Opinion
Happy Public Domain Day!
Continuing a tradition we began last year, we'd like to wish you not just Happy New Year today, but also Happy Public Domain Day!
Jillian Steinhauer
Opinion
Happy Public Domain Day!
Continuing a tradition we began last year, we'd like to wish you not just Happy New Year today, but also Happy Public Domain Day!
Art
Art Rx
Happy New Year! This is the perfect week to see some art, since all the galleries reopen after New Year's Day, and good exhibitions abound. Catch some before they close, others when they open.
Art
Art Rx
Happy New Year! This is the perfect week to see some art, since all the galleries reopen after New Year's Day, and good exhibitions abound. Catch some before they close, others when they open.
Opinion
See All the GIFs on Wikipedia
Whether or not you think 2012 was the Year of the GIF, the fact stands pretty certain: the Graphic Interchange Format is all around us. One place where this is readily apparent is Wikipedia, where GIFs are used to illustrate everything from mathematical principles to how to correctly write a Japanes
Art
My Year in Art: A Top 6
I'd like to start with a disclaimer: Top 5, 10, whatever lists make me nervous. They feel so definitive, so set in stone, and that makes me uncomfortable. What happens when my opinions evolve (as they inevitably will), or when I change my mind tomorrow, or if I accidentally forget something?
Art
12 Standout Museum Shows of 2012
Yes, yes, we know it's customary, at this time of year, to round things up into nice, even groupings of 5 and 10. But there were too many strong museum shows to choose from in 2012, and we just couldn't narrow down the list any further. So here, in no particular order, are the 12 museum exhibitions
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Artists On the Frontline of Egypt's Societal Revolution
Just a few days ago, Egyptian voters passed an Islamist-backed constitution by a fairly narrow margin, but as the New York Times points out, the political fight is far from over — and along with it, a battle over the future of arts and culture in the country.
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Police Arrest Teenager for Doodling
It makes sense that police, parents, teachers, and pretty much everyone would be extra vigilant after the horrific elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. But in Galloway Township, New Jersey, a high school student was arrested after simply doodling pictures of weapons in his notebook.
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Park Employee Assaults Art Vendor on the High Line
The High Line has a reputation for being an artsy park, located as it is partly in the Chelsea gallery neighborhood, with rotating art exhibitions and sculpture and video installations. But apparently the park isn't quite as arts-friendly as it would have us believe: a week and a half ago, an art ve
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Art Rx
Art Rx: holiday edition! Time to visit some museums.
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Threatened Frank Lloyd Wright House Is Saved
While most of us don't believe in Christmas miracles, this story may come close. Two and a half months after a story about the potential destruction of a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Phoenix, Arizona, appeared on the front page of the New York Times, a deal has gone through to buy the building from i