Opinion
The blogosphere and the mainstream media have exploded this week over the story of artist Nickolay Lamm, who used 3-D modeling and Photoshop to create a "normal"-looking Barbie. But lest we forget, the fact of Barbie's ridiculous proportions is not news.
Art
Last year, the New York Public Library turned old stereoscopic photographs into internet-friendly GIFs with an addictive online tool called the Stereograminator. Now a Toronto-based photography studio and graphic design shop has done the same with a series of found images of World War I, resulting i
Art
While most Americans celebrate Independence Day with backyard barbecues and booze, in Brooklyn we'll be celebrating with the launch of the Brooklyn International Performance Art Festival (BIPAF), which, as you may expect, isn't your typical art festival.
Opinion
The Toledo Museum of Art is unhappy with its representation in a Times piece about the increasing failure of American museums to restitute Nazi-looted art.
Art
Two days ago, Americans watched (many via Twitter) Texas State Senator Wendy Davis filibuster the hell out of a proposed bill that would have banned all abortions in the state after 20 weeks and closed all but five of Texas's clinics that currently offer the procedure. Davis stood and spoke without
Art
There was a time, some four years ago, when Iran held the world's attention. Protests began there in June 2009, after the reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in what many claimed was a rigged vote. A graphic video of the death of a young woman named Neda Agha-Soltan, who was shot by a member
Art
Unless you live in Utica or Clinton, New York, there’s a decent chance you haven’t heard of the Wellin Museum. Opened last fall on the campus of Hamilton College, the Wellin comes on the heels of some two decades of planning for the school’s first art museum. Luckily, it seems to have been worth the
Art
This week, the doctor wants to make sure you're getting enough variety in your diet. She's got a hodgepodge of events for you, from an artistic walk to an artists' dialogue to an artist's reading, plus a handful of openings.
Art
The National Trust for Historic Places has released its 2013 list of endangered historic places, adding 11 new buildings and locations to hundreds of heritage sites around the country that have been threatened with demolition or decay.
Art
"I'm getting tired of watching my friends leave because they can't afford to be here. I'm getting tired of contemplating moving because I can't afford to be here." Thus spoke Paddy Johnson, editor-in-chief of Art F City, in her opening remarks at a meeting in Bushwick on Thursday night. The event wa
Opinion
US politicians are notoriously stingy about arts funding, but it turns out they've been dropping tens of thousands of dollars on commissioned portraits for decades! Why are we not surprised?
Opinion
Maybe Turrell is an appropriationist at heart?