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At Roulette, a Performance About Growing Up
Ellen Fisher's performance Time Don't Stop for Nobody, taking place March 23 at Roulette, asks four performers to exchange their experiences of growing up.
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Help Reenact a US Senate Proceeding at Gibney Dance
In performances held March 9–11, the Bureau for the Future of Choreography is asking audiences to consider “the choreographies of our democracy.”
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A Conservator Talks About the Challenges of Preserving Plastic in Art
On March 8, art conservator Thea van Oosten will give a talk at the Institute of Fine Arts on the obstacles in preserving plastic art and design objects.
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From Mysterious Erotica to Holy Bell Jars, Singular Projects at the Independent Art Fair
This year, the visions at the Independent Art Fair were multiple, with some galleries dedicating their booths to outsider and unknown artists, as well as work that is a bit more playful.
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The Brooklyn Museum Looks at Georgia O’Keeffe's Style
Opening March 3, the exhibition Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern examines how the artist expressed her persona through fashion and photography.
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Director of the Metropolitan Museum, Thomas P. Campbell, Resigns Suddenly
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's director and chief executive Thomas P. Campbell resigned today after eight years serving the position.
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Breaking the Gender Binary with Genesis Breyer P-Orridge at MoMA PS1
In a lecture at MoMA PS1, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge will trace how their beginnings in the music scene helped them to shatter preconceived notions of gender.
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Writers Pay Tribute to John Berger at McNally Jackson Bookstore
Hyperallergic editors Jillian Steinhauer and Elisa Wouk Almino have organized a tribute to John Berger on Monday, February 20.
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The Only Known Film Footage of Marcel Proust, or Proust Descending a Staircase
In the first footage discovered showing Marcel Proust, he speedily descends a staircase at a wedding.
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Maira Kalman's Daily Digressions
In the writer and illustrator Maira Kalman's latest project, she narrates a morning workout at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that exemplifies her digressive spirit and openness to new ideas.
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Andy Warhol's Self-Conscious and Perfect Bodies
My Perfect Body makes plain Warhol's self-conscious relationship to his own body and fascination with others.
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John Berger’s Rare Art Criticism
Berger's art criticism succeeds because of its tangibility — it is grounded in human experience, historical events, and the physical artworks.