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Pussy Riot Members Could Be Freed Under Russian Amnesty Bill
The Russian Parliament has passed an amnesty bill that should send the two members of Pussy Riot still serving prison sentences home, the AP reports.
Jillian Steinhauer
Opinion
Bids for George Zimmerman Painting Near $100,000 on eBay
George Zimmerman is on a roll. First he gets acquitted of murder; then he gets away with domestic violence; then he gets his guns back (all five of them); and now bids for a painting he made are up to $99,966 on eBay. Is there anything this man can't do?!
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First Ever Woman Wins American Institute of Architects Prize … Posthumously
The American Institute of Architects has announced the winner of its 2014 AIA Gold Medal, and for the first time in over a century, the recipient will be a woman: Julia Morgan. It just so happens that Morgan died in 1957, but you know what they say: better late than never!
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Art Rx
You may think there's nothing going on this week, but you'd be wrong. It's not Christmas yet!
Art
Channeling Ryan Trecartin in Brooklyn
Ryan Trecartin is the voice of a generation ... of monkeys who WhaTevEr. His films make me want to kill myself, like in a good way, because she is just.so.current.
Art
Being Contemporary in Baltimore
Last spring, the Contemporary Museum in Baltimore shut down suddenly, mid-exhibition, without warning to its director, staff, or artists. More than a year later, the Baltimore City Paper reported the Contemporary's return. And last week, the museum's new website went live, along with a welcome lette
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How to Look at Ad Reinhardt's Cartoons
At David Zwirner gallery right now, you can see an entire room of Ad Reinhardt's black paintings. It's the first chance to do so in New York since 1991. But you can also see work for which the artist is lesser known — in particular, his cartoons.
Opinion
To Instagram or Not to Instagram?
One of the stories making the rounds in the art blogosphere at the moment is an article from LiveScience, which details a study that found people were less likely to remember artwork they saw in a museum if they photographed it. The findings dovetail nicely with an essay by Eric Gibson in the curren
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Two Long-Lost Peter Sellers Films Discovered in a Trash Can
Today's "holy crap!" story is the discovery of two long-lost Peter Sellers films that were salvaged from a trash can.
Art
Feeling Unhinged in Context
MIAMI BEACH — Walking into Context, Art Miami’s sister fair devoted to emerging artists and contemporary work, the overarching trend was immediately clear: surrealism, absurdity, art that’s slightly unhinged.
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Art Rx
This week, New York brings you video games, emojis, and Planet of the Apes — pop culture galore.
Opinion
Generate Exhibition Titles with the Click of a Button
I was extremely pleased this afternoon when Museum Nerd tweeted the Lazy Curator Random Exhibition Title Generator. Conceived by Rebecca Uchill and programmed by Ben Guaraldi, the site, well, generates amazing exhibition titles at the click of a button.