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Curator Called Before Senate Hearing as Brazil's Right-Wing Groups Target the Arts
The curator of an exhibition on queer art, which was subsequently shut down, is being investigated by the senate for harming children with art.
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The Artist Is Pissed: Marina Abramović Responds to the Post
Marina Abramović responds to a New York Post story questioning what she has done with the $2.2M she raised to build her institute.
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Dressing Up My Dog After William Wegman's Photos of Weimaraners
Wegman's new book of Polaroids Being Human took me back to the '90s, when my sister and I dressed up our own Weimaraner in the style of the artist's dogs.
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A Marching Band Celebrates Its Political Roots in Harlem
To commemorate the rich history of marching bands, the project Marching On will inaugurate with a series of performances at Harlem's Marcus Garvey Park.
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Ways to Talk About Latin American and Latino Art
This year, the Getty initiative known as Pacific Standard Time has focused on the very broad categories of Latino and Latin American art. How we talk about these categories matters.
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In a New Journal, Women Photographers of the African Diaspora Shine
Founders of Mfon speak about their new biannual journal at the Brooklyn Public Library.
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A DJ Mines Her Grandfather's Record Collection at the Knockdown Center
DJ Susan Z Anthony will play music spanning the late 1950s to the mid-'70s at Azikiwe Mohammed's fictional thrift store.
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A Film Gathers a Beloved Brazilian Artist’s Intimate Audio Diaries
A Paixão de JL, screening this week at the New School, gathers the tapes José Leonilson recorded during the last three years of his life.
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Meet Nayland Blake's "Fursona" at the New Museum
The artist will be dressed as their official furry avatar Gnomen, a bear-bison who can change sex and gender.
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8 Artists to Watch from Bushwick Open Studios 2017
From collections of African textiles and subway station paint chips, to street photography and — of course — colorful figurative paintings, we picked some of our favorites from BOS 2017.
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This Archtober, Spend the Month Exploring NYC's Exceptional Buildings
The annual, monthlong festival Archtober offers tours, lectures, and events surrounding the eclectic architecture and designs of the city.
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Light Up Morningside Park with Handmade Lanterns
This year's Morningside Lights parade celebrates Harlem's community gardens with lanterns of horticultural themes.