Art
Conceptual Photography Pioneer Suzy Lake Revisits Her Detroit Roots
Though born and raised in Detroit, Lake left the city in 1969, at the very beginnings of a long and experimental art career.
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McKnight Visual Artist Fellows Discussion Series Kicks Off at the Minneapolis Institute of Art
This discussion series features the 2016 McKnight Visual Artist Fellows in conversation with nationally-renown art curators and critics, offering audiences an opportunity to learn about the fellowship recipients and how their work intersects with broader contemporary art ideas and concerns.
Art
The Art of Liberation in a Utopian Nicaraguan Community
The Dream of Solentiname exhibition uses the Solentiname experiment as a case study to explore the confluence of aesthetics and politics in Central America during the revolutions of the late twentieth century.
Comics
6 Hot Solo Valentine’s Day Dates
Few things are sexier than self-care.
In Brief
Nigerian Modernist Masterpiece Found in London Apartment
According to novelist Ben Okri, Ben Enwonwu’s 1974 painting of Ife princess Adetutu Ademiluyi is “the most significant discovery in contemporary African art in over fifty years."
In Brief
Facebook on Trial in France for Allegedly Censoring Courbet’s “Origin of the World” [UPDATED]
Frédéric Durand-Baïssas finally had his day in court with Facebook more than six years after his account was deleted.
Art
Machine Art that Shoots Flames and Rips Stuff Apart
The Survival Research Laboratories stage large-scale sensational “machine art performances,” of which there have been over 55 to date.
News
See the Finalists for the National Mall's First Memorial to Native American Veterans
Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian shared five potential concepts for the permanent monument in Washington, DC.
Film
A Loving Portrait of Fame, Fraud, and Disco at Studio 54
Studio 54 tells the story of an infamous disco club brought down by excess, but redeemed by its embrace of diversity, sexual liberation, and a sense of community.
Art
A Glitzy Pop-Up Exhibition Savors Surface and Substance
In Ann Arbor, Michigan, a bright and at times bizarre show highlights the work of Heidi Barlow, Shaina Kasztelan, and Bailey Scieszka.
Announcement
Apply Now for the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program
The residency program awards studio space to 17 visual artists for year-long residencies in Brooklyn, NY. Apply by February 15, 2018.
Art
An Intimate Screening of Classic Cartoons at the Museum of Modern Art
As part of the Museum of Modern Art's exhibition about Club 57, animation historian Jerry Beck hosts a program of nine classic cartoons he screened there in the late 1970s and early '80s.