Art
In Phnom Penh, an Artist Confronts the City’s Deadly Traffic
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — In Phnom Penh, cars drive like motorcycles, motorcycles drive between lanes and on sidewalks, and even the police don't seem to care much about traffic lights.
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At a Concert, Floating Through Outer Space in Virtual Reality
On Saturday night, some 6,000 people gathered on the Prospect Park Bandshell’s grassy knoll and waited to be beamed up into space.
Art
An Illustrated Guide to Guy Debord's 'The Society of the Spectacle'
The spectacle can be found on every screen that you look at. It is the advertisements plastered on the subway and the pop-up ads that appear in your browser.
Poetry
One Poem by Hirato Renkichi
Our new poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by Hirato Renkichi, translated by Sho Sugita, for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Art
When Painter Clyfford Still Sent Rubber Underpants to a Pulitzer Prize-Winning Female Art Critic
In 1952, years before she won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, art critic Emily Genauer received a pair of rubber underpants in the mail — the kind of underpants babies wore before the advent of disposable diapers.
Art
'Women of Abstract Expressionism’ Challenges the Canon But Is Only the Beginning
DENVER — The story goes like this. It is 1950. Virginia born painter Judith Godwin learns that dancer and choreographer Martha Graham will be in the region and all Godwin can think about is her desire for Graham to perform in Staunton at the all women’s school she attended, Mary Baldwin College.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, find refuge in a mobile tea house, watch fantastical adult animation from the '70s, visit Pasadena's City Hall where local youth will project their videos, and more.
Art
Between Fantasy and Realism, Bo Bartlett Unmoors His Visions from the Everyday
On the same block where Bo Bartlett’s first solo exhibition in New York opened 35 years ago, Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe is giving audiences a sneak peek into the much anticipated Bo Bartlett Center, set to open in Columbus, Georgia next fall.
Opinion
Art Not Oil Coalition Issues Statement on BP’s Sponsorship of UK Cultural Institutions
We received the following statement from the Art Not Oil coalition regarding the new BP sponsorships of major cultural institutions in the UK.
Announcement
Berlin Art Week: Two Art Fairs, Exhibition Openings, Art Prizes, Films, Project Spaces & Private Collections
From 13–18 September 2016, Berlin will once again become the centre of the international art world. The fifth Berlin Art Week will attract collectors, gallerists, museum directors, and all those interested in art and culture to the German capital.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6MjgzODUsImF0Ij
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Human Anatomy as Portrayed in Woodblocks of 19th-Century Kabuki Actors
The opening of Japan in the 19th century after its isolationist Edo period caused an influx of foreign influence, including Western approaches to medicine.
Art
ArtRx NYC: Summer Day Trips
August rapidly approached and we could all use an excuse to leave the city.