Art
An Artist and Anthropologist Reinterpret Stone Age Tools as Sculpture
A curious and provocative show considers an age-old tension between form and function, treating the tools of early humans as a kind of art.
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Art
Rare Stash of British Suffrage Movement Posters Goes on Display
A mysterious package received by Cambridge University Library over a century ago has finally been opened and its contents contained a cache of posters from the early 20th-century.
Art
The Joy and Loneliness of Michael Garland Clifford's First and Only Large-Scale Installation
The artist captured both unbridled joy and unseen loneliness, both the carefree follies of youth and, equally, the heartaches that come with them.
Comics
Neanderthals Were Artists Too
The discovery of the oldest cave paintings thus found suggests that Neanderthals may have been the first artists on Earth.
Art
Lynda Benglis, Catherine Opie, and Damaged Art at the ADAA Art Show
The toniest fair of the spring season returns, one week ahead of the Armory Week deluge, for its 30th edition.
Art
Historical Markers for an Artist's Fictional, Parallel Universe
Eames Demetrios documents his elaborate parallel universe, Kcymaerxthaere, which currently has 133 historical markers in 27 countries across six continents.
Music
William Eggleston’s First Album Is Colored by Dream-Like Improvisations
Eggleston often cites Bach as his musical hero, and it shows.
News
Metropolitan Museum Turns Away Visitor in 18th-Century Style Gown
On Saturday, a historian wearing her handmade robe à la française style dress was barred from entering the museum to take part in a tour.
Art
60-Second Digital Projects Push the Possibilities of Mobile Interactivity
Very Very Short is a series from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and ARTE of 10 web-based interactive projects.
Announcement
Long, Winding Journeys: Contemporary Art and the Islamic Tradition at the Katonah Museum of Art
Largest U.S. exhibition on the subject to date, on view February 25 through June 17.
Film
The Square Pushes Beyond the Frame of the Art World
Ruben Östlund’s deadpan film follows a contemporary art curator who repeatedly makes bad situations worse by deviating from the socially accepted script.
Comics
How a Book Was Born
It's been a six year journey that began on the pages of this site and resulted in a very physical book.