Art
Ceci N'Est Pas un Gif: Animating Magritte
Raphaëlle Martin has published a new set of Magritte-inspired animations that demonstrates how much more bizarre the Surrealist’s paintings can be when brought to life and played on a loop.
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Art
An Archival and Artistic Exploration of Transgender Identity
Bring Your Own Body: Transgender Between Archives and Aesthetics illustrates not just the multiplicity of transgender identities but the many forms of expression those identities take.
Interview
Reading Menstrual Rags Like Rorschach Tests
From popular culture to religious beliefs, menstruation has always been viewed as quite the taboo subject.
In Brief
Oppa Public Art! Seoul Set to Unveil Golden "Gangnam Style" Monument
In mid-December, the district of Gangnam in Seoul will unveil a large bronze sculpture depicting the overlapping fists that are part of the "Gangnam Style" video's iconic horse-riding dance.
Art
Two Artists Paint Through Different Philosophies
I don’t know about you, but I experience adulthood as an unremitting crisis of faith, and I look to art for examples of how to better think about what I’m doing.
Art
Inside Marwencol, the Art Project That Helped an Amnesiac Recover from Assault
In April 2000, after drunkenly confessing his love of cross-dressing in a bar, Mark Hogancamp was brutally beaten and left for dead by five bigots in his hometown of Kingston, New York.
Art
Tired of Chelsea's Commercialism, a Gallerist Looks Closer to Home in Harlem
Claire Oliver is aiming for a raw, vacant, sun-filled space that would welcome ad hoc projects, allowing “creative expression for its own ends.”
Opinion
Move Over, Modigliani: Some Slightly More Altruistic Ways to Spend $170.4 Million
On Monday, Amadeo Modigliani's "Nu couché" (Reclining Nude), a 1917 painting of a woman sprawled naked on red bedding, fetched $170.4 million at Christie's.
Art
Welcome to Zaqistan, an Artist-Run Republic in the Utah Desert
On November 19, the Republic of Zaqistan will celebrate its 10th year of independence.
Art
A Series Showcases Mathematics-Based Sound Visualizations
LONDON — It is almost impossible not to notice the recent flourishing of sound installations in the British art world.
Art
Tripping Through Digital Landscapes in Virtual Reality and on Canvas
The works in Rachel Rossin’s show at Zieher Smith & Horton unfold sequentially, like the illustrations of an idea that is carefully trying to prove itself.
Poetry
A Poem by Cathy Linh Che
Our poetry editor, Joe Pan, has selected a poem by Cathy Linh Che for his series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.