Art
Art Between Form and Anti-Form
Sonnier explored interactive video and sound work early on, and has regularly produced complex public artworks in neon, but he is just as conversant in the humble and handmade.
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A Meditation on Identity through Chickenheads and Chains
LaKela Brown's plaster-cast sculptures represent the common trappings and symbols of her 1990s hip hop-flavored upbringing.
Art
San Francisco’s New Transit Center Features Public Art by Jenny Holzer, Julie Chang, and Ned Kahn
A new transit center filled with on-site public art opens in San Francisco.
Art
The History and Present-Day Reality of Salvadoran Art & Activism in LA
In conjunction with an exhibit on the Salvadoran Civil War, The Mistake Room will hold a conversation on Salvadoran Art & Activism.
News
400 Indian Artists Sign Petition to Release Photographer Arrested in Bangladesh
After speaking on AlJazeera, Shahidul Alam was arrested under section 57 of the International Communication and Technology Act for reputedly spreading anti-government propaganda.
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Facebook Censors Montreal Museum of Fine Art's Ad Featuring Nude Picasso Painting
Picasso's subjects are often nude, but it's not like they're trying to meddle in the U.S. presidential elections. Why censor them, Facebook?
Art
A Series of Radical Films By and About Women
BAMcinématek presents Women at Work: Radical Creativity, a series of historical narratives and experimental video works by women filmmakers.
Announcement
School of Visual Arts Division of Continuing Education Courses Begin September 20
Courses available in animation, fine arts, visual narrative, and many more.
Film
The Comic Absurdity of the Atomic Threat
The documentary The Atomic Cafe dissects how American Cold War propaganda directed the country's culture into putting a cheerful, upbeat face on possible apocalypse.
Art
Masks and Rural Life in Gauri Gill's Art
Through paper mâché maskes made by traditional artists in west-central India, Gauri Gill creates a series of stunning photographs on display at MoMA PS1.
News
Museum of Modern Art Union Workers Stage Walkout as They Prepare for Contract Negotiations
As workers at one of the world's most prestigious museums prepare for contract negotiations this week, dozens of workers participated in a museum-wide walkout.
In Brief
Without Warning, Chinese Authorities Demolish Ai Weiwei's Beijing Studio
“Farewell,” Ai wrote on Instagram. “Today, they started to demolish my studio 'Zuo You' in Beijing with no precaution. Which I have as my main studio since 2006. It is a[n] East German style socialist factory building."