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Margaret Carrigan

Margaret Carrigan is a New York-based writer with a penchant for art, architecture, cats, cooking, and 20-minute YouTube yoga videos. She holds a BA in English from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She didn't do well on the LSAT, so instead she got an MA in Art History, Theory, & Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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The Social Commentary Hidden in Kanye West and Vanessa Beecroft’s Fashion Show

by Margaret Carrigan September 22, 2015September 22, 2015

In the blur of fabric and fanfare that was New York Fashion Week, Kanye West’s second Yeezy show caused the most confusion of all.

Posted inOpinion

A Portal to the Other Side of the Earth

by Margaret Carrigan September 16, 2015September 19, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC — If pricey airfares have kept you from going abroad lately, you can travel by shipping container for free thanks to Shared_Studios’ Portals.

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Restaging a Turning Point in Japan’s 1920s Avant-Garde

by Margaret Carrigan September 15, 2015

Art history doesn’t have to live in the past, as proved by the Flux Factory exhibition Ero Guro Nansensu, which closes today.

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The Creation, and Re-creation, of the Curator

by Margaret Carrigan September 9, 2015September 10, 2015

After centuries of slaving away in the shadowy alcoves of museums, libraries, and archives, curators are finally having their 15 minutes in the spotlight.

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Finding Refuge at a Ball-Pit Beach Inside a Museum

by Margaret Carrigan September 1, 2015September 1, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC — If that video of pro surfer Mick Fanning’s near shark attack kept you out of the water this summer, you can still get some fin-free beach time in before Labor Day at the National Building Museum.

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A String Spectacle Designed for Selfies in a DC Warehouse

by Margaret Carrigan August 7, 2015August 9, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC — Recent Howard University architecture grads Tolu Rufai and Khai Grubbs are luring people to an abandoned warehouse in Northeast DC with nothing but yarn … and the promise of Instagram likes.

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Will the Real Stephen Colbert Please Stand Up?

by Margaret Carrigan July 2, 2015July 2, 2015

In preparation for his debut on CBS’s The Late Show in September, Stephen Colbert kept his hosting skills sharp by serving as guest host on Monroe, Michigan’s public access talk show Only in Monroe.

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J. Crew Offers a Tote-ally Useless Way to ‘Help’ Nepal

by Margaret Carrigan June 16, 2015June 16, 2015

Just in time for your summer beach trip, J. Crew has released a limited-edition tote bag emblazoned with a Slurpee-shaded landscape and discreet sans serif lettering wishing “Love to Nepal.”

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An Out-of-Focus Look at Post-Photography

by Margaret Carrigan January 14, 2015January 14, 2015

Tacking “post” onto a word is one of those art world tricks that’s routinely wielded to great rhetorical effect, but has little denotative meaning. In much the same way, Robert Shore’s book featuring the term, Post-Photography: The Artist with a Camera, jumps off the shelves with its punchy title but fails to provide much substance.

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