Art
Seeing Japan Through the Eyes of Frank Lloyd Wright
The architect's photographs from his first trip to Japan reveal his fascination with a country that played a large role in the development of his work.
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Books
From Chocolate Gramophones to MP3s: The History of Sound in Images
The Art of Sound: A Visual History for Audiophiles by Terry Burrows is an illustrated history of recorded sound, from gramophones to the rise of digital.
Art
Become an Art Detective and Unravel the Mysteries of the UK's Public Collections
Art Detective is an initiative from Art UK that involves specialists and the public in solving mysteries about the public collections paintings in the UK.
Art
Cuba's Longest Running Independent Gallery to Launch Workshops on Art Outside Official Culture
Sandra Ceballos and Coco Fusco will create a series of workshops and educational programs exploring trends and developments in Cuban art beyond state-sponsored culture.
Art
Photographs Revisit the Places Terminally Ill Patients Chose to See Before They Died
"Once visited by these terminal patients, these places aren’t just places anymore, they turn into monuments," artist Hrair Sarkissian said of his Last Scene project.
Art
MoMA’s Items Exhibition is Smart About Fashion but Too Cozy with Advertising
The ambitious show takes fashion seriously, but blurs the line between design and commerce.
Art
An Archipelago of Precariousness at the Yokohama Trienniale
The work installed in the Yokohama Triennial demonstrate that issues of crisis regarding nationalism, poverty, the fallout of war, and natural disasters should evoke our concern.
History
Digitized Photos by Julia Margaret Cameron, 19th-Century Pioneer of the Soft Focus
Bodleian Libraries digitized over 100 photographs by 19th-century photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, who brought a dreamy softness to her images.
Books
A Photographer's Infrared Journey to the Island of the Colorblind
Photographer Sanne de Wilde's The Island of the Colorblind investigates a Pacific atoll where an unusually high percentage of the population has total color blindness.
News
Art Movements
This week in art news: Marina Abramović abandoned plans to open the Marina Abramović Institute, the UK government announced a public consultation on ivory sales, and Semiotext(e) cancelled an event following pressure from the anti-gentrification group Defend Boyle Heights.
Art
Adrian Paci Shows Us How We Mourn the Death of Dictators
A meditation on the theater of state funerals for dictators, artist Adrian Paci removes the focus on grief to focus on the mourners.
Announcement
A Weekend of Artist Studio Tours and Workshops at the Manufacturers Village in East Orange, NJ
On October 21-22, the artists of Manufacturer's Village invite you to explore their spaces, experience their work in progress, and meet to engage with their ideas and projects.