oversize Sculptures
MOUNTAINVILLE, NY — Have you ever wanted to walk through a large shirt? Whether or not you've entertained the notion, it is now a real possibility at Storm King Art Center.
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Photographer Imagines the Dreams of Fellow Syrian Refugees
Before he started taking photographs at a refugee camp in Lebanon, 37-year-old Omar Imam was a refugee himself.
News
Group Calls for Greater Latinx Participation in the College Art Association Conference
The U.S. Latina/o Art Forum has just put out a call to action for all its members, urging them to “increase the representation of Latinx art at the 2017 Annual [College Art Association] Conference by submitting a proposal to present a paper.”
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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: the makers of a Millennium Falcon–shaped shed struck back, a thief attempted to hold a sculpture ransom, and a painting of a nude man with a teapot set local prudes boiling.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, Lari Pittman's massive illustrated books go on view at The Huntington, a seminal Hollywood book from the '70s is republished, drawings from outsider artist Charles Steffen come to Los Angeles for the first time, and more.
Art
The Abstract Gardens, Both Painted and Built, of a Brazilian Modernist
It’s not easy to summarize Roberto Burle Marx and the many facets of his creative output.
Film
Werner Herzog Taps into the Humanity of the Internet
Recently, I had to explain to a friend without internet access who Werner Herzog is.
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ArtRx NYC
This week, a film screening fights back against the violence of ethnography, an exhibition shows off the artists who run South Florida's alternative art spaces, the Morgan reunites a Hans Memling triptych, and more.