Art
The Royal College of Art’s Massive MFA Show Spans the Entire Artistic Kingdom
The exemplary MFA exhibition includes hundreds of students' work across disciplines — from painting and sculpture to multimedia art, glassblowing, and jewelry work.
Zachary Small
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Art Dealers Could Be Under More Financial Scrutiny with New US Bill
The Bank Secrecy Act, created in 1970 to prevent money laundering in major financial institutions, could be extended to the art and antiquities market.
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The Italian Gallery Brokering an International Market for North Korean Art
Much of the art that leaves North Korea travels to a small village outside Tuscany, where Pier Luigi Cecioni runs his gallery.
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Taking A Millennial Approach at Brooklyn College's MFA Spring 2018 Thesis Show
Featuring 13 artists, this MFA exhibition is a more intimate affair than the others I've seen, and much of the work unapologetically indulges in pop culture commentary, dating apps, and the guy in the White House.
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Laughter and Tears in Hunter College’s MFA Thesis Show
Many of the works by the graduating class of Hunter College's MFA program fall, broadly speaking, into one of two categories: darkly political, or irreverently funny.
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An Exhibition that Posits Art as Evidence of Environmental Collapse
The current show at the SculptureCenter demonstrates how far contemporary artists have gone to transform their work into documentary evidence on the political threshold.
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The New York Academy of Art's Thrilling, Scary MFA Show
There's a palpable sense of anxiety in the school's 2018 MFA thesis exhibition, although whether it's fueled by general post-graduation anxieties, political dysfunction, or some other factor is unclear.
Art
The New York Studio School's MFA Thesis Show Builds on Modern Art History
In their paintings, sculptures, drawings, and installations, the students of the august art school demonstrate their fluency with formalism and, in a couple of instances, their interest in avian imagery.
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Intellectual Rigor and Emotional Intensity in NYU’s MFA Thesis Show
In their two-part thesis show, NYU's studio art MFA students showcase works that are formally precise and affecting.
Art
Columbia University MFA Students Put on a Strong Thesis Show Despite Department Woes
Students of the 2018 MFA class are presenting strong work at the Wallach Art Gallery, many of them building large installations around their pieces.
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A New Initiative Places Curators Who Identify as Disabled at UK Museums
The disability-led visual arts organization DASH is funding curatorial positions at three museums across the UK.
In Brief
The Spy Who Taught Me: Bulgaria Accuses Julia Kristeva of Cold War Espionage
The Franco-Bulgarian scholar, philosopher, and psychoanalyst has been accused of being a spy for the Bulgarian government in the early 1970s.