Books
Portraits from UK's Historic and Obscure Pagan Festivals
Over a thousand years since Christianity rose to dominance in the United Kingdom, pagan traditions continue to thrive.
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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: Brigitte Bardot goes after artist for using her image, tourists snap naked group photo on sacred Malaysian mountain, and Russia crucifies trash Jesus.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, there's a sci-fi and German rock mash-up at 356 mission, Mark Bradford gets his first solo museum show in LA, an artist makes it rain at Tif Sigfrids, and more.
Opinion
Rethinking American Indian Influence on Bushwick Art
My recent article on Bushwick Open Studios for Hyperallergic tried to discuss the influence of American Indian spirituality on the new age symbolism that I saw in many art works. However, the article didn't capture this fraught process of appropriation and commodification well enough.
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Join Hyperallergic for Readings, Flame Wars, and More at Housing Works on June 23
There will be readings. There will be ranting. There will be ruminations. We're very excited to announce our first ever (free) event at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in Soho — come join us next Tuesday, June 23, for Hyperallergic IRL.
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NY State Senate Passes Bill Protecting Art Authenticators from Bogus Lawsuits
Art authenticators can finally breathe a sigh of relief: on Monday, the New York State Senate passed much-anticipated legislation that protects them against frivolous libel lawsuits.
Opinion
J. Crew Offers a Tote-ally Useless Way to 'Help' Nepal
Just in time for your summer beach trip, J. Crew has released a limited-edition tote bag emblazoned with a Slurpee-shaded landscape and discreet sans serif lettering wishing “Love to Nepal.”
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Could Emoji Replace Pin Numbers?
Emoji have been widely praised for the way they can foster better communication. But what if they could also make it easier to remember things — for instance, the password to your bank account?
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Sigmar Polke’s Dreamy, Trippy Art Went Deeper than Pop
COLOGNE, Germany — Sigmar Polke was based in Cologne for over 30 years before he died there in 2010 at age 69, and his Alibis: Retrospective brings his body of work home to rest.
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ArtRx NYC
We sort of say this every week, but there is so.much.good.stuff happening in NYC over the next seven days. Celebrate James Joyce and Bloomsday in arty style, attend a con focused on comics and black culture, watch the sun rise with Yoko Ono ... and if you're a woman especially, go watch Goodfellas i
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The Demolished Buddhas of Bamiyan Are Reborn as 3D Projections
This month the two sixth-century Buddhas of Bamiyan demolished in Afghanistan were temporarily returned to their towering places in the Bamiyan cliffs through 3D projection.
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Liberate Tate Annotates Tate Modern's Turbine Hall in 25-Hour Guerrilla Protest
Activist art collective Liberate Tate completed a 25-hour unsanctioned performance inside Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall on Sunday, urging the institution to drop its sponsorship deal with BP, one of the world's largest oil companies.