Art
Stream Frederick Wiseman’s Documentaries for Free Via Libraries and Colleges Around the US
This week, almost 50 years' worth of Wiseman documentaries went live on Kanopy, after a long period of his work being mostly inaccessible.
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"Fearless Girl" Moving to Permanent Spot Near the New York Stock Exchange
Mayor Bill de Blasio, a "Fearless Girl" fan, hopes Arturo Di Modica's "Charging Bull" will move with it.
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Announcing the Acid-Free Los Angeles Art Book Market
Los Angeles art book publishers organize to present a selection of work at a three day fair from May 4–6 at Blum & Poe Los Angeles.
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Five Rejected Ideas for Coachella Art Installations
This year's edition of the California festival features dazzling large-scale artworks, but some spectacular ideas didn't make the cut.
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French Theater Troupe Plans Fantastical Hanging Garden Inspired by Jules Verne and Leonardo
The Heron's Tree is an urban garden designed as a 114-foot-tall, 165-feet-wide tree, poised to rise in the western French city of Nantes.
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Collector Who Paid $13M Sues Jeff Koons and Gagosian
Steven Tananbaum claims he has paid more than $13 million since 2013 for three sculptures, none of which have been delivered.
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Four Design Solutions to Our Plastic Bag Addiction
As Earth Day approaches, remember that a plastic bag is a sliver of eternity — it never goes away, even when you want it to.
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SVA MA in Curatorial Practice's Major Year-End Exhibitions for Spring 2018
The exhibitions will be on view at the Pfizer Building from April 19 through May 4, 2018.
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Controversial Fountain Showing Armed White Settler and Native American Will Be Removed and Preserved
The Kalamazoo fountain, built in 1940, has been called “horrendous,” “a monument to mistreatment,” and "evil."
Art
Michael Rakowitz Gathers Immigrant and Military Voices to Tell the Story of Iraq
For his podcast project Radio Silence, Rakowitz is bringing together stories from members of Philadelphia's Iraqi community and US soldiers who served in Iraq.
In Brief
Chris Ofili Painting, Once Called "Degenerate" by Trump, Gifted to Museum of Modern Art by Trump Supporter
The painting, which sparked a political scandal at the Brooklyn Museum in 1999, was donated to MoMA by hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen.
Comics
Los Angeles Through the Eyes of Artists
Art in Los Angeles has a storied history; here are a few books that capture its spirit.