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From a Pineapple to a Six-Pack, 23 Buildings that Resemble the Things They Sell
A combination of roadside attraction novelty and greater architectural freedom resulted in some very strange 20th-century buildings.
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The Men Who Dress Like Sex Dolls
Several years ago, while doing research for a photography project on hyperrealistic sex dolls, artist Daniel Handal learned about female maskers: a fetish community of men who dress up as living dolls, wearing latex bodysuits and masks.
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In Cleveland, Two Artists Picture the Ugly Realities of American Politics
CLEVELAND — Maybe it’s not quite that bad; hell is just some others — many of who stopped in Cleveland this past week for the Republican National Convention.
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ArtRx NYC
This week, the city hosts an animation block party, a small press flea, and a poetry festival. Plus, don't miss Hyperallergic's panel on art and propaganda, a look at the latest projects in art and tech, and more.
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A Photojournalist's Previously Unpublished Images of Fidel Castro's Cuba in the 1960s
“What would your State Department say if they knew you had been kept incommunicado in the Sierra Maestra with [me] for three days?” Fidel Castro asked Lee Lockwood, an American photojournalist, during a rare, smoke-filled seven-day interview in 1965.
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An Artist and Amateur Scientist Who Painted Animal Camouflage and Angels
Before coming across an unusually calligraphic painting of a mountain, Williams College Museum of Art Curator Kevin Murphy considered the turn-of-the-century artist Abbott Handerson Thayer "a one slide guy," a man known for portraits of placid angels, who in an art history class might get one mentio
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The Stark Beauty of Japan's Soaring Cormorant Population
Japan has a problem with cormorant overpopulation.
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Why Were So Many Women Excluded from the History of Abstract Expressionism?
In the fourth episode of the Hyperallergic Podcast we focus on the Women of Abstract Expressionism exhibition at the Denver Art Museum.
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Anonymous Donors Help Restore a Renaissance Nymphaeum in Rome
The centerpiece of a Renaissance villa in Rome, once used as a papal country retreat, has been restored to its former glory, with financial backing from an unexpected source: a group of anonymous Japanese donors.
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The Legacy of Activist, Author, and Indian Modernist Artist K. G. Subramanyan
On June 29, K. G. Subramanyan, a deeply influential figure within the modern and contemporary Indian art world, passed away at the age of 92.
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Democracy, Art, and the Frustrations of Populism
Art exhibitions concerned with politics are very much of the moment.
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From Warhol's Grave to Elvis's Front Door, 10 Museum Webcams to Watch
From the world's oldest ham to corvettes crushed in a sinkhole, some of the greatest wonders of our museums are available 24/7 through online webcams.