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Putting the "Mobile" in Automobile: A Car Made from Discarded Cell Phones
Americans throw away approximately 130 million cell phones every year.
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A Lakota Sioux Warrior's Eyewitness Drawings of Little Bighorn
One of the most popular images of the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn is "Custer's Last Stand" by Cassilly Adams, who ditched historical accuracy for a romanticized George Armstrong Custer standing tall against the encroaching horde of horseback warriors.
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A Poop Art Show Aims to Wipe Out the Global Sanitation Crisis
The smiling poop emoji is just five years old, but it has already infiltrated American culture, inspiring everything from halloween costumes to nail decals.
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When Hens Look Like Maleviches
There is no perfect word or glossary to describe where Laura Lima takes art.
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Join Hyperallergic for Conversations About Spectacle, Performance, and the Miami Art Scene at PULSE
This year, we're excited to announce that we've teamed up with PULSE Miami Beach to present two exciting discussions as part of the PULSE PERSPECTIVES series.
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From Henry Clay Frick to Gilded Matzah, Observing the World in Glass Cases
PHILADELPHIA — Upon entering Joshua Reiman’s inventive new show Glass Houses at the Napoleon Gallery, the first thing that strikes you is one of sound rather than vision: a steady, persistent drip-drip-drip of water into a tank.
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Bridge Down! Prepare for Hellish Traffic During the Miami Art Fairs
Those of you going down to Miami for the art fairs in two weeks should brace yourselves for a hellish traffic nightmare
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The Elusive Painter Who Predicted Minimalism in the Mid 1950s
John Ferren did not so much work outside the mainstream as circle it continuously in a personal and highly meditative quest for meaning.
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Hanging 19th-Century Japanese and Western Masters Side by Side
SAN FRANCISCO — Claude Monet owned more than 200 Japanese prints and once told a critic, “If you insist on forcing me into an affiliation with anyone else ... then compare me with the old Japanese masters; their exquisite taste has always delighted me.”
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An Interactive Timeline of Human History According to Wikipedia
A new data visualization tool called Histography transforms Wikipedia's entries on historic events into an interactive timeline
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Five Ways to Disrupt White Supremacy in the Mainstream Art World
“What would you do to disrupt white supremacy in the current system of art production?
Comics
Some Days Creativity Feels Finite
Even though I know it's not true.