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Protesting the World’s Biggest Arms Fair with an Art Show
Art the Arms Fair, a pop-up exhibition in East London, runs concurrently with the massive Defence and Security Equipment International fair happening nearby.
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Interview
Cobbling a Movie Together from Surveillance Footage
Artist Xu Bing's first feature film Dragonfly Eyes tells a story of love and obsession through footage culled entirely from videos uploaded to Chinese streaming sites.
In Brief
Documenta Organizers Call Report of €7M Deficit “Speculations and Half-Truths” [UPDATED]
The organizers of Documenta 14 claim that allegations of overspending are not based on facts and may be used to compromise the exhibition's independence.
Art
The Few But True Artists Committed to Community
Constant as the Sun at the Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art impels us to interrogate what people mean when they say the word “we.”
Announcement
Asia Society Presents After Darkness: Southeast Asian Art in the Wake of History
Focusing on the work of artists from Indonesia, Myanmar, and Vietnam, the exhibition reflects on how political transitions in each country forged vibrant, socially conscious contemporary art movements.
Art
The German Art Collector Who Introduced the “Blue Four” Artists to the US
After leaving Germany in 1924, Galka Scheyer dedicated her life to circulating the artwork of the interwar European avant-garde in the United States.
Art
A Border Crossing Simulation Probes Virtual Reality’s Ethical Limitations
Alejandro González Iñárritu's immersive triptych at LACMA offers visitors the opportunity to experience the treacherous journey across the border between the US and Mexico.
Art
Otherworldly Sound Art that Repels and Attracts
Massimo Bartolini’s Four Organs, at the Fondazione Merz, is an exhibition that forms an intoxicating experience of sound.
Art
Bringing the Theatricality of Magic and Comedy to Art
Lindsey White, a recipient of SFMOMA's 2017 SECA Art Award, challenges assumptions and orthodoxies in irreverent photographs, sculptures, and installations.
Film
Standout Shorts from the Toronto International Film Festival
The festival has a choice selection of experimental works under its Wavelengths banner, from a documentary about Standing Rock to a film on black activist poetry in Detroit.
In Brief
Debtumenta: Governments Step In to Save Documenta from €7 Million Deficit
As Adam Szymczyk's Documenta 14 draws to a close, its organizers have incurred a whopping deficit largely due to the cost of mounting exhibitions in Germany and Greece.
Art
Exploring Blackness in Enigmatic, Black-and-White Fragments
Kameelah Janan Rasheed’s exhibition on Governors Island is overwhelming in its maximalism as it attempts to address the enormous issue of blackness.