In Brief
Run from Ghosts in Real Cemeteries with Google Maps Pac-Man
Today is a glorious one for your idle time, as Google Maps made a function available to turn any street view into a game of Pac-Man.
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News
Syria Has Reputedly Hidden Away 99% of Its Cultural Heritage Artifacts
It's rare to hear any positive news associated with cultural heritage and Syria these days, but there is a ray of hope.
Announcement
Lake FX Summit + Expo, Presented by Google, Is Midwest’s Largest Free Conference for Artists and Creatives
The Midwest's largest free conference for creatives working in the arts, culinary, fashion, film, and music industries has unveiled its full schedule.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6NzkzODcsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjoyMzA1NjUsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjciI6ODE0NDgzLCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjg0ODk4OCwiZmwiOjU0Nzc
Art
Queering the Tom of Finland Foundation
LONDON — When artist Patrick Staff visited for the Tom of Finland Foundation in Los Angeles for the first time, in the summer of 2012, he was expecting to find the usual, sober atmosphere of an archive.
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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: college art thief fails, Romanian minister gets Picasso bribes, and Versace rips off a designer's shirt.
Art
Astrological Aesthetics: April 2015 Horoscopes
Hyperallergic’s horoscopes offer astrological advice for artists and art types, in art terms, every month.
Books
The Mystery of the Painter of Light™
Thomas Kinkade was a painter of cabins, lighthouses, and improvable sunsets. He was an avowed evangelical Christian who fortified his saccharine landscapes with passages from the scriptures.
Art
An Illustrated Guide to Arthur Danto’s "The End of Art"
Arthur Danto’s best-known essay, "The End of Art," continues to be cited more than it is understood. What was Danto’s argument? Is art really over? And if so, what are the implications for art history and art-making?
Art
ArtRx NYC
This week is your chance to dive deep into the lessons of fascism, read Basquiat's notebooks, explore Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series, and check out NYC's chapbook festival.
Art
Under Western Influence, Tibetan Artists Turn to Identity Politics
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the Trace Foundation commissioned 30 works from contemporary Tibetan and Tibet-influenced Western artists, asking a simple question: what does it mean to be Tibetan today?
Art
An Online Sanctuary for 30 Endangered Species
Designer Bryan James was inspired to create the online project "In Pieces" as a "reminder of the beauty we are on the verge of losing as every moment passes."
Art
Relics of War on Europe's Coastlines
During the grimmest days of World War II, the Allied and Axis powers raced to fortify their coastlines.