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.
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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.
In Brief
LACMA’s Pavilion for Japanese Art Abruptly Closes for Renovations
The Pavilion will be closing for renovations starting February 5 for two years, leaving locals with precious little time to explore the special space before a lengthy hiatus.
Books
Performing European Traditions in the US and Reviving American Myths in Europe
In her book EUSA, photographer Naomi Harris documents Bavarian and Danish festivals in the US, Wild West theme parks in Europe, and other reciprocal cross-Atlantic cultural rituals.
Art
An Artist-Designed Tarot Deck Interprets the Catastrophes of Hurricane Maria
Puerto Rican artist Jo Cosme made a deck of tarot cards documenting the pain, decimation, and lack of support post-Maria.
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“We’re Fed Up”: Artists Break into Mexico City Museum, Demanding It Get with the Times
The group, called "Los Hemocionales," protested El Eco’s programming, claiming it hasn’t lived up to its promise as an experimental institution.
Announcement
The Clay Studio in Philadelphia is Shaping a Movement for the Creative Community
This singular non-profit organization provides valuable studio space, relatable educational programs, and exceptional exhibitions that inspire everyone, from novice to expert.
Art
A Game Takes You Into Deep Dreaming
Ultimately, Black Room is able to balance the personal and the impersonal, linear progressions, and dream logic.
Art
As Museum Attendance Declines, One Institute Argues Audience Engagement Is on the Rise
The National Center for Arts Research, which was created in 2012 by the Meadows School of the Arts and the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University, says museums "have the highest average number of touch points, both in-person and total."