DUBAI — “What happens to memories that have no stories?” the artist asks. “Do they get deleted? Do they just disappear?”
Daily Archives: March 14, 2016
Hearing a Symphony in the Cacophony of a Lagos Market
Every city has its own sounds, its distinct murmur and roar of voices and traffic.
What’s in a Frame? Your Selfies and #FoodPorn, Thanks to a New App
New York-based Eli Wilner is one of the art world’s most renowned framers.
Nine Mexican Women Fight Stereotypes in Their Printmaking
MINNEAPOLIS — Animals populate the prints on view at Sus Voces, a group exhibition at Highpoint Center for Printmaking, featuring nine female Mexican printmakers working in traditional techniques.
British Government Scolds Public: “Big Ben is not a billboard”
The Houses of Parliament are not your advertising billboard, British government officials are reminding anyone eyeing the UNESCO World Heritage Site as a surface for light projections.
Stan Douglas Reimagines a Joseph Conrad Spy Novel in 1970s Portugal
LONDON — When I asked Douglas why he decided to shift Conrad’s novel to Portugal in 1975, he replied with a seemingly benevolent “Why not?”
A Brief History of Kanye West’s Art Commentary on Twitter
This morning, School of the Art Institute of Chicago honorary degree holder Kanye West proclaimed on Twitter: “My tweets are a form of contemporary art only compromised by people trying to tell me what to tweet and not to tweet…”
70 Years of Jules Feiffer’s Expressive and Satiric Art
Out of Line: The Art of Jules Feiffer, a recent book by Martha Fay, now takes the cake for presenting “more Feiffers than have ever been discovered together in one spot before.”
Clicking through Slow, Fast, and Weird Music by Country and Decade
If you’re constantly on the prowl for obscure music from around the world, this music streaming website will be your new favorite audio service that saves you from hours of combing the internet.
Chinese Casino Workers and the New American Suburbs
Currently on view at the Museum of Chinese in America, SubUrbanisms: Casino Urbanization, Chinatowns, and the Contested American Landscape, is a fascinating look at the evolution of the American suburbs beyond the archetype of the Anglo-Saxon, nuclear, single family and binary notions of home.
Dave Hickey, Ladies’ Man and Feminist, Made a Book About Women Artists
Dave Hickey has had some … trouble with women before.
