Opinion
Bloomberg's Flailing Campaign Designs "Not a Socialist" Hats for Cap-italist Voters
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Sarah Rose Sharp
Sarah Rose Sharp is a Detroit-based writer, activist, and multimedia artist. She is primarily concerned with the experiences of making and engaging with art, and researching the state of contemporary art in postindustrial and redeveloping cities.
Art
A Window Into Detroit's Rich History of Hand-painted Advertisements and Signs
One can find examples of vintage and contemporary hand-painted signs all over the Michigan city. Signs Galore!, an exhibition at KO Gallery, showcases some of this rich tradition.
Art
An Artist Examines Immigration Through Traces Left Behind
Jessica Segall’s work displays the physical vestiges of asylum-seekers’ journeys, but with no real evidence of the individual.
In Brief
Metropolitan Museum Announces New Commissions by Carol Bove and Héctor Zamora
On April 21, Zamora will activate the roof garden, while Bove’s work will fill the façade niches starting September 9.
In Brief
Artworks by Famed Street Artist "Phase 2" Stolen From Lower East Side Studio
The late Phase 2, née Michael Lawrence Marrow, is credited as the originator of the popular bubble letter or "softies" style.
In Brief
20 Floors of Luxury New York Condo May Be Demolished After Court Order
A NY State Supreme Court justice ordered that the city revoke the building permit for 200 Amsterdam and compelled the developers, SJP Properties and Mitsui Fudosan America, to remove all floors that exceed the zoning limit.
Art
UNESCO and Google Demonstrate How Climate Change Threatens Five Heritage Sites
Heritage on the Edge, a collaboration between Google and UNESCO, highlights the ways that climate change threatens five existing heritage sites, including Rapa Nui, Easter Island, and Edinburgh.
Art
Inside a Museum and Library Dedicated to Kurt Vonnegut
The museum, located in Vonnegut's hometown of Indianapolis, is a goldmine of relics to the writer's life and career, including his reading glasses, Purple Heart, typewriter, and letters.
Art
Explore Ancient Athens Online Through 3D Models, Created by One Animator Over 12 Years
“3D is an amazing tool to simulate what people who lived 2,500 years ago might have experienced while walking around Athens,” says photographer and animator Dimitris Tsalkanis.
In Brief
Rothko Chapel Will Reopen in June
The Houston chapel, which features 14 works by painter Mark Rothko, has been closed since March of last year for renovations and to expand its campus.
Art
Berlin Artist Walks the Streets With 99 Smartphones, Prompting Google Maps Traffic Jams
Simon Weckert's conceptual Google Maps Hacks leads us to question the power of maps as a daily tool and control mechanism.
Art
Channel Your Inner Architect With These Frank Lloyd Wright Building Kits
Atom Brick and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation teamed up to create three custom model building sets that mimic Wright's legendary properties.