Art
How Memes Unravel the Image of Trump as Martyr
While cultural critics slobber over the former president’s media savviness, meme-makers are here to burst their disingenuous bubble.
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Who's Left Out of the Frame in the Viral Trump Shooting Photo?
In the compulsive analysis of the former president’s image, we risk overlooking the mundanity of gun violence and its less mediagenic casualties.
News
Bill Viola, Who Helped Make Video an Art Form, Dies at 73
The artist helped cement new media technology as a means of expression in works that explored life’s universal questions.
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This Museum Wants to Reignite Performance Art in Los Angeles
“We’re building on the generations before us that have grown from the fertile grounds of California,” said Museum of Performance Art founder Samuel Vasquez.
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Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: July 2024
Munch’s “The Scream” was stolen how many times?
Art
Seeing Is Creating in Mark Milroy’s Art
Milroy begins his paintings with direct observation but ends up someplace that I cannot name.
Art
The Geometry in Motion of Nancy Holt
A survey at Gropius Bau frames Holt as an artist committed to the human body’s actions and dimensions, and its perceptual and cognitive boundaries.
Art
Dog Lovers Rejoice! NYC Art Gallery Shows 60+ Pup Portraits
Dog Days of Summer, a group exhibition devoted to our darling companions, explores humor, adoration, fidelity, and companionship.
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Istanbul Church Reopens as Mosque With Medieval Mosaics and Frescoes Intact
After a four-year wait, the Chora Church reopened as the Kariye Mosque with its treasured works of Christian art open to public view.
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Shunga Might Just Convince You That Pornography Is Art
Director Junko Hirata delves deep into the history and influence of the pornographic art form without cheap tittering at its illicit imagery.
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Brazilian Conceptual Artist Steals Historic Coin From the British Museum
Ilê Sartuzi replaced a silver coin with a replica and deposited the original in a museum donation box in a commentary on cultural theft.
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New Book From Yale University Press Reshapes Our View of Van Gogh as Consummate Nature Painter
David Ebony talks with art historian Michael Lobel about his new book, Van Gogh and the End of Nature.