Opinion

Going Ape Over a Photograph's Copyright

Apparently Wikimedia, the US-based organization behind Wikipedia, is refusing to remove an image of a monkey taken by … wait for it, wait for it … the monkey itself.

Poetry

"Dedication" by Wendy Xu

Our poetry editor, Joe Pan, has selected a poem by Wendy Xu for his series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.

News

Artist Claims New York Times Co. Isn't Giving Him Credit He Deserves

Released to the public two weeks ago, the New York Times's Chronicle graphing tool has been at use within the paper since it was developed in 2012 by its "Labs" research-and-development department.

Comics

Naked on the Front Porch with a Gun at 4am

How did I get there? Well …

Art

Kissing for Art's Sake

In Jedediah Johnson’s photo series The Makeout Project, he deconstructs the kiss into the essentials of the act itself.

Art

A Zoo Where Animals Run Free and Humans Are Confined

Imagine a zoo where animals are free to roam while humans quietly observe. Danish architects BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) set out to make this a reality with their plan for redesigning Zootopia, a zoo in the city of Givskud.

Art

Artifacts of a Patriarchy that Was and Wasn’t

LOS ANGELES — The Paternal Suit: Heirlooms from the F. Scott Hess Family Foundation, on view at the Long Beach Museum of Art, is an exhibition that examines the imperfect influence of patriarchs and fathers on American history and American families.

Opinion

"Liberals Are Killing Art," or Critic Jed Perl Gets Emotional

Jed Perl, a savvy polemicist far above fatuous windbag trolling, is mad as hell. Why? Because "Liberals Are Killing Art," according to the headline accompanying the art critic's latest for The New Republic.

In Brief

Cai Guo-Qiang Turns Tortoises into Art, Raising Animal-Rights Concerns [UPDATED]

The new Shigeru Ban–designed Aspen Art Museum will open with a 24-hour event this Saturday, but not everyone in town is happy.

Art

How to Compose a Song for 1,000 Years

In composing a song to play for 1,000 years, the variables of technology, societal upheaval, and public understanding cannot be overlooked.

Art

Artist's 100-Year Project Will Grow Books from Saplings

It takes a certain measure of both hubris and selflessness to create an artwork that won't be completed until long after your death. Scottish artist Katie Paterson's "Future Library" begins this year and will come to fruition in 100.

Art

A House for Holograms on Governors Island

For the summer the Center for the Holographic Arts, that organization dedicated to mindbending 3D art, has a new home on Governors Island in one of the yellow houses that line leafy Nolan Park.