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Making Art Is Like Pooping

What goes in ... comes out.

Hallie Bateman

September 8, 2015
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Early 2026 Art Books From Yale University Press

Early 2026 Art Books From Yale University Press

Biographies of Anni Albers and Dorothea Tanning, The Met's blockbuster “Raphael,” Edward Steichen and his flowers, and more books for art lovers. Shop the annual sale this May.

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Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair Returns May 7–10

Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair Returns May 7–10

Connect with 250 international artists, publishers, and booksellers and celebrate the art publishing community at ArtCenter South Campus in Pasadena, California.

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Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments

Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments

Featuring works from antiquity to today, the exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art explores the Rocky statue and its impact on the city’s culture, community, and public art.

Philadelphia Museum of Art
Parallax(e): Perspectives on the Canada–US Border

Parallax(e): Perspectives on the Canada–US Border

Works by five Indigenous artists respond to the legacy of the Northwest Boundary Survey (1857–62) in this exhibition at The Reach. On view through May 30.

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