Art
Art, Religion, Commerce, and Other Fickle Forms of Devotion
Rachel Harrison's installation at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) traffics in expectations.
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Photographing a Steinway Piano Being Put Together
At the Metropolitan Museum of Art is an example of the first 88-key piano model built by Steinway & Sons in 1868, its rosewood case containing an inventive cast-iron frame held aloft by three ornate legs.
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Catherine Opie's Intimate Photographs of S&M
LOS ANGELES — If you visited LA this summer, it would have been hard for you to ignore the presence of Robert Mapplethorpe.
In Brief
Researchers Prove Rare Mixtec Codex Is a Palimpsest
Less than 20 known precolonial codices from the area of modern-day Mexico exist, and researchers have recently uncovered hidden imagery beneath the pages of one.
Art
A New Powerhouse in Downtown LA Wants to Be More Than a Gallery
LOS ANGELES — The first time I'd ever walked into an art museum I was confronted by a sculpture, free standing, that both seemed like a representation of a human body, a penis, and a catamaran — all at the sam
Art
A History of Russia in a Massive Photo Archive
Prepare to get swept away in a stream of over 150 years of photographs capturing all sorts of scenes of Russian life.
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?
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.
Art
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.
Art
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.