Art
Finding the Realism in Impressionist Childe Hassam's Work
The artist painted the rocks and coves of Appledore Island so realistically, they could be identified more than a century later.
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Lessons from the Unfolding Old Masters Forgery Scandal
The authenticity of recently "discovered" works purported to be by Frans Hals, Lucas Cranach the Elder, and Orazio Gentileschi has been called into question, and they might only be the tip of the iceberg.
Comics
What Happens When You Put Nine Artists in a Barn?
Last week, I invited over a handful of my favorite illustrators and said: "Take over the place!"
News
Students March on Art Institute of Chicago to Protest Trustee’s Ties to Public Education Cuts
In the thick of the city’s rush hour, a row of protesters blockaded the stretch of Michigan Avenue to call out a museum trustee for his complicity in cuts to higher education in Illinois.
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In Amsterdam’s Red Light District, Street Artists Tell Tourists: “No Fucking Photos"
Though Amsterdam's sex workers have long reprimanded tourists attempting to take pictures of them, doing some has become much harder in the age of the smartphone.
Art
A Photography Biennial Asks a Perennial Question About the Medium’s Objectivity
This year, FotoFocus pushes beyond the baseline conception of photography as a documentary process — something artists have sought to have done pretty much since the advent of the medium.
Books
The Aviation Aspirations of Chinese Farmers
Xiaoxiao Xu photographed and interviewed men in rural Chinese villages who have huge dreams of flight.
News
Museum of Modern Art Adds the Original Emoji Set to Its Permanent Collection ?
The 176 pixellated pictograms created by Shigetaka Kurita in 1999 "are the humble masterpieces of the digital world," according to MoMA curator Paola Antonelli.
Art
The Transporting Promise of 20th-Century Travel Posters
An auction at Swann Galleries offers over 200 posters that capture the thrill of increased globalization and emerging modes of travel.
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After His Sudden Death, Recalling the Piercing Work of Comic Book Artist Steve Dillon
Dillon, who's best known for his work on the Vertigo series Preacher, could draw subtle faces and searing action equally well.
Art
Fake Ruins Beneath a Denver Bus Station
Beneath a disused bus station in downtown Denver, the Mexican artist collective SANGREE has shed light on the ruins of an ancient condominium complex that never existed.
Art
Cross-Cultural and Indigenous Themes Dominate SITE Santa Fe's Biennial
The second edition of the SITElines biennial has a razor-sharp gracefulness that cuts with equal parts beauty and bitterness.