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Your Concise Guide to Armory Week 2016

Like a noble grizzly emerging, famished and irritable, from her den after months of hibernation, the New York art world is roaring aggressively into action for the annual Armory Week fairs.

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Join Hyperallergic for a Conversation About Art and Revolution at PULSE

It's Armory Art Week in New York, and we we always look forward to finding ways to contribute a new critical perspective that will educate and illuminate an aspect of art.

Art

The Bawdy History of Medieval Playing Cards

Playing cards arrived in Europe from Asia sometime in the 14th century, and by 1367 they had their first citywide ban in Bern, Switzerland.

Interview

With Lace and Concrete, an Israeli Artist Reframes Abandoned Palestinian Homes

Naomi Safran-Hon has — by her own admission — terrible taste in music, which explains how she became a regular listener of Israel’s trashiest radio station, Galgalatz.

In Brief

Bringing van Gogh’s Life to the Big Screen at 12 Oil Paintings per Second

Described as "the world's first feature-length painted animation," a forthcoming film will tell the life story of Vincent van Gogh through over 120 of his own oil paintings.

Announcement

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Squarespace makes it easy to create stunning websites, artist portfolios, blogs, and online stores without having to touch a line of code.

In Brief

Anish Kapoor Gets Exclusive Rights to the World's Darkest Material [UPDATED]

Anish Kapoor now owns the exclusive rights to the world's darkest material — a claim that, naturally, is pissing off other artists.

News

A 5,000-Year-Old Linen Dress Is the World's Oldest Woven Garment

An over-5,000-year-old linen dress was recently confirmed as the world's oldest woven garment.

Comics

When Inspiration Strikes

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In Brief

Metropolitan Museum’s Admission Now “Suggested” Rather Than “Recommended”

Since 1893, admission to New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has been as little as a penny.

Art

Confronting Homelessness Close to Home, with Help from Martha Rosler

SEATTLE — “Home Prices Bring Smiles, Tears.” “Anti-Homeless Attacks Won’t Solve Problem.” When I saw these headlines running across the Seattle Times and Seattle Weekly newspapers earlier this month, a single sentence flashed through my mind, on repeat: “Housing is a human right.”

Art

Imperialism and Its Discontents at Tate Britain

LONDON — Artist and Empire contains something for everyone, ranging from fierce pride to loathing, as well as everything in between.