Books
Japan’s Tattoo Art, in Classic Woodblock Prints
Ukiyo-e artists produced woodblock prints incorporating depictions of tattooed bodies that told personal stories of their own.
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The Quietly Radical Paintings of George Schneeman
In a real and deep sense, Schneeman was an integral part of a historical moment taking place on the Lower East Side before gentrification.
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Alberto Savinio’s Pre-Postmodern Grotesque
Savinio’s adulteration of old and new was highly influential in the postmodernist revolt against the strictures of formalism.
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Preparing the Dead in a Quiet Game About a Mortician’s Life
A Mortician's Tale is a contemplative video game in which players embalm and cremate bodies, and attend to the funerals of the dead.
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Can Social Tagging Deepen the Museum Experience?
Museums are reimagining their archives, their collections, and their relationship to their visitors through social tagging.
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A Stamp Designer Makes His Mark with Cheeky Designs
Vincent Sardon's The Stampographer, published by Siglio Press, collects the witty designs he makes with rubber stamps, which are sometimes several feet long.
Art
How the GOP’s Tax Reform Could Hurt Art Institutions
Museums, nonprofits, private collections, and other art institutions may be significantly affected if the proposed plan succeeds in eliminating the estate tax.
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Daring Escapes and Sensational Illusions: Posters from the Golden Age of Magic
Illusions: The Art of Magic is a book and exhibition at the McCord Museum in Montreal featuring hundreds of posters from the Golden Age of Magic
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A Mile Marker from the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests Joins a DC Museum
The 11.5-foot-tall marker, which commemorates the distances protesters traveled, went on view at the National Museum of the American Indian last week.
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Joel Meyerowitz's Still Life Photographs of the Objects in Cézanne's Studio
Photographer Joel Meyerowitz captured objects in Cézanne's studio against a grey wall, considering the influence of this background on the artist's work.
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In North Korea, the Graphic Design of Everyday Objects Promotes National Identity
Selections from a frequent visitor's personal collection highlight a "golden age" of North Korean graphic design.
History
Crowdfunding a Memorial to Félicette, the First Cat Astronaut
A Kickstarter project is crowdfunding for a public statue memorializing Félicette, the first cat rocketed into space in 1963.