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A Floating, Urban Forest Where the Food Is Free
Conceived of by artist Mary Mattingly, "Swale" models what New York City might look like if food were considered not only an economic good, but a public one.
In Brief
Yoko Ono Joke from ‘The Simpsons’ Becomes Sculpture in Her Exhibition
During a visit to Moe's Tavern in a 1993 episode of The Simpsons, a character based on Yoko Ono famously ordered "a single plum, floating in perfume, served in a man's hat."
Art
19th-Century Portraits of Historical Figures, Guided by Their Spirits
An American artist couple known as Wella P. and L. Pet Anderson made sketches of the dead that drew inspiration not from photographs or other visual records but from supposed communication with the departed themselves.
Art
Invisible Ceramics and Women Made of Bread Fill a European Art Park
Bródno Sculpture Park has come to be one of Europe’s most enticing and important sites of relational and social sculpture.
Art
The 18th-Century Devotional Painting that Documents a Brutal Mastectomy
On April 25, 1777, a Mexican woman underwent an operation to remove six tumors from her breast. She commissioned an artist to paint it.
Art
A History of Photographing Ghosts
In 1860, William H. Mumler set up the first photography studio that claimed to capture the dead, and his success started a movement of spirit images.
News
Express Your Feelings with Emoji Characters from Old Master Paintings
If you can't say it with words, you can now say it with expressions from Old Masters paintings.
Interview
Personal Stories from Shakespeare and Company, Paris’s Beloved English-Language Bookstore
Sylvia Whitman, who now runs the shop, and Krista Halverson, who edited the book, discuss a new publication that tells an in-depth history of Shakespeare and Company.
News
Art Movements
This week in art news: London’s mayor announced plans to help artists secure long-term studio spaces, restorers discovered a previously unknown work by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner at the Städel Museum, and Pussy Riot released a new track titled “Straight Outta Vagina."
Art
Unleashing Dogs' Inner Spirits in Photographs of Their Shadows
Thomas Roma's shadow portraits of dogs touch on something deeper than just the cuteness of frolicking pets.
Art
A Podcaster Crafts Site-Specific Audio Experiences for the Met
Over 10 episodes, Nate DiMeo of The Memory Palace podcast is exploring the historical narratives of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.