Art
Dances of Doom and Transcendence
Choreographer Gillian Walsh takes on dance as a "suicidal tendency" and considers mysticism in a time of global crisis.
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VCUarts Painting + Printmaking Seeks MFA Candidates for 2018
VCUarts graduate program in Painting + Printmaking includes 15 graduate students every year. Each student has a private studio and access to world-class digital and analogue printmaking facilities.
Art
Consider the Problems and Possibilities of Cybernetics
This week's Cybernetics Conference will examine the implications and possible applications of rapidly advancing cybernetic systems, from the ethical to the aesthetic.
Art
Dressing Up My Dog After William Wegman's Photos of Weimaraners
Wegman's new book of Polaroids Being Human took me back to the '90s, when my sister and I dressed up our own Weimaraner in the style of the artist's dogs.
Books
Stamps of Vanished Countries, from Van Diemen's Land to Biafra
Nowherelands: An Atlas of Vanished Countries, 1840-1975 features the postage stamps and histories of 50 former nations.
News
What Happened to the $2.2M Marina Abramović Raised to Build Her Institute?
This project joins thousands of other follies of contemporary art.
Art
The Eerie Allure of Japanese Vending Machines
Across the country, the vending machines stand as points of illumination and testaments to convenience.
Art
The UCLA Game Art Festival Returns with a Whimsical, Political Selection
Now in its fifth year, the UCLA Game Art Festival at the Hammer Museum explores the boundaries of contemporary gaming.
Art
Canada's Newest Contemporary Art Museum Opens in Saskatoon
A new museum hopes to connect this small Canadian city to the world through a rich program that will include indigenous and international contemporary art.
Film
Revisiting David Lynch’s Classic Blue Velvet with Behind-the-Scenes Footage
Rich in interviews and ephemera from the making of Lynch's classic, Blue Velvet Revisited is ultimately disappointing as a standalone artistic achievement.
Art
How Art Has Framed Our Celebrity Worship
Pop Stars! Popular Culture and Contemporary Art explores the imagery of celebrity culture and likens it to a religious experience.
Books
The Elegant Minimalism of Soviet-Era Swimming Pools
Photographer Maria Svarbova focuses on the Communist-era swimming pools of her native Slovakia.