Interview
Pixels Wants to Put Image Licensing Back in the Hands of Photographers
Pixels.com, a spinoff of the print-on-demand website Fine Art America — is aiming to put licensing back into the hands of photographers.
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Poetry
Three Poems by Dan Magers
Our poetry editor, Joe Pan, has selected three poems by Dan Magers for his series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Art
The Power of Tiny Paintings
At the age of 27, painter Eleanor Ray has already made something of a critical splash. As of this writing, her second show of 40 paintings at the gallery has very nearly sold out.
Art
A Journal for Emerging Photography Endures in Print
Since it was founded in 2004 by photographer Sophie Mörner, Capricious magazine has been issuing contemporary photography narratives organized around broad themes.
Opinion
Hip-Hop Meets Art History
Cecilia Azcarate's art history tumblelog B4XVI pairs pictures of rappers with historical sculptures, paintings, and statues from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection.
Art
Diagnosing Rodin's Grotesque Hands
French sculptor Auguste Rodin would frequently find his models out in the streets of Paris, drawn to hands and bodies gnarled by the often grueling nature of 19th century life and labor.
Art
Wade Guyton and the Post-Media Question
PARIS — A backshift in the Parisian weather, from spring warm sun to cold gray, complemented the opening of Wade Guyton’s back-titled 26 avril - 7 juin 2008 exhibition at Galerie Chantal Crousel perfectly.
Opinion
Sculpture of Homeless Jesus Sparks Controversy
When it comes to religious art, depictions of Jesus tend to feature him as saintly, reverential, floating above mere mortals or healing them with his touch (or he's a baby). But a sculpture by artist Timothy P. Schmalz shows Jesus as a homeless man wrapped in a blanket, asleep on a bench.
News
Venezuelans Protest Tyranny With Performance Art and Nude Selfies
A young man stands on a sidewalk in Caracas, Venezuela holding a sign that reads, "De niño eran mis héroes. Ahora me reprimen." (“As a child they were my heroes, now they repress me”). Surrounding him, young men and women dressed in combat fatigues hold toy guns, their faces painted bright green. Th
News
Homoerotic Art of Tom of Finland Celebrated on Postal Stamps
On September 8, Finnish company Itella Posti will release stamps featuring the work of Tom of Finland. The postage honors his art's "confident and proud homoeroticism," as the Itella Posti proclaims, with two drawings from his prolific career selected for the September–October run.
Opinion
Franco's Playhouse
LOS ANGELES — For all of James Franco’s talk about being James Franco, it’s pretty lame that he’s now trying to glean a bit of Cindy Sherman’s fame by recreating her photographs in drag.
Performance
Ballet Meets Folk for a "Cornbread Duet"
With old-timey string tunes that’ll lift your spirits and your knees, the Carolina Chocolate Drops know how to get the party hopping like no other revivalist band can.