All About ‘Laocoön and His Sons’: A Marble Masterpiece From the Hellenistic Period
“Laocoon and His Sons” displayed in the Museo Pio Clementino of the Vatican Museums in Rome, Italy (Photo: IR Stone via Shutterstock) During ancient […]
Stunning Black and White Illustrations Will Fill Your Soul with the Art of Nature
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Pasolini’s Felt Duty to be Scandalous
Still from Pier Paolo Pasolini, Salò, or the 120 Days Of Sodom, (all images courtesy Park Circus) “I believe to give scandal is a […]
College Basketballer Poses to Lend an Ancient Roman Statue an Arm
Wyatt Walker, a college basketball player for North Carolina State University, modeling for the Bacchus Conservation Project (all images courtesy of the North Carolina Museum […]
A Novel Inspired by Marina Abramović Falls Short of Expectations
The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose “You must do it, but you must be fearless.” Those were the words Australian author Heather […]
Bauhaus Bus Embarks on World Tour to Explore a Global Legacy
The traveling Bauhaus bus next to the Bauhaus School building in Germany (photo by Mirko Mielke, all images courtesy Savvy Contemporary) The Bauhaus School […]
LA’s Nomadic and Quirky Cultural Spaces Park Themselves In One Spot
Karen Collins, “African American Museum of Miniatures” (all photos by Ian Byers-Gamber) In our market-dominated art world, the word “collection” might conjure an image of […]
Happy New Year from Hyperallergic!
Farewell, 2018, and may 2019 be the best yet. Thank you to Jennifer Chan for creating this year’s Holiday gifs. The post Happy New Year […]
Who Controls Cultural Heritage?
Lucas Lixinski (image courtesy Lucas Lixinski) MUMBAI — The United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) was founded on November 16, 1945 […]
African-American Designers Hidden in Plain Sight
Sawyer’s model G View-Master designed by Charles “Chuck” Harrison (image via Wikipedia) I recently participated in a symposium dedicated to celebrating the rich contributions […]
A VR Experience that Generates Waking Dreams
Animation from Dream by Philippe Lambert (courtesy NFB) Pulsing lights, suggestions of faces, and colors blooming like flowers flow together in the virtual reality […]
The Iconic Magazine Covers that Changed the World
The cover of Ian Birch’s Uncovered (image via ) Ian Birch’s Iconic Magazine Covers (published as Uncovered: Revolutionary Magazine Covers in the UK) is […]