Books
The Creation, and Re-creation, of the Curator
After centuries of slaving away in the shadowy alcoves of museums, libraries, and archives, curators are finally having their 15 minutes in the spotlight.
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Art
Wearable Tech that Fits Like a Glove
Making Patterns is the first exhibition at Eyebeam’s residency at the Seaport.
Announcement
The Mercer Gallery Presents 'Elliott Arkin: Lifetime Achievement Exhibition'
The Mercer Gallery, a member of the SUNY Association of Museums and Galleries and the American Association of Museums, is please to present a Lifetime Achievement Exhibition by sculptor Elliott Arkin.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6OTM4NTgsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozMDA0MzEsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJja
Books
A 17th-Century Woman Artist's Butterfly Journey
In June of 1699, a 52-year-old Maria Sibylla Merian departed on a cargo ship for South America's Suriname with only her 22-year-old daughter Dorothea Maria for company.
Art
When Commercial Television Met the Art World
About halfway through the Jewish Museum’s Revolution of the Eye: Modern Art and the Birth of American Television, you can watch a curious short video circa 1952 directed by Sidney Peterson.
Poetry
A Poem by Reginald Dwayne Betts
Our poetry editor, Joe Pan, has selected one poem by Reginald Dwayne Betts for his series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Art
What Museumgoers Think of the Smithsonian's Cosby Exhibition
WASHINGTON, DC — Ever since the National Museum of African Art's 50th-anniversary exhibition Conversations: African and African American Artworks in Dialogue opened last November, the show has sparked exactly what its name intended: fervent debate.
Books
The Most Fantastic Architecture of the Soviet Union Was Built on Paper
Restricted by the aesthetic limits on architecture in the Soviet Union, Alexander Brodsky and Ilya Utkin imagined the most fantastic cities and wondrous structures on paper.
Comics
Making Art Is Like Pooping
What goes in ... comes out.
News
Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: Warhols go missing in Los Angeles, a papier-mâché cat goes up in flames, and vandals attack a dystopian equestrian sculpture.
Art
A Granite Sculptor's Last and Largest Work Completed in His Memory
On June 15, Jesús Moroles was driving from his home in Rockport, Texas, to Chickasha, Oklahoma, to continue work on the largest granite project of his career when he was killed in a car crash.
Art
British Museum’s First Commissioned Caribbean Sculptures Tower Over Its Great Court
Wander into the British Museum’s Great Court these days, and you’ll encounter two large, black and gold Moko Jumbie sculptures guarding the staircases on either side.