News
More Skyscrapers Were Built in 2014 Than Ever Before
A new report shows 2014 was the “tallest year ever,” with more skyscrapers constructed than in any previous year.
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Books
The Writings of a Passionate Painter
Pick up a survey of modern art, start scanning the 1930s, and you may come across a paragraph or two on the French painter Jean Hélion (1904–1987).
Art
A Miniature City Built on Unstable Coffee Grounds
Gabriela Salazar has built a small metropolis in a basement in Bushwick.
In Brief
See What the Artworks See
As museumgoers, we’re used to looking at art, but a new project from filmmaker and artist Masashi Kawamura inverses the traditional relationship of viewer to artwork.
News
LA Googie Landmark Saved from Demolition, for Now
LOS ANGELES — At a hearing earlier today, Los Angeles’ Culture Heritage Commission voted to consider granting Historic-Cultural Monument status to Norms Coffee Shop on La Cienega.
Opinion
"Je Suis (in Solidarity with but Uncomfortable About) Charlie"
The day after the Charlie Hebdo attack I was in line at a public notary's office in São Paulo. The local news, playing on a flat-screen TV intended to placate those of us waiting for an official stamp on this or that official document, showed footage of the massacre.
Announcement
'It’s a Poor Sort of Memory That Only Works Backwards' – Johan Grimonprez at the SVA Chelsea Gallery
Belgian filmmaker and artist Johan Grimonprez caused an international stir with his first feature, Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y, after its premiere at documenta X (1997). An exploration into media’s mutating collusion with mass perception, this dizzying chronicle of airplane hijacking eerily foreshadowed the
Art
The Designs of Dissent
LONDON — Two inflatable cobblestones, outsized and dully metallic, hang from the ceiling. It’s implicit: these are material agents of anarchy, the airborne heralds of revolution.
News
Who Are the (Potential) Art Winners Among the 2015 Oscar Nominees?
The nominees for the 2015 Academy Awards are out today, and from Mr. Turner to Finding Vivian Maier, there's a fair chance of some visual art films taking home gold-plated statuettes and adding Oscar medallions to their DVD cases.
In Brief
"Painting a Picture" Sexier Than Coding, Study Finds
According to a recent study, artistic creativity is more attractive to potential mates practical creativity.
Poetry
"Glove Compartment" by John Ashbery
Our poetry editor, Joe Pan, has selected a new poem by John Ashbery for his series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
News
California Governor's Proposed Budget Would Halve Arts Funding
After a landmark year in California's state funding for the arts that saw support for the California Arts Council's boosted by $5 million, Governor Jerry Brown's proposed state budget for 2015–16 allocates just $1.1 million to the organization.