Art

Objectifying Our Digital Lives

PORTLAND, Ore. — For the first time the New York art nonprofit Eyebeam has brought an exhibition to the West Coast and, unironically, chose Portland.

Art

For the Love of Sneakers

Everyone discovers a new pair of sneakers from a different angle.

Art

Disassembling a Dying Ash Tree so It Can Be Reborn

LONDON — The afterlives of trees are grim. Many become mulch, others fodder for fires.

In Brief

White House Hopeful Bernie Sanders Promises to Be an "Arts President"

First he picks up an endorsement from the rapper (and one half of Outkast) Big Boi, and now he's made a video promising to be an "arts president."

Art

Bells, Bicycles, and Other Monumental Sculptures Land in London’s Financial District

LONDON — For the fifth edition of the Sculpture in the City public art exhibition, towering names in contemporary art like Ai Weiwei, Damien Hirst, and Kris Martin have sculptures alongside the financial district's skyscrapers.

Art

San Francisco Is Losing Its Artists

SAN FRANCISCO — One of this city’s most-discussed recent performances took place on the morning of April 1, 2014.

Poetry

Two Poems by Christopher Bolin

Our poetry editor, Joe Pan, has selected two poems by Christopher Bolin for his series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.

In Brief

35 Questions for a Would-Be Natural History Curator, in 1910

"Explain the principles of proper labeling, giving an outline of a suitable label for Amphelis cedrorum, Cedar Waxwing; for an army field writing desk used by General Grant during the civil war; for a fossil plant; for a mineral."

Art

Imagining the Thoughts of Women Readers in Paintings

One recurring image in the paintings of Western art history is that of a woman sitting in solitude, seemingly lost in the pages of a book.

Art

The Marvels of India's Maze-like Stepwells

For the past four years, journalist Victoria Lautman has been photographing an overlooked feature of Indian architectural history: the stepwell.

Art

Psychedelic and Power Trips: An Exhibition Contemplates Drugs

TAIPEI — Climbing up the steps to TheCube Project Space in Taipei as the city prepared for Typhoon Soudelor, the last thing I expected to see was a reference to Eric Garner.

Art

Step Inside New York's Wandering Sukkah

"One of the tenets of Sukkot is to welcome the guests," Frank told Hyperallergic. "So in that spirit we wanted to do something really radically inclusive for people who don't normally celebrate this holiday."