Art
A Sight at the Museum
Just past the metal detectors at the entrance to the Metropolitan Museum, 11 people cluster together, tablets and smartphones raised in front of their faces, photographing the central information desk and the arches beyond.
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Poetry
Two Poems by Kit Schluter
Our new poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected two poems by Kit Schluter for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Opinion
White Supremacy's Strange Skittles Obsession
The US Presidential election cycle has become a hotbed of coded memes and imagery.
Art
A Blimp Floats in a Gallery, Imagining the View from Space
CHICAGO — The Sidney R. Yates gallery in the Chicago Cultural Center is a large space on the top floor of a neoclassical-style building on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue.
Performance
A Play Caught Between the Lies and Truth of Storytelling
When I first encounter the artist Lin Bo discussing his work “The Cage,” there is something about him that doesn’t sit quite right with me.
News
Light Projection Aims to Remind Trump His Tower Was Built by Undocumented Workers
To protest Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric, activists projected 30-foot-tall images of migrant workers onto the gleaming façade of Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan on September 8.
Art
Camille Henrot's Melancholic Mondays
NAPLES, Italy — “I don't care if Monday's blue,” sang the Cure. But French artist Camille Henrot seems to care a great deal.
Art
ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, a sports-themed show opens at an Eastside arts space, a French artist unveils his project along the LA River, the performance festival Live Arts Exchange kicks off, and more.
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News
Slick Replica of Palmyra's Triumphal Arch Arrives in New York, Prompting Questions [UPDATED]
A replica of Palmyra's ancient Arch of Triumph, built by Romans and destroyed last year by ISIS militants, is on a world tour.
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Can Design Enrich Human Experience? Discover Innovative Graduate Programs at Parsons
Students at Parsons School of Design challenge conventional design to explore disruptive ideas from a human-centered perspective. Through focused training, experimentation, and exploration, they draw on all disciplines, harnessing innovation and creativity to design for a world that doesn’t exist ye
Art
How an Imaginary Island Stayed on Maps for Five Centuries
A tiny blot of a landmass off the western coast of Ireland is curiously labeled "Imaginary Isle of O Brazil" on cartographer Thomas Jefferys's 1768 "Chart of the Atlantic Ocean." A 21st-century viewer might wonder: why include a fictional island on a map of the known world?
News
In Denver, a Rare Chance to See Clyfford Still’s Works on Paper
Known mostly for his paintings, Clyfford Still drew prolifically, producing thousands of works of paper throughout his 60-year career as an artist.