Rendered in the Roman Third Style, the murals feature visual illusions mimicking altars painted on dark, monochromatic fields of color.
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Lorraine O’Grady and Nicholas Galanin Named Guggenheim Fellows
The two are among 68 visual artists, photographers, filmmakers, and art scholars receiving the prestigious prize.
NYC’s Largest Trivia Event Returns to the Queens Museum
After a four-year hiatus, the Panorama Challenge is back for its 13th edition at the museum’s massive model of the city that was created for the 1964 World’s Fair.
Court Orders Women-Only Exhibition to Admit Men
A male visitor sued Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art after he was denied entry to “Ladies Lounge.”
Court Stops Iowa Art Center From Destroying Artist’s Land Installation
A judge ruled on Monday that the Des Moines Art Center must pause its planned demolition of Mary Miss’s “Greenwood Pond: Double Site” installation.
Chechnya Bans Music Deemed Too Fast or Too Slow
Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata and Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” are banned under the new restrictions.
Nelson-Atkins Museum Appoints Tahnee Ahtone as Curator of Native American Art
A former Hyperallergic fellow, Ahtone joins the museum after serving as director and curator of the Kiowa Tribal Museum in Carnegie, Oklahoma.
German Museum Employee Fired After Secretly Hanging Up His Own Painting
Munich’s Pinakothek der Moderne terminated the 51-year-old artist and called in the police to investigate.
A New Art Weekend Touches Down in New Jersey
More than 100 venues across the state will take part in the inaugural Garden State Art Weekend.
Is This Stingray-Shaped Rock the First Artwork Depicting an Animal?
A team of scientists theorize that a kite-shaped stone found on the coast of South Africa was intentionally shaped to resemble an endemic blue stingray species.
It’s Bye Boomers, Hello Millennials at This Year’s Whitney Biennial
The 81st edition of the renowned exhibition is younger, more geographically diverse, and not so male anymore, Hyperallergic’s analysis shows.
Will Richard Serra’s Forgotten Paris Sculpture Finally See the Light of Day?
When I broke the story about the whereabouts of “Clara-Clara,” I hoped that it would spur action by the City of Paris, which owns the work. It appears that it has.