Music
Musical Compositions Stitched from Lace Patterns
Harpist Zeena Parkins's project LACE translates the visuals of lace fragments and knitting charts into notation for instruments.
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A Forgotten 20th-Century Photographer Who Folded Her Work into the Fabric of Life
An exhibition at the Americas Society spotlights Kati Horna, who believed that the circulation of images, rather than the standalone photograph, could bring about social change.
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Trenton Doyle Hancock’s Packed, Percussive Paintings
The artist's solo show at James Cohan is a raucous, slightly creepy, rebellious screed.
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Lust for Life Drawing: A Room Full of Iggy Pop Nudes
"Iggy Pop’s body is central to an understanding of rock music and its place within American culture," says Jeremy Deller. "It has witnessed much and should be documented."
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In a Postindustrial Ruin, Suzanne Lacy Inspires a Captive Audience to Chant and Eat Together
"For me to be really interested in a work of social practice, it has to have political implications that have meaning for that community."
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The Puppeteer Who Filled the Early Days of the Macy's Parade with Mayhem
Tony Sarg created the first balloons for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1927. One of his inaugural inflatables is being recreated this year.
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The Power of Protest Art, from Goya to Polke
In Soulèvements, an ahistorical exhibition of art made for and about acts of protest, works either make their political agendas self-evident or embed them in their formal properties.
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Spring/Summer 2017 Visual Arts Residencies at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
More time. More space. More art. Explore new directions with international faculty and artists. Be inspired by our studio spaces and facilities in an unrivaled natural environment.
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"We Saw This Coming": Anti-Trump Artist Duo Reflects on Election Results
David Gleeson and Mary Mihelic hoped they'd be able to retire their Trump campaign bus–turned–rolling anti-Trump art project after November 8. Now they can't.
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Artists Join the Fight to Protect Standing Rock
In North Dakota and beyond, Native American artists and their allies are creating work in support of the water protectors fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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VCUarts Kinetic Imaging Program Now Accepting Applications
VCUarts’ Kinetic Imaging MFA is a two-year, studio-based, fine art program designed to support six to eight graduate students each year.