Art
A Contemporary African Art Fair Arrives in New York
It may at first thought seem odd that the newest addition to Frieze Week in New York is a fair devoted to contemporary African art.
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Experience Sunset-Colored Ice Cream Cones and Other Art Interludes in Central Park
As the Central Park Conservancy celebrates its 35th year, it’s hard to imagine the decrepit shape much of the park was in when they started revitalization efforts in 1980. As part of its anniversary celebrations, the Conservancy partnered with Creative Time.
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Greece Won't Sue to Get the Elgin Marbles Back
The Greek government has decided not to go to court to demand restitution of the Elgin Marbles, which the country has been trying to get back from the British Museum for three decades.
Poetry
Two Poems by J.P. Dancing Bear
Our poetry editor, Joe Pan, has selected two poems by J.P. Dancing Bear for his series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Art
Look Before You Sit: At Frieze New York, the Seats Are All Sculptures
Frieze New York opens its doors to the public today, but already during yesterday's press and VIP preview the aisles were crowded, the common areas and restaurants filled with worn-out fairgoers, and it seemed as if the only empty seats were sculptures.
Art
Broadsides for Broadband: Digitizing the People's Literature of the 17th Century
Considered the "people's literature" in the 17th century, broadside ballads were sold for a penny or halfpenny, their pairing of a comic or satiric song alongside a woodblock illustration making them popular bawdy amusement across classes.
Art
The New Whitney Museum, a Machine for Looking at Art — and Being Seen Looking at Art
In 1977, Jean Baudrillard published his take on a shiny new art museum that had just opened in Paris.
Comics
Push Button for Help
Sometimes you just gotta ask.
Art
The Buried Artwork at the New Whitney Museum
While some 600 works in the Whitney Museum of American Art's collection bask in the light of the new building's wide windows and roomy galleries, one piece is hidden within the walls.
In Brief
A Website Translates Words into Drum Beats
Have you ever wondered what your name, or the words “Anna Karenina,” would sound like as a sequence of beats?
Art
The Surprisingly Improvisational Sounds of Automatic Music
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. — Musicians throughout the ages have wrestled with the question of creative control, and in our modern age, some have found an answer in technology.
Books
Portraits of Afghani Women Imprisoned for "Moral" Crimes
"The female prison population in Afghanistan overwhelmingly consists of individuals who are serving 5-to-15-year sentences for moral crimes," Gabriela Maj writes in Almond Garden: Portraits from the Women's Prisons in Afghanistan, out next month from Daylight Books.