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The Frozen Gestures of Lynda Benglis
Benglis always carried the painting process into her work, resulting in a visual representation of material in action.
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The International Modernisms of World War I
Ephemera provides an important history lesson, especially for a war that is disappearing from America’s collective memory, but the most affective works in World War I and the Visual Arts are those that convey the pathos of the war experience.
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Michael Landy’s Art of Destruction and Renewal
After destroying everything he owned in 2001, Landy seems to be rushing to fill the vacuum.
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Latin American Artists Wrestle with Identity Politics at Pinta Miami
Pinta Miami, a fair dedicated mainly to Latin American artists, feels true to the city.
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Drug Culture: Picturing Pharmaceuticals Since 1850
PhotoRx: Pharmacy in Photography Since 1850 explores a pharmaceutical company's collection of art on drugs.
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How Freedom Was Aestheticized During the Cold War
The House of World Cultures' exhibition tells the story of the Congress for Cultural Freedom's use of an aesthetic of freedom, and contextualizes the lasting legacy of modernism within the geopolitical power struggles of the Cold War.
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Entering Two Painters’ Visions of Home
In Home Work, Ann Toebbe and Sarah McEneaney posit two different visions of middle-class domestic space.
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The Utopian Leisure of Soviet Sanatoriums
Unlike Westerners, Soviets preferred to vacation at sanatoriums, which were modernist structures infused with a sense of utopia.
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Glimpses of Our Strange, Painful World at the Untitled Art Fair
Plenty of work at Untitled addresses dystopia, the reclamation of history and identity, and the absurdity of an art market that tries to address these topics.
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How Medieval Manuscript Makers Experimented with Graphic Design
Designing English: Graphics on the Medieval Page at the University of Oxford's Bodleian Libraries considers how early English manuscripts approached graphic design.
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Pushing Back Against the Sensational Image of Chicago as "Chi-raq"
Amanda Williams, an architect turned artist, has shifted her practice from constructing buildings, to making work that understands and reveals the social implications of how and when they are destroyed.
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The Most Important Non-Superhero Comic You’ve Never Heard Of
Dave Sim's Cerebus, published 40 years ago, has had an enduring, complex influence.