Art
The Explosive Beauty of Demolishing Old Buildings
In ancient Greek, the phrase “panta rhei” means "all things are in flux." Photographer Meike Fischer’s series of the same name references that philosophy in the context of urban building.
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In Brief
Before Tinder, There Were Escort Cards
In the 1800s, long before swiping right, there were escort cards: paper cards that men presented to women as an indication of their interest.
Art
Restoring Central Park's 19th-Century Arches to Combat Its Traffic Chaos
Two Central Park pedestrians were killed in collisions with bicycles last year, devastating signs of the increasing chaos of its intersections.
Opinion
Topless Femen Protesters “Salute” Marine Le Pen for Her Fascist Politics
PARIS — Most Parisians seem to have overlooked the radical, anti-fascist, irony-soaked, “top-down” demonstration by the international women’s movement Femen that took place on May 1.
Art
Mannequin Designer Ralph Pucci's Playful Humanoids
Ralph Pucci, a high-end mannequin and furniture designer, has collaborated with a wide range of artists throughout his career, producing unorthodox renditions of mannequins since the 1970s.
Books
Finding a Haven for Taboo Fantasies in Erotica
Reviewing erotica is a difficult task, and maybe a futile one.
Art
Travel to Space (and Back in Time) with Vintage NASA Photos
In the early 20th century, the world watched in anticipation as Stetson-capped explorers disappeared into the Amazon jungle.
Art
Portraits of the Palettes of Famous Dead Artists
A gradient blur of colors accumulated on the palette of Camille Pissarro, while orderly dark streaks of paint still echo the short expressionist career of Paula Modersohn-Becker on her wooden board.
Art
Who Are the Rightful Owners of Artifacts of Oppression?
Imagine this: boxes of family photos, wood carvings, landscape paintings, handmade jewelry, and other items being put up for auction.
Comics
Looney Tunes as Muse
When I think about making art, I think of Looney Tunes.
Art
The Vanishing of America's Historic Mental Asylums
Between 1848 and 1890, dozens of grand mental asylums were built around the United States under the Kirkbride Plan, designed by Thomas Story Kirkbride.
News
Henry Moore Foundation Asks Artist Not to Use Sculpture as “Political Statement”
Three years ago, Kansas City–based artist A. Bitterman proposed moving a vacant, dilapidated house, located in one of the city's poorest neighborhoods, to the lawn of the Nelson-Atkins Museum.