In these churches and synagogues, the underground art scene thrives — literally.
February 27, 2018
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An Egg-Shaped Tiny House Built for Off-the-Grid Living
The Ecocapsule includes details designed to boost its efficiency, from a water filtration system to a roof outfitted with solar panels and a wind turbine.
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The Return of an “Indecent” Fritz Lang Film About a Painter and a Gold-Digger
Artist Amy Sillman will introduce Lang’s previously censored film Scarlet Street (1945) at Metrograph.
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The Museum that Sold the World: Brooklyn Museum Asks $2,500 for VIP Access to Bowie Show
The museum has devised a whole range of ways to entice visitors into shelling out cash for the hotly anticipated exhibition devoted to the late superstar.
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An Annual Feminist Editing Session Takes on Wikipedia’s Gender Problem
For the past five years, a room full of laptop-lugging feminists has staged an “Edit-a-thon” to broaden the Free Encyclopedia.
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In East New York, Historic Preservation Empowers a Community
Preserving East New York was founded by Zulmilena Then to advocate for historic preservation in one of New York City’s most vulnerable neighborhoods.
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Glass Birds Perched in a Berlin Museum as a Metaphor for Migration
Intricate glass sparrows serve as an apt metaphor for millions of refugees who can’t go home.
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Brazilian Court Ends Censorship of Play About Transgender Jesus
The highest state court in São Paulo has cleared the way for a censored play to take the stage once again.
Posted inComics
My Local Dive Bar’s Weekly Sketch Party
There’s a place in Los Angeles I go to meditate.
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The Public Theater Presents Jomama Jones in BLACK LIGHT
Daniel Alexander Jones returns to Joe’s Pub at The Public as Jomama Jones, his critically-acclaimed alter-ego, in BLACK LIGHT. This immersive performance piece removes the barrier between artist and audience through inquiry, story and song.
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The Hushed Brilliance of James Castle’s Mysterious Drawings
An exhibition at the New York Studio School gathers about 50 of Castle’s strangely poetic drawings and cardboard constructions.
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The Egyptian Artifacts of a Little-Known, Victorian-Era Woman Collector
An exhibition at the Atkinson Art Gallery and Library sheds light on the somewhat mysterious 19th-century scholar and collector Anne Goodison.