Comics
My Picnic Table Art
Assembling a picnic table last weekend, I was thinking about all the art I was missing down in Frieze Art Week.
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Art
Two Artists Are Building a Human Zoo in Norway
Tomorrow, to mark the 200th anniversary of Norway's constitution, two artists will open a human zoo in Oslo. "European Attraction Limited," as the project is called, is actually a re-creation of a racist human zoo that Norway hosted in 1914, when the country celebrated the centennial of its constitu
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Lost and Found: Lynda Benglis's "The Wave"
NEW ORLEANS — When we last left “The Wave,” Lynda Benglis’s monumental bronze sculpture she created for the 1984 World’s Fair in New Orleans, it had just been rediscovered behind a disused sewer treatment plant in suburban Kenner, Louisiana.
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Artist Collective Withdraws from Whitney Biennial
The Yams Collective, the largest of the eight collectives participating in the 2014 Whitney Biennial, has withdrawn over objections to the curatorial program, Hyperallergic has learned.
Art
Seeking Harmony at Storm King
This season in Mountainville, New York, two different artists are on view who aim for harmony with the meandering landscapes of Storm King Art Center.
Performance
Lesbian Noir with Hard-Boiled Wooden Puppets
LOS ANGELES — Last week, Automata mounted Concrete Folk Variations, a noir puppet play set in McCarthy-era Los Angeles that was written, directed, and designed by artist Susan Simpson.
Announcement
Life On Mars Gallery Presents Motherlove, an Evening of Art and Music
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Art
Pierre Soulages: Painter of Black and Light
For many, Pierre Soulages was regarded as the Parisian counterpart to the abstract expressionists in New York. The only problem was that the French audience, in general, appeared less interested in his work than the Americans.
Art
Covering a City's Potholes with Art
CHICAGO — Jim Bachor began his personal public-works project to repair potholes with mosaic works in the summer of 2013.
Opinion
Instagrams from Frieze Week
We've been having a lot of fun with our Instagram feed, and over the last week we gave followers a firsthand look at the art fairs and events in New York during Frieze Week.
News
Rooftop Sculpture Installation Canceled After Suicide
When Antony Gormley's "Event Horizon," a series of 30 life-size fiberglass sculptures cast from the artist's body, were first installed on rooftops around the city of London in 2007, people mistook them for suicide jumpers and called the police. Now, a presentation of "Event Horizon" in Hong Kong ha
Art
A Festival of Noise and Experimental Liberation
The fourth annual Ende Tymes festival summoned a deluge of harsh noise, heavy drones, and electronic improvisation upon Brooklyn this past weekend.