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?Dutch Architects Outfit a Building in Emoji?
The emotive faces from our keyboards are now literally plastered across a building in the city of Amersfoort in central Netherlands.
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Art
A History of Performance Art as Protest at the 8th Floor
On April 26, Martha Wilson will bring together a slew of artist-activists for a teach-in.
Film
A Documentary Introduction to the Art World, with Star Power and Obvious Ideas
Blurred Lines: Inside the Art World, showing at the Tribeca Film Festival, is a successful crash course in the forces shaping the art market that fails to go deeper.
Art
Imagining the Portraits of African American Women Erased from History
In The Evanesced at the California African American Museum, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle confronts society’s compulsion to reframe, mitigate, or eliminate the role of black women in the US.
Art
A Sports-Inspired Exhibit That’s Not Quite a Slam Dunk
March Madness at Fort Gansevoort cleverly presents the appurtenances of sports: the equipment, trophies, and objects that adorn athletic bodies.
Art
The Hidden History of Wakashu, Edo-Era Japan's "Third Gender"
An eye-opening exhibition at Japan Society closely examines representations of wakashu in woodblock prints from the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum.
Art
The Drawings Ida Applebroog Made During a Breakdown
In 1969, the artist committed herself to San Diego's Mercy Hospital. While there, she made work grappling with her depression.
Art
Mexican Artist Yoshua Okón Lectures at Otis College
Okón, who will deliver his talk on April 25, is a seminal figure in the cultural life of Mexico City.
News
Philip Johnson’s First House Needs a New Owner
The owners of the concrete residence known as the Booth House in Bedford, New York, are now trying to sell Johnson's 1946 building within a month.
In Brief
First of New Orleans's Confederate Monuments Comes Down
In the wee hours of Monday morning, the 1891 monument to the Battle of Liberty Place was disassembled and taken to a storage facility.
News
PETA Condemns Performance Artist Who Incubated Nine Chicks Himself
Abraham Poincheval hatched the chicks during his performance "Oeuf" at Palais de Tokyo in Paris, but it's "no cause for celebration," as the animal rights group wrote.
Art
Eleven Art Spaces Stay Open Late for Greenpoint Gallery Night
On April 28, there are 11 participating art spaces extending their hours late, with several launching exhibitions for the occasion.