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The Lost Cultural Hubs of New York’s Gilded Age
Esther Crain's book The Gilded Age in New York, 1870–1910 chronicles the rise of the NYC metropolis and the roots of its role as an international cultural center.
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The Sculptural Desserts of an Architect–Turned–Pastry Chef
Dinara Kasko incorporates 3D modeling and printing technology into her quasi-Minimalist confectionary.
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Required Reading
This week, Google's new HQ designs, Georgia O’Keeffe's modern life, building Trump's crazy border wall, the enduring life of zines, Rauschenberg's goat, and more.
Art
Weekend Words: Amnesia
"I can only wait for the final amnesia, the one that can erase an entire life."
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Reader’s Diary: A Poetry of Alternate Takes
Marjorie Welish’s poetry, like Thelonious Monk’s music, is a montage of moving parts in which you’d be wise to expect the unexpected.
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Beuford Smith’s Americans
If you want to understand what happened in the 1960s or you want to know about race in America, Smith is one of the essential photographers to look at, as are the other members of the Kamonigen to have shows in recent years.
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Julian Schnabel’s Flowers
Do you ever feel like you are getting the hard sell or being bludgeoned into submission?
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The Border Runs Through the Middle of the Tree
A Native American reservoir lies on either side of the Mexican-US border. What would it mean to build a wall through it?
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Enjambed with Rotten Assets: Daniel Borzutzky’s 'The Performance of Becoming Human'
Borzutsky makes pathetic fallacy less an instrument of empathy than an agent of unsettlement, provoking strong reaction to the many historical and imaginary vignettes he creates.
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The Contradictory Al Taylor
Al Taylor's painting practice — an undertaking whose success was tied to its degree of artlessness — seemed to court, if not the “death of painting,” then a refutation of the traditional hierarchy that places painting at the top of the heap.
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A Curated Section Brings Body Politics to Volta NY
Wendy Vogel's curated section at Volta NY reminds us that we carry our identities with us always — even inside the artificial environment of an art fair.