News

Did Amelia Earhart Survive the Crash? Some Say So, Based on a Blurry Photo [UPDATED]

The photo, which is circulating in advance of a new History Channel program, was discovered by retired federal agent Les Kinney while digging through the National Archives.

Art

From Oyster Shells to Cardboard Bales, the Politics of Everyday Materials

Material Politics explores how socioeconomic growth, rapid gentrification, increased mobility, the rise of digital technology, and lasting colonial legacies impact the materials used in Australian art.

Art

Playing Out Art Fantasies on the Phone with Customer Service

Artist Frank Heath collaborates with performers to speak with call center representatives, under the guise of service requests that quickly devolve into open-ended registers of existential distress.

In Brief

Hobby Lobby Busted for Illegally Importing Thousands of Iraqi Antiquities

The US government has raised serious questions about the origin of thousands of ancient artifacts being purchased for a Hobby Lobby-supported museum.

News

Frida Kahlo or Tacos al Pastor? Mexico City Is Taking Suggestions for Municipal Emoji

The government has asked how residents would express their city in symbols, with an open competition for the design of an emoji package representing this megalopolis.

Art

How Finland Helped Shape American Midcentury Modernism

When architect Eliel Saarinen moved to the US and designed Cranbrook, he brought his Finnish heritage with him.

Film

In a New Documentary, Errol Morris Turns His Camera on a Polaroid Portraitist

Errol Morris's film about the photographer Elsa Dorfman touches on big questions about cycles of life and obsolescence, but remains doggedly cheerful.

Comics

Other People's Art

Sometimes the artist next door is all the inspiration you need.

Art

From Cybernetics to Museology, a Series of Talks and Performances Links Art and Science

The Pasadena Arts Council has organized a free two-day symposium on July 8–9 where artists will present and perform on topics ranging from astronomy to museum studies.

Interview

The Artist Behind NYC’s New LGBTQ Monument Hopes “the Gay Community Can See Itself Reflected”

Anthony Goicolea, the selected artist to design the state’s official monument honoring the LGBTQ community, speaks about his proposed memorial and the logistics of a public art project.

In Brief

Divine Restoration: Vatican Conservators Identify New Figures Painted by Raphael

The two allegorical figures in the Hall of Constantine were previously attributed to his workshop, but a recent restoration revealed them to be the master's work.

Art

Embracing Femininity in Florid and Fierce Portraits

In her show at Albertz Benda, Sydney-based artist Del Kathryn Barton presents her unflinching nude figures with stoic faces and brazenly bared breasts.