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Rolling Through Barbara Kruger's Slick and Slippery Skatepark Installation

Kruger's installation at LES Coleman Skatepark can seem mesmerizing, but from the perspective of the skaters — the unwitting participants of this project — it isn’t very functional.

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A Collaborative Reading of Whitman’s “Song of Myself” All Across Alabama

Whitman, Alabama presents a pointillistic portrait of the American identity through videos of Alabama residents reading the epic poem.

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The Power of Protest Art and the Dignity of the Protester

An exhibition at the Studio Museum in Harlem about organized protests asks if they can push us to recognize our shared humanity.

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Taryn Simon Mines the Empty Aesthetics of Diplomacy

There’s a certain pomp necessary to reinforce the power of politics.