Art
When a Drowned Woman's Face Became the Muse of Paris
The face of "L'Inconnue de la Seine" was a fashionable fixture of salons and studios, her enigmatic expression of a slight smile and closed eyes haunted by stories of her suicide.
Halloween
Art
The Unsung Woman Artist Behind Your Tarot Cards
In 1909, Pamela Colman Smith collaborated with occultist A. E. Waite on the most popular tarot deck of the 20th century.
Art
The Real Corpses That Served as Models for the Doomed Crew of the "Raft of the Medusa"
For his most monumental painting, Théodore Géricault borrowed corpses from morgues and asylums to capture the ghastly horror of the 1816 Medusa shipwreck.
Art
The First Known Depiction of a Witch on a Broomstick
In the 15th century, the image of the witch flying on a broomstick first appeared, its meaning laden with sexual and spiritual depravity.
Art
DEMOnstrate Your Creativity at This Year’s Critical Halloween Costume Competition
Halloween is next weekend, and what better way to get into the spirit of things than celebrating a feared ghost of art and architecture at Storefront for Art and Architecture's annual Critical Halloween?!
Art
Critical Halloween 2014: Costume Competition
Everybody to the polls! No, we're not talking about the US elections tomorrow — although you should also go to those polls — we're talking about Hyperallergic and the Storefront for Art and Architecture's annual Critical Halloween costume contest.
Art
New York's Most Unusual Halloween Ritual
In one of his last great performances, Harry Houdini escaped after 90 minutes from a coffin submerged in the swimming pool of New York's Shelton Hotel (today the New York Marriott East Side).
Art
Goblins, Ghosts, and Ghouls in Japanese Prints
If you want to hear a terrifying ghost story this Halloween, look to Japan.
Art
Critical Halloween Art and Architecture Costume Competition
Halloween is next week, which means we're really looking forward to Storefront for Art and Architecture third annual Critical Halloween, which brings the city's design, architecture, and art cognoscenti under one roof for a costume part like no other. This year's theme is … wait for it … "Corporate
Art
If You Hate Your Children and Love Art, Dress Them Like This for Halloween
It's that time of year again and this is our warning not to (or are we encouraging you?) dress your children like you hate them but love art. Here are a few ideas.
Opinion
Halloween Costume Conundrum: Beast Jesus or Big Bird?
With Halloween only three weeks away, those of us in the art community are facing a very important decision: what should we dress up as — Beast Jesus or Big Bird?
Opinion
Best.Halloween.Costume.Ever: Beast Jesus Comes Alive
We've heard of Jesus' fabled ability to resurrect himself but Beast Jesus has proven that he can go from painted plaster to IRL in what can only be described as a freakin' miracle.