Art
Photos of Elizabeth Taylor’s Home Capture Its Beauty and Banality
Like a closed curtain at the beginning of a performance, a red, wavy material with the name “Elizabeth Taylor” emblazoned in white lettering fills the frame.
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Mining Flickr for 1 Million Moons
In terms of things we photograph the most, the moon probably ranks pretty high, especially when it floats in the cosmos as a full-bodied orb.
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The Historical and Fictional Worlds of Nari Ward
MIAMI — At the Pérez Art Museum, Nari Ward’s retrospective looks at simulations of paradise.
Comics
Deadlines Are Closer Than They Appear
I recently had a huge deadline pushed back.
Art
The Urgent Protest Art of the Berkeley Political Poster Workshop
In May 1970, students at the University of California, Berkeley, came together to form the Berkeley Political Poster Workshop, which produced hundreds of silkscreen designs.
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The Short-lived 1940s NYC Tabloid That "Dared to Tell the Truth"
The New York PM Daily only lasted from 1940 to 1948, but in its short run it served as a vital progressive voice in New York City and promoted groundbreaking photography to accompany its stories.
Announcement
Chrysler Museum of Art Features Photographer Ed Burtynsky in Exhibition Focused on Global Water Issues
Explore humanity’s complicated relationship with water through the lens of an internationally renowned photographer. The Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Va., presents Edward Burtynsky: Water.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6ODc1NDEsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNTYyMjEsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30
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Victoria & Albert Amasses World’s Largest Photography Collection at Regional Museum’s Expense
Last week, the Science Museum Group (SMG) and the Victoria and Albert Museum announced what they deemed "a historic agreement": 400,000 objects from SMG’s three-million-strong photography collection, held at the National Media Museum in Bradford, England, will be moved to London's V&A.
Art
A Life-Size 1967 Photograph of a Greyhound Bus Drives into the LA Art Book Fair
"WARNING: DO NOT OPEN IN THE WIND," read the packaging of Bus, an actual size photograph of an actual Greyhound bus, which was silkscreened, folded down, and distributed in a limited edition of 200 copies by artist Mason Williams in 1967.
Art
Light Projections Bring Color and Lost Glory to the Temple of Dendur
We recognize the Temple of Dendur today as a monochromatic sandstone structure, but its walls, like those of most ancient Egyptian temples, were originally painted bright colors.
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Astrological Aesthetics: February 2016 Horoscopes
Hyperallergic’s horoscopes offer astrological advice for artists and art types, in art terms, every month.
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Rent a Re-creation of Vincent van Gogh’s Bedroom on Airbnb — Just Don’t Chop Off Your Ear
Now available for rent on Airbnb is a full-size, 3D replica of Vincent van Gogh's famous painting "The Bedroom" (1889), complete with rustic twin bed, pale violet walls, copper-green wood floor, and straw hat on a peg.