Art
Lilli Carré’s Labyrinthine Visions
CHICAGO — White paper sits on white matting within white frames hung on the white walls of Western Exhibitions, the unnerving blank expanse invoking a sense of being thrust into the heart of an endless maze.
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Beijing Artists Arrested for Showing Solidarity with Hong Kong Protest
China has been detaining citizens across the mainland who express solidarity with the Umbrella Revolution, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported. Since September 22, police have held more than 30 people, including several artists, and have questioned many more.
Art
After Alleged Attack, Making Sense of a Chelsea Exhibition's Murky Backing
On October 3rd, an assailant and two accomplices allegedly entered the cavernous gallery at 540 West 21st Street in Manhattan's Chelsea district. What happened next, according to reports published here and in the New York Times, was an assault of the curator, Benjamin Hiller, with pepper spray, and
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No False I-Dolls: Religious Barbie Show Ken't Go On
Two Argentinian artists are facing vehement criticism for creating Barbie dolls inspired by religious figures, and the Buenos Aires gallery planning to exhibit them has cancelled the show ahead of its opening.
Comics
My Art Is My Baby
Sharing art can be exciting, validating, and gratifying. But it can also be a little scary.
Art
Washington, DC, Becomes a Playground of Public Art
One week ago, an installation by artist Abigail DeVille was dismantled in Washington, DC. “The New Migration” was a collection of materials gathered by DeVille during a road trip from DC to Jacksonville, Florida, retracing and reversing the steps of a popular route taken by African Americans fleeing
News
Eyebeam Shelves Move to Downtown Brooklyn
The arts and technology nonprofit Eyebeam recently cancelled its 2016 plans for a major space in the BAM Cultural District of Downtown Brooklyn, Hyperallergic has learned.
Interview
The Radical Power of Classified Pop Music
Ever since Edward Snowden revealed the extent to which the NSA and others have encroached on our privacy, everyone from technologists, reporters, politicians, and voters have been engaging in an international debate around surveillance.
Opinion
13 Responses to the Beyoncé & Jay-Z Pic with the Mona Lisa
Some thoughts …
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, a new Islamic museum, a mysterious art dealer, protest objects, Palestinian food controversy, art of coding, kangaroos boxing, and more.
Opinion
Weekend Words: Tax
Good news from the IRS: you can be an artist even if you don’t make all that much money at it. Isn't that what we needed to hear?
Art
Sentenced: Swedish Artist Dan Park "Incited Against an Ethnic Group"
The imprisonment of artists and the shutting down of galleries by government agents are incidents we associate with North Korea, Cuba, and Saudi Arabia, not a progressive Scandinavian democracy.