History
The History of One of the Oldest Astronomical Clocks in the World
While Prague's famed clock is gone for repairs, we take a look at its history.
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Art
The Long and Toxic History of Exoticism in Tobacco Advertising
An exhibition at the Wolfsonian-FIU tracks romantic and racist stereotypes of native cultures in European tobacco advertising from the 1880s to the 1940s.
Film
The Creativity of Pre-Digital Animation in the 1970s and ’80s
A program of experimental American animation at the Quad is a gift, and a riotous romp through a pre-digital creative movement.
In Brief
Truck Driver Plows Through and Damages Peru's Nazca Lines
The driver left "deep scars" on the site last Saturday, the country's ministry of culture announced earlier this week.
Art
Treasures of the Master Drawings Fair, from a Surprising Portrait to a Strange Dreamscape
I have developed some affection for the enterprise, which is much more diffuse than other New York fairs.
News
Boston and Philadelphia's Art Museums Gamble Loaning a Painting on the Super Bowl
The outcome of Museum Bowl 2018 will depend on whether the Philadelphia Eagles or the New England Patriots prevail on Sunday.
News
French Art Dealers Join Chorus of Opposition Against Jeff Koons's Big Bouquet
The 80,000-pound sculpture is still being fabricated, but already an association representing 255 French art dealers wants it moved.
Film
A Yayoi Kusama Documentary Tracks a Life in Polka Dots
Kusama – Infinity spotlights both the artist's radically successful career and how art can be a method of healing.
News
Art Movements
This week in art news: a trucker drove across the Nazca Lines, Lorde wore an excerpt from a Jenny Holzer piece to the Grammys, and the Manchester Art Gallery removed a Pre-Raphaelite painting in order to "prompt conversations" about museum display and interpretation.
Art
Using Mirrors to See van Eyck Reflected in the Pre-Raphaelites
This exhibition demonstrates Van Eyck’s influence on the Pre-Raphaelite through visual comparisons which satisfyingly reveal a complex relationship between two otherwise disparate art movements.
Film
Female Filmmakers Intimately Tell Women's Stories
A new series at Metrograph features documentaries made by women directors — from Chantal Akerman and Peggy Ahwesh to Yvonne Rainer and Claire Simon — about women's lives.
Art
Artist Launches Campaign to Call Out Hostile Urban Design
The project calls for anyone to photograph examples of hostile architecture — from spikes on windows to bars on benches — and share the images on Instagram.