In Brief
The Tyranny of the Instagram Square Is Over!
Instagram has broken its self-imposed mold and is now allowing users to bypass the square photo format in favor of landscape and portrait-oriented images.
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In Brief
In Germany, Your #Foodporn Is Now the Property of the Chef
Think twice before you Instagram your Michelin star-studded meal — at least, if you're dining in Germany, where even the food on your plate may be subject to copyright law.
Books
Praise the Lord! The World's Oldest Bible Goes on Display at the British Museum
For only its second time on loan, the earliest known Bible is going on view this October at the British Museum.
Art
An Abandoned Department Store Stocks Up on Art
TOLEDO, Ohio — Rocco DePietro and Gloria Pritschet characterize the massive group show they curated for Gallery Project, Wish List, as a contemporary statement of cultural desire.
Art
Fire Up a Wifi Router Hidden Inside a Rock
Unless you notice the little plaque marking it as art, you might easily miss Aram Bartholl's newest work, which debuts on Sunday and blends seamlessly into its surroundings in the wilderness of Germany.
Art
Mourning the Death of Art on the River Styx
PARIS — If you already know that the wizard of entertainment has been swimming in the heart of art, a small boat excursion in the dark sounds more like summertime diversion than enlightening art. And indeed it is.
Comics
Distractions Are Part of Making Art
Sometimes the best way to get over the hardest part of making art is to find another seemingly impossible task.
Art
A New Afterlife for Cemeteries: Training Future Preservationists
The sprawling 19th-century cemeteries whose monuments and mausoleums dot the United States are often short on hands to preserve their heritage.
Art
An Artist-Run Bottled Water Museum Springs Up in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — There are 324 bottles of water currently on view at the Museum of Bottled Water (MBW) in the Crossroads Arts District, some flat, some sparkling, and featuring labels from across the globe with an emphasis on US branding.
Interview
One Artist's Quest to Turn Beach Plastic into Art
Confronting and unraveling the intimate relationship that contemporary society has with plastic is at the heart of artist Pam Longobardi’s mission for the Drifters Project.
Art
Atmospheric Photographs that Blend History and Myth
Italian photographer and photographic historian Paolo Morello infuses his images with lore.
Poetry
A Poem by David Tomas Martinez
Our poetry editor, Joe Pan, has selected a poem by David Tomas Martinez for his series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.