The list of artworks that will be loaned by French museums to the Louvre Abu Dhabi has been released.
October 13, 2014
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Lilli Carré’s Labyrinthine Visions
CHICAGO — White paper sits on white matting within white frames hung on the white walls of Western Exhibitions, the unnerving blank expanse invoking a sense of being thrust into the heart of an endless maze.
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Beijing Artists Arrested for Showing Solidarity with Hong Kong Protest
China has been detaining citizens across the mainland who express solidarity with the Umbrella Revolution, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported. Since September 22, police have held more than 30 people, including several artists, and have questioned many more.
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After Alleged Attack, Making Sense of a Chelsea Exhibition’s Murky Backing
On October 3rd, an assailant and two accomplices allegedly entered the cavernous gallery at 540 West 21st Street in Manhattan’s Chelsea district. What happened next, according to reports published here and in the New York Times, was an assault of the curator, Benjamin Hiller, with pepper spray, and the apparent partial defacing of the exhibition on view.
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No False I-Dolls: Religious Barbie Show Ken’t Go On
Two Argentinian artists are facing vehement criticism for creating Barbie dolls inspired by religious figures, and the Buenos Aires gallery planning to exhibit them has cancelled the show ahead of its opening.
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My Art Is My Baby
Sharing art can be exciting, validating, and gratifying. But it can also be a little scary.
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Washington, DC, Becomes a Playground of Public Art
One week ago, an installation by artist Abigail DeVille was dismantled in Washington, DC. “The New Migration” was a collection of materials gathered by DeVille during a road trip from DC to Jacksonville, Florida, retracing and reversing the steps of a popular route taken by African Americans fleeing the South during the Great Migration.
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Eyebeam Shelves Move to Downtown Brooklyn
The arts and technology nonprofit Eyebeam recently cancelled its 2016 plans for a major space in the BAM Cultural District of Downtown Brooklyn, Hyperallergic has learned.
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The Radical Power of Classified Pop Music
Ever since Edward Snowden revealed the extent to which the NSA and others have encroached on our privacy, everyone from technologists, reporters, politicians, and voters have been engaging in an international debate around surveillance.
