Visual Arts
Beautiful one day, crowdsourced the next
The Queensland Literary Awards experience shows crowdsourcing is not just about money.
Trick Art Museums draw tourists for photo ops
South Korea’s Trick Art Museums allows its visitors to truly interact with their paintings, thanks to some first-class optical illusions.
Is ballet racist?
Black dancers in Britain and the US are fighting to overcome the entrenched white dominance in ballet. But is the…
Ancient Mayan Theatre only for elite
The ruins of an exclusive Mayan theater were discovered in an archaeological site in Mexico.
Artist turns orgasm into art
Photographer Clayton Cubitt’s Hysterical Literature video series turns the female orgasm into a form of art.
Ukrainian arts project wakes Sleeping Beauty
A kiss in a Kiev museum can get you hitched on the spot.
How reading helps the world
When you sit down to read the latest bestselling novel, you might think you're selfishly indulging in one of life’s…
50 shades better than 50 Shades of Grey
Our top ten ways to get the exhilaration of erotica without the awkward adjectives and painful prose.
'Illegal Superheroes' challenges US immigration
Californian artist Neil Rivas has created a series of artworks revealing which of our favourite super heroes would be evicted…
When restorations go wrong
An elderly woman who attempted to restore a 19th century historic painting has unfortunately ruined the masterpiece in the process.