Poetry
Four Poems by Eileen Myles
Our poetry editor, Joe Pan, has selected four poems by Eileen Myles for his monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
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Satire
ISIS to Exhibit Floating Pavilion of Art Destruction at Venice Biennale
VENICE — The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has announced that it will have its first-ever Venice Biennale pavilion when the international art exhibition opens next month.
Art
India's Death Photographers Working Amid the Cremation Flames of the Ganges
Arriving with dance and music, draped in orange and pink flowers, the dead keep constant company in Varanasi, India, where cremations happen by the hundred each day on the Ganges River.
Art
Mangled Cars and Sleek Architecture
At first blush, the Chamberlain/Prouvé show at Gagosian’s Chelsea gallery appears to hinge solely on obvious contrasts.
Interview
A Documentarian of Creative Disruption
Ondi Timoner is the only two-time recipient of Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize for documentaries. She's also the founder and CEO of Interloper Films, a full-service production company based in Pasadena, California, that continually releases videos through an online video portal, A Total Disruption.
Art
ArtRx LA
This week, there are conversations with Charles Gaines and David Adjaye, a screening of wildly successful fast food commercials, the West Coast premiere of a media arts pioneer, and more.
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.
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.
News
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.