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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Art
Write the Stories of Thousands of Found Polaroids
In the 1970s and '80s the Polaroid instant camera quickly captured family moments and delivered the images on the spot.
Art
Three Days of Debating Social Justice at the Venice Biennale
VENICE — As folks streamed into the dimmed theater and escaped the Venetian heat, I felt a sense of anticipation. Creative Time, which has been showcasing its support of socially engaged art practices for decades, made its way into the Venice Biennale’s central exhibition All the World’s Futures, or
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A Visit to the Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum
AKUREYRI, Iceland — If you set out from Reykjavík northbound on Route 1, the road that rings around most of Iceland, you will, after give or take five hours, find yourself in Akureyri.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, hear the ethereal sounds of the glass armonica, take a spa day at Eastside International, visit the Museum of Contemporary Art's (MOCA) new project space, and more.