Poetry
"FAME IS NOT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED" by Amy King
Our poetry editor, Joe Pan, has selected a poem by Amy King for his monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
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Art
Sleepwalking Through Artistic Controversy
WELLESLEY, Mass. — A sculpture called “Sleepwalker” by the artist Tony Matelli, depicting a rather ordinary white man clad in just his underpants, arms outstretched, seemingly in search of a middle-of-the-night fix, lurches out into the Wellesley College campus space.
Art
An Annual Floor-to-Ceiling Cross Section of Contemporary Art
The walls of Sideshow Gallery in Williamsburg have erupted with its annual salon-style group show, where hundreds of artists are represented in a mosaic of work that leaves only slivers of open white space.
Opinion
'Portlandia' Lampoons Anti-Corporate Student Art
Ronald McDonald + Something Violent and Crazy (Like Money) = SHOCK
Comics
Catskill Cannibals
We haven't gone all Donner Party this winter in the Catskills.
Art
Posthumous Prognosis for Supposedly Syphilitic Gauguin, via His Teeth
It's long been believed that painter Paul Gauguin was wrecked by syphilis when he died in the Marquesas Islands in 1903, but thanks to some old teeth thrown down a well, he may posthumously be given a cleaner bill of health.
Announcement
Garis & Hahn Presents Zefrey Throwell's "Dream Battles"
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News
Authorities Uncover Stolen Ancient Roman Sarcophagus Lid in New York
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Loretta E. Lynch, has filed a complaint for the forfeiture of an ancient Roman marble sarcophagus lid featuring a sculpture of a sleeping woman on a couch. The lid was found in a storage facility in Queens and is believed to have been
Art
Zaha Hadid Is an Awful Human Being, Says "Not My Duty" to Prevent Migrant Worker Deaths
Starchitect Zaha Hadid's statement this week to a British newspaper suggests that she is severely lacking in the conscience department.
Art
Katherine Bernhardt's Junk-Food Moshpit
Bernhardt has always been impressive for her ability to combine the immediate, seductive properties of paint with the infectious humor of topical pop culture.
Art
Ugandans Fight to Save the Miniskirt
Last week, Ugandan officials passed the 2011 Anti-Pornography Bill. Ugandans on Twitter (#UOT) were quick to join the fray with memes and a hashtag.
Community
A View from the Easel
CHICAGO — Artist studios in Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Georgia.