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Jonas Mekas, a Guiding Spirit of Indie Cinema, Dies at 96
Simple descriptors can’t do justice to his monumental life.
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Activists Fool Media by Claiming Gas Company Would Pay California Fire Victims
Overwhelming evidence shows that gas and electric company PG&E is responsible for the fire that killed 86 people and cost an estimated $30 billion in damages.
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Keep What You Have and Get What You Need with VCFA's Low Residency MFA
Strike a balance through the low-residency MFA in Graphic Design at the Vermont College of Fine Arts.
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Thanks to Government Shutdown, the Galaxy's First Art Satellite Stalls in Outer Space
Six weeks after its launch, Trevor Paglen's "Orbital Reflector" cannot be unfurled or tracked until the temporarily-suspended Federal Communications Commission gives the okay.
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Trump's Shutdown Puts Hotly Anticipated Tintoretto Exhibition in Jeopardy
An exhibition at the National Gallery of Art marking the 500th anniversary of Tintoretto's birth may be the latest art event to fall victim to the shutdown, which has forced government-sponsored museums and galleries to temporarily close.
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A 1960s Sustainable Community Outside San Francisco and Its Struggle to Survive
Designers wanted to create a community that was equitable, affordable, and open-minded. But over the years developers began courting wealthy weekenders, and today units sell at stratospheric prices.
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Art Movements
Howardena Pindell awarded a lifetime achievement award by the College Art Association, Mika Rottenberg is now represented by Hauser & Wirth, and more.
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Former Artforum Employee Will Appeal Defamation Case Against Publication and Knight Landesman
Earlier this month, a New York State Supreme Court judge dismissed Amanda Schmitt's lawsuit against Knight Landesman, co-owner and former publisher of Artforum magazine.
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As we prepare for the challenges awaiting us in 2019, we are excited to announce that we are growing our editorial & publishing teams with six new positions.
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W.A.G.E. Asks Artists to Demand Payment and Withhold Content from 2019 Whitney Biennial
In a letter sent this afternoon, the organization urged, "We invite you to use your exceptional status as a worker who can claim both the freedom to dissent and the right to be paid to withhold your labor in solidarity with Whitney staff who cannot."
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The Cleveland Museum of Art Digitized 30,000 Artworks in the Public Domain
The museum is now offering unrestricted access to nearly half of its collection. As an added bonus, metadata for more than 61,000 works is also available without restriction.
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Brazil Dissolves Its Ministry of Culture
Acting on a campaign promise to cut back on public spending, Brazil's new president, Jair Bolsonaro, has created an umbrella Ministry of Citizenship which now covers sports, communications, social policy, and culture, all in one.