Art
The Colonial Legacy of a Globe-Trotting Team of Artists and Scientists
An exhibition at The Drawing Center explores the controversial history of a group of researchers that recorded the nature around them.
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On a Brooklyn Playground, Connecting Antigone and Michael Brown
On July 15, NYC Public Artist in Residence Bryan Doerries will explore the resonance between Antigone and the killing of Michael Brown.
Art
Artists Comb Through the Getty Center, Making Music with Hairbrushes and More
The Friday Flights performance series invites artists to engage with the less-explored corners of the Getty's sprawling campus and use it as an unconventional stage.
Film
John Berger and Alain Tanner’s Films About Life After Political Failure
John Berger's attraction to the primacy of storytelling led him to the Swiss filmmaker Alain Tanner, who together collaborated on a series of three films, now showing at Metrograph.
Art
Pakistani Women Reclaim Identity Through Pointed and Playful Performances
An exhibition at apexart shows how 12 Pakistani artists are exploring performance and self-portraiture to define their identities on their terms.
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Encounter Han Dynasty Treasures at the China Institute
Dreams of the Kings: A Jade Suit for Eternity, Treasures of the Han Dynasty from Xuzhou presents an array of artifacts originating from royal tombs dating from the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 8 CE).
News
Eritrean Modernism, a Brazilian Slave Port, and More Join UNESCO World Heritage Site List
This year's session of the World Heritage Committee has resulted in 21 new sites, from the controversial Old City of Hebron in the West Bank, to a men-only island in Japan.
Art
Selling Sticks and a Slap in the Face: Artists Intervene in eBay
For the project #exstrange, artists from around the globe disrupted eBay as a way of facilitating exchanges among strangers.
Art
At the Denver Airport, Art Fuels Conspiracy Theorists
The city of Denver is considering deaccessioning one of the most ambitious installations at its airport, but its art collection has long served as a source of inspiration and consternation.
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Police Destroy Art Installation, Mistaking It for Cannabis Farm
A narchitectural mishap killed the buzz surrounding the closing celebrations for Lyon’s first architectural biennial.
Film
A Korean Punk Band’s Struggles with Censorship
Jung Yoon-Suk’s documentary Bamseom Pirates Seoul Inferno tells the story of the college punk duo Bamseom Pirates and the arrest of the band’s producer after posting controversial tweets.
Art
A VR Documentary on Animal Surveillance Tracks a Grizzly’s Life
Bear 71 VR is an interactive documentary that uses trail camera footage and animal tracking to follow the life of one grizzly in Banff National Park.