Books
The Forgotten Artistic Playgrounds of the 20th Century
The Playground Project explores an era of artistic play.
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Podcast
Introducing the Hyperallergic Podcast: The Marrakech Biennial Curates Decolonization
Today, we launch our first Hyperallergic Podcast, which will be a biweekly broadcast extending our mission to bring you playful, serious, and radical perspectives on art and culture in the world today.
Interview
An Oppositional Artist in Turkey on Censorship, Political Unrest, and “Terrorism”
ISTANBUL — Since winning the November 2015 elections, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his AKP party have taken extreme measures to silence anyone who raises their voice to criticize government policy.
Art
After 40 Years, Super 8 Takes Down Its Kitschy Prints and Gives Them Away
It's the end of a design era for Super 8.
Art
An Excerpt from ‘On Fire,’ Artists’ Tales of Devastating Studio Blazes
“My interest in participating in this book you’re about to make,” Brendan Fowler tells me, “is that I think it will be a document that would have been useful to me before I’d had my fire."
Art
Soylent, a Donkey, and Even Some Good Art: A Frieze New York Diary
1pm: The press preview for Frieze New York 2016 on Randall's Island begins! Or so they say. I am power walking out the door of my office in Williamsburg.
Art
Transforming a Refugee Camp’s Walls into Subtle Silhouettes
The white paint that covers many of the building facades in Al-Hussein, a refugee camp in Amman, Jordan, is chipping and peeling after decades of wear.
Art
From Navajo to Arctic Landscapes, Exploring the Aesthetics of Sound
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Sound often accompanies visual experiences, such as music set to film, dance, and performance. Yet it is less frequent to have a visual depiction of our auditory experiences.
In Brief
Tauba Auerbach Sculpts a Pop-Up Book for Grownups
In her sculptures and installations, California-born artist Tauba Auerbach often plays with the flux state between two and three dimensions. Her latest project continues in this vein: It's an oversized pop-up book.
News
A Noguchi Ceiling in a U-Haul Showroom Is Restored to Its Former Glory
In the 1940s, artist Isamu Noguchi experimented with a series of "lunar landscapes," embedding lights in undulating magnesite cement. While some were freestanding sculptures, three were site-specific pieces installed in two buildings and a boat. This month, the only one of these architectural projec
Art
For Its Newest Exhibition, a Gallery Is Closed for a Month
If you visit Chisenhale Gallery in London during its opening hours any day over the next four weeks, you'll find its door locked, its lights turned off, and not one employee around to hear your hopeful knocks.
Interview
Glenn Adamson on New York and London’s Distinct Museum Cultures
Glenn Adamson recently stepped down from his directorship at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in Manhattan's Columbus Circle, after serving that position for a little less than three years.