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Three Weeks of Performances Honoring Minimalist Composer Julius Eastman
Bringing together years of research, an exhibition and performance series at the Kitchen remembers the remarkable composer.
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Two Newly Discovered van Gogh Drawings Go on Display
Two new drawings from 1886 have been authenticated by the Van Gogh Museum as original works by the Post-Impressionist Master.
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A Day of “Beautiful Artistic Chaos” Will Mark the First Anniversary of Trump’s Inauguration
A collective of artists, arts workers, and cultural groups is organizing Art Action Day, an eclectic program of events happening January 20.
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Google App Matching Selfies with Historical Portraits Has Mixed Results But Is 100% Viral
A new feature of the Google Arts & Culture app promises to match users' selfies with similar faces in artworks, though the algorithm's questionable pairings are often just as interesting as its uncanny matches.
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Anita Shapolsky Gallery Presents Burt Hasen: Allegories
Burt Hasen's (1921-2007) etchings are populated by figures in varying states of metamorphosis; transitioning from human to animal, singularities to pluralities, background to foreground, inanimate to animate.
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The Swedish Artist Who Brought Fantasy to Mardi Gras in New Orleans
The New Orleans Museum of Art is exhibiting the watercolor works of Bror Anders Wikstrom, who designed floats and costumes for turn-of-the-century Mardi Gras.
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Motorcycle-Riding Artists Perform in Griffith Park
Carmen Argote has enlisted a crew of motorcycle-riding artists and collaborators to perform in the park this Saturday.
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Explore the Largest Known Early Map of the World, Assembled for the First Time
A 60 sheet manuscript world map made in 1587 by Urbano Monte has been acquired by the David Rumsey Map Center at Stanford Libraries, which scanned the sheets, then digitally stitched them together.
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As Artist-Organizer from Decolonize This Place Is Detained By Israeli Military, Calls for Boycott Grow
A member of the Decolonize This Place art collective was arrested this month by Israeli authorities and he became the latest victim of an oppressive system that continues to impact the lives of millions of people.
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Tulsa Artist Fellowship (TAF) Now Accepting 2019 Applications, Award Includes Live/Work Space and $20,000 Stipend
Awarding up to 30 new fellowships totaling over $1 million in stipends, fellows will receive free housing and workspace in the Tulsa Arts District.
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How a Fake Monster Crept Into our Museums
The Fiji Mermaid was an object of fantasy but for a long time it was on display as a specimen that many people believed was real.
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Documenting Experiences of Mecca Both Sacred and Irreverent
Ahmed Mater: Mecca Journeys at the Brooklyn Museum is an exhibition that examines the confrontation between the authentic and imagined Mecca, and of pilgrims with the tourism industry.