In Brief
An Artist Imagines a Statue of Liberty Made from War Rubble
Syrian artist Tammam Azzam's "Statue of (Rubble) Liberty" has gone viral, but, as with most things online, it's not exactly what it seems.
Ari Amaya-Akkermans
Art
A Divided Reception for Doris Salcedo’s Memorial in Bogotá
At the same time that Doris Salcedo's intervention received unanimous praise from the press, it also drew criticism from local artists and political activists alike.
Art
A Luminescent Installation Responds to Twitter Users’ Mood Swings
The exhibition proposes two core questions: Is this type of city compatible with the needs of its inhabitants, and is this kind of anonymous and automated policing comparable to public administration and democratic politics?
Art
Hints of the Real World in Art Basel’s Elitist Bubble
BASEL, Switzerland — How many works by Alexander Calder are out there?
Art
At Basel’s Liste Fair, a More Eclectic Sampling of Art
BASEL, Switzerland — The Liste art fair is intended to introduce new, fresh names to the fair scene in Basel. And, true, they are fresh — sometimes too fresh, so that the work seems rushed or unfinished.
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At Art Basel, Restating the Obvious
BASEL, Switzerland — The opening of Art Basel earlier this week wasn’t anything you wouldn’t expect at the Swiss fair: The world’s wealthiest were queuing at the entrance, half-forcing their way in by pushing and jumping, in the same way that people run into Walmart on Boxing Day.
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Tehran Diary: The Lives Projected onto Public and Private Spaces
TEHRAN — Traveling from the center to the north of Tehran reveals the city’s multiple elevations: topographical, architectural, and economic.
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The Unusual History of Cosmism and the Future of Pavel Pepperstein
MOSCOW — There’s no hopelessness in Pavel Pepperstein’s work, no abandonment; there’s only laughter: the final laughter of those who have very little to protect them from the world.
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The Beauty That Will Not Save the World in Contemporary Russian Art
MOSCOW — If you were to go only by the types of exhibitions you see in Moscow galleries, you would get only a partial view of what’s happening in art in Russia.
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Tehran Diary: A Largely Local Art Scene Begins to Open Up
TEHRAN — My first impression of the Iranian capital is one of vagueness in a difficult topography, as the city sprawls in all directions and stands at different elevations surrounded by mountains.
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Turkish Government Censors Video Projection and Youth Biennial Artworks
ISTANBUL — This year hasn’t been particularly easy for members of the arts community in Turkey, as they have come increasingly under fire, facing growing censorship and cancellations of exhibitions.
Art
Two Lebanese Artists Reconstruct an Annihilated History
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates — The show looks to answer the questions: How can we produce memory out of situations in which history has been annihilated? How can archeologists reconstruct sites in-situ where all the elements have gone missing?