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Archaeologists Find 2,800-Year-Old Sarcophagus of an Ancient Court Advisor
The exquisitely decorated coffin was discovered near the pharaonic temple of Thutmose III and still contains the remains of its owner.
Film
A Deeply Intimate Movie About Going Blind
Peter Middleton’s and James Spinney’s Notes on Blindness is a dramatic account of English theologian John Hull’s loss of sight.
Art
An Army of Female Power Figures Stands Against Injustice
Vanessa German’s show packs a punch, and is especially powerful in the context of the national politics of the past year.
Comics
How to Cook Your Small Potatoes
In a large bowl, mix the new demagogic leader of the free world with your insignificant problems.
Books
Hokusai's Picture Book of Everyday Life in Edo-Era Japan
The manuscript would have been destroyed if its pages had been used to create a printed book during Hokusai's lifetime.
Film
A Mapplethorpe Documentary Favors Contemplation Over Controversy
Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato’s new documentary Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures offers intimate insights into the controversial photographer's life and persona.
Books
A Visual Record of Four Centuries of Asylum Care
Mike Jay's book This Way Madness Lies explores society’s approach to mental illness over centuries.
News
After Election, Miami Fair Flip-Flops on Hosting Anti-Trump Art Project
The day after the election, the art collective T.Rutt was informed it would no longer get to show its anti-Trump bus and flag works at the Red Dot Fair in Miami.
Art
Exhibition in Former Hospital Puts Both Art and Gentrification on Display
Human Condition features work by 80 artists spread over three floors of the former Los Angeles Metropolitan Medical Center, which is planned for conversion into condos.
News
Museum Denies Authenticity of Newly Revealed van Gogh Drawings
The celebratory release of Vincent van Gogh: The Lost Arles Sketchbook is clouded in controversy as Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum rejects the authenticity of the supposedly 200-year-old album.
Art
The Offstage Art of Brooklyn Drag Queens
An exhibition at the Bureau of General Services — Queer Division highlights the non-drag art of more than a dozen members of the Brooklyn drag queen scene.