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This week in art news: French cultural groups rallied against Marine Le Pen, Delhi’s Hall of Nations was demolished, and an art dealer left a Lucio Fontana painting in the back of a cab.
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Reveal the Bright Side of the Moon with a Heat-Activated Solar Eclipse Stamp
The USPS is releasing a stamp to commemorate the coming solar eclipse. It manifests a luminous moon at the touch of a finger.
Art
Following the Threads that Connect Clothing to Religious Persecution in Southeast Asia
The real subject of Displaced is the arbitrary means by which Muslims of Thailand and Myanmar are subjected to abhorrent violence.
Art
Perspectives on Female Identity, Inspired by Nancy Spero
An exhibition at Wave Hill features artists from Australia to the Dominican Republic who, like Spero, make work that subverts archetypal depictions of women.
Art
From Acoustic Mirrors to Kitchen Huts, Sculptures Take Root in Harlem Parks
A public sculpture series curated by the Studio Museum in Harlem showcases work by artists who have strong connections to the area.
Art
A Major Exhibition Recasts the Influence of Italian Sculptor Medardo Rosso
Peers like Auguste Rodin may have overshadowed Rosso, but time has vindicated him as a decisive contributor to the birth of Modernism.
Art
Learning Political Lessons at the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair
This year, there are several artworks at the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair that are worth digging deeper into.
Art
A Symphony Scored from a School District’s 1,000 Broken Instruments
When Robert Blackson learned about the broken instruments in Philadelphia's public schools, he turned them into a creative opportunity: the Symphony for a Broken Orchestra.
Performance
A Timely Performance of MLK’s Final Sermon Takes Viewers to Church
The Drum Major Instinct, a performance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final sermon, sought to evoke that feeling of being in church on a Sunday morning.
Art
Photographs that Suspend Us Between Sky and Water
Aspects of Ori Gersht's images are fused and inverted, reflections made into a world I can visually swim in.
Film
Two Experimental Films About a Cross-Dressing Female Adventurer in the Early 20th Century
BAM concludes its remarkable Leslie Thornton retrospective with a hefty pairing of digressive, serious works.
Interview
Artist Collective Postcommodity on Recovering Knowledge and Making Border Metaphors
With work on view in three current exhibitions, the members of Postcommodity discuss their desire to "mediate complexity."