Art

Dizzying Dioramas of the World's Major Cities

Picture your hometown. What does it look like in your mind? Can you mentally map its streets, its parks, its landmarks?

Art

In Chinese Characters, Designers Seek to Marry Text and Image

BEIJING — Senior designers from the Dutch design agency LAVA Céline Lamée and Johan Nijhoff explored the origins of visual communication by designing a new set of symbols.

Art

Brilliant Illustrations Ridicule Modern Vice

The old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words finds substance in the illustrations of John Holcroft.

Comics

The Trees That Didn't Make the Cut

Not every tree is right for the holidays.

Hyperallergic

Happy Holidays from Hyperallergic!

Happy holidays from Hyperallergic! May you have a wonderful day with those you love.

Art

When Artists Make Holiday Cards

There are few small pleasures more delightful than opening the mailbox to find a holiday card from a friend.

In Brief

Christmas Tree Drone Delivers Yuletide Nightmares

How does Santa deliver all those gifts in just a few short hours every Christmas? With drones, of course!

In Brief

Artists Petition the Pope to Abolish Hell (Again)

A group of artists is collecting signatures on a petition demanding that Pope Francis I abolish hell.

Community

A View from the Easel

CHICAGO — The 83rd installment of a series in which artists send in a photo and a description of their workspace. Want to take part? Submit your studio — just check out the submission guidelines.

Art

Best of 2014: Our Top 20 NYC Art Shows That Weren't in Brooklyn

Let's face it: there's Brooklyn, and then there's the rest of New York City. (Sorry, rest of New York City!)

Film

Tim Burton Art Fraud Drama 'Big Eyes' Has Big Problems

At first glance, Big Eyes may look like the least Burtonesque film Tim Burton has ever made.

Art

How to Fix a Monet After Somebody Punches It

Conservators are probably the closest thing the art world has to surgeons.