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UNESCO Announces New Cultural Center for Bamiyan Valley
It's rare that architects have the opportunity to design a building for a UNESCO World Heritage site — much more so for one recently devastated by cultural destruction.
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What Artists Are Thankful For
I spend countless hours alone, ignoring you …
Art
Giving Thanks with John James Audubon's Beloved Turkeys
A turkey isn't the kind of animal that typically evokes strong feelings. Few of us carnivores interact with it unless we’re eating it.
Comics
Who Invented the Turkey Hand?
One of the mysteries of the holidays.
Comics
Happy Thanksgiving from Hyperallergic
Thanks to James Kerr for conjuring up the spirit of Thanksgiving for us.
Art
Greer Lankton's Dolls Don't Play
I've never seen a spoiler alert for an art show, but I learned two unexpected facts as I perused the Greer Lankton exhibition at Participant Inc.
Art
Thanksgiving Meals for Modern Artists
What would Vincent van Gogh's Thanksgiving spread have looked like? Would Jackson Pollock have been as gestural in his deployment of gravy and cranberry sauce as he was with his paints?
Art
19th-Century Photos of a Brooklyn Brownstone
The beautiful mansion that once stood at 353 Clinton Avenue in Clinton Hill in Brooklyn belonged to the industrialist William Henry Nichols, co-founder of the G. H. Nichols and Company. He was tremendously successful in the chemical business, as is plain to see from the plush interiors of his home.
Opinion
Behold Nazi Postcards from the Infamous Degenerate Art Show
The Nazis, one supposes, fell into the usual trap: they expected everyone to see it their way, no added explanation or convincing necessary.
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Hyperallergic Is Looking for Interns
Hyperallergic's paid internship program is currently seeking candidates for December through May.
Art
White (Box) Supremacy
LOS ANGELES — Hours after news of the Ferguson grand jury decision swept the country, artists and audience members gathered at the volunteer-run space Human Resources to discuss the ways in which artists can intervene against structural racism, not just in the art world but the world at large.
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When in Rome, Refrain from Carving Your Initials into Ancient Buildings
A 42-year-old Russian tourist visiting Rome was arrested and fined €20,000 (~$25,000) for carving a "K" nearly 10 inches tall into a wall inside the Colosseum, the first century CE amphitheater.