Art
An Artist Attempts to Draw the Entire History of Vietnam
HO CHI MINH CITY — At times the downtown here can appear as one great, big construction site — gleaming Chanel storefronts arise around the corner from propaganda posters.
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Art
Stunning Chronophotographs Capture the Patterns of Birds in Flight
The dark, smudgy streaks on Xavi Bou's photographs suggest the jerky ink tracks created by a malfunctioning printer, but they actually record the various patterns birds trace while flying in flocks.
Art
The Sinuous Lines of Influence Between Eva Hesse and Sol LeWitt
CLEVELAND — When I first saw the wall, I didn't see what was on it.
Poetry
Two Poems by Hoa Nguyen
Our new poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected two poems by Hoa Nguyen for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Books
The Nostalgic Glow of New York City’s Remaining Historic Neon Signs
Neon and New York City had their ups and downs over the 20th century, from the glowing signage being an innovative advertisement in the 1920s and '30s to already telegraphing seediness with its flickering in the 1940s and '50s.
Art
The Underground Press and Its Extraordinary Moment in US History
What if the history of an era were stocked away in an attic, waiting for our attention?
News
Jersey City Censors a Public Artwork It Commissioned
Jersey City officials have painted over a contentious artwork that the city's public arts program commissioned, prompting calls to tighten what critics view as a highly ambiguous, if not essentially nonexistent, citywide public arts policy.
Art
ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, the filmmaker Guillermo del Toro shares his creative process at the Los Angeles County of Museum Art (LACMA), Visitor Welcome Center sets up a unique artistic exchange, four artists mine "the depths of Brown creativity/identity," and more.
Art
New Media Artists Mourn Tekserve, a Tech Oasis in New York
Many New Yorkers were sad to hear of Tekserve’s imminent closing, especially artists who work in new media, video, or otherwise incorporate the use of Apple products into their practices.
Interview
The Flower-Filled Photos of Hmong Women on Dating Sites
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — At the age of four, in 1986, Pao Houa Her sought refuge from Vietnam with her family in the US.
News
Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: a punk rocker righted the gender imbalance in an exhibition on the genre's history, two Monets were seized from a Malaysian businessman accused of fraud, and a court ordered artist Orlan to pay Lady Gaga $22,000.
News
A Corpse Flower Is About to Bloom in the Bronx, Unleashing Its Sensational Stench
Something rotten is preparing to bloom in the Bronx: one of the world's largest flowers that smells like death.