Superman, Batwoman and other queer comic characters
DW - The original Superman's son, Jon Kent, has revealed that he is bisexual in a new DC comic. Here are some other LGBTQ figures from the DC and Marvel fantasy worlds. - read more ...
Paz Errázuriz’s Intimate Photos Document the Lives of of Trans Sex Workers in Chile
Hyperallergic - Twenty color photographs from Paz Errázuriz’s La Manzana de Adán (Adam’s Apple) (1982-87), a photographic series that tenderly documented a community of Chilean trans sex workers in Santiago an...
Ennead Architects designs Shenzhen’s International Performance Center
dumus - After an international competition, Ennead Architects has been chosen to design the new International Performance Center in Shenzhen (China), one of the world’s leading technology capitals. - read more ...
Counting New Art Blessings Amid the Uncertainty
The New York Times - Overdue career tributes and shows on West African textiles and the Great Migration demonstrate museums responding to global movement and demographic shifts. - read more ...
IKEA introduces movable sleeping capsules in Paris
domus - IKEA designed a fleet of eight electric bikes towing a sleeping capsule to give parisians the chance to take a power nap in the afternoon and replenish energy during la rentrée. The benefits of getting ...
Uffizi Is Suing Pornhub After It Turns Masterpieces Into Live Porn
Hyperallergic - “Today I’m going to let you in on a little secret,” purrs the Hungarian porn star Cicciolina in a video. “Some of the best porn of all time isn’t on Pornhub. It can only be found in a museum.” ...
Looted Ethiopian Artifacts Withdrawn from Sale at British Auction House
Hyperallergic - In response to appeals from the Ethiopian government, a leather-bound Ethiopian Coptic Bible and a set of Victorian graduated horn beakers were withdrawn from a June 17 sale at Busby, a small au...
How Do You Move a 30-Ton Diego Rivera Fresco? Very Carefully.
NY TIMES - For decades the monumental 10-panel fresco by Diego Rivera depicting a continent linked by creativity has been mounted in the lobby of a theater at City College of San Francisco. - read more ...
How Basquiat and Street Artists Left Their Mark on Hip-Hop Culture
NY TIMES - BOSTON — By 1984, 24-year-old Jean-Michel Basquiat had already broken into the mainstream art world. But the onetime street artist still couldn’t shake the legacy of his teenage years spent writing ...
What the “Nefertiti Hack” Tells Us About Digital Colonialism
Hyperallergic - For millions of viewers since then, Borchardt’s recommendation has been taken to heart. Created around 1340 BCE and weighing 44 pounds, the captivating polychromatic bust was unveiled to the pub...