Books
Inexplicable Found Photographs of Women in Trees
It all began at a flea market in Frankfurt, when photo collector Jochen Raiß came across a picture of a woman wearing a summer dress and high heels.
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Art
A Child’s Guide to Squatting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
In E.L. Konigsburg's 1967 children's classic From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, siblings Claudia and James Kincaid run away from their cushy suburban home in Greenwich, Connecticut, and camp out at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Art
Revisiting an Art Collective’s Ephemeral Time Capsules
Somewhere in Artpark, the 108-acre state park in Lewiston, New York, is buried an Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser covered in tar and filled with 30 suitcases packed with consumer goods such as cigarettes, condoms, and magazines from Reader's Digest to Playboy.
Art
The Staged Beauty of the Awkward Family Photo
In his solo show Portraits at Anton Kern Gallery, Jonas Wood exaggerates the flaws of his subjects, an oddly refreshing sight in the age of Photoshop.
News
Doris Salcedo Fills a Public Square in Bogotá with the Names of Civil War Victims
Yesterday, Bolívar Square turned white in the name of peace. A new site-specific work by Doris Salcedo covers the heart of Bogotá with 7,000 meters of white fabric.
Announcement
Apply Now to Maine College of Art's MFA Program in Studio Art
Full Tuition Scholarship deadline is January 27, 2017. Application deadline is February 20, 2017.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6NDk5NjIsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjo0OTA4NDcsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxNzI4MjMwLCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjIwNTE3MDAsImZsIjoyNDgyNTUzLCJpcCI6IjU0LjE5Ni4yNDcuMTkyIiwibnci
Art
National Archive GIFs Tell US History in Motion
The National Archives launches an online resource of GIFs from its collections of historic film, photography, art, and animation.
Art
A Playful Artist Insists Gallery Staff Take a Nap
Work becomes play in Peter Liversidge’s Twofold installation, though its proposals read so formally: “I propose to drop two hundred and fifty thousand 1 cent coins on the floor of the main gallery space.”
Announcement
VCFA Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Its MFA in Visual Art
The MFA in Visual Art at Vermont College of Fine Arts is commemorating its 25th anniversary this year and the program will be hosting a series of alumni exhibitions around the country.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6MTAxNTQ0LCJhdCI6MjAsImJ0IjowLCJjbSI6NDkxODQ1LCJjaCI6MTkzMCwiY2siOnt9LCJjciI6M
Art
An Installation Weaves Through a Brooklyn Cemetery Chapel
Aaron Asis has strung fuchsia parachute cord through the chapel at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery as part of a series of interventions at the burial ground.
Art
The Pain and Privilege of Dissecting Bodies
Doreen Garner's sculptures vividly evoke the violence done to black women's bodies in the name of science and beauty.
Poetry
Two Poems by Daniel Poppick
Our new poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected two poems by Daniel Poppick for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.