News
Gulf Labor Criticizes Guggenheim's Silence on Migrant Workers' Rights
Months have passed since the Guggenheim broke off six years of negotiations with the Gulf Labor Coalition over migrant workers' rights in Abu Dhabi.
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The Alluring Fiction of Los Angeles as a Resurgent Art Center
It had been 10 years since I had lived here and five years since I had last visited, and I was invited back by way of a press tour. The trip reminded me of what I had forgotten.
Announcement
The Nomad/9 MFA Announces Next Experimental Residency
The Nomad/9 Interdisciplinary MFA is a low-residency program based at the University of Hartford, Hartford Art School. The curriculum brings together art, ecology, the technology continuum (from craft to code), and the study of history and culture.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6MTAxMDc1LCJhd
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Raiders of the Lost Archive: How Newly Discovered Manuscripts of Afghanistan Ended Up in Israel
Why is the National Library of Israel adding hundreds of stolen medieval manuscripts from Afghanistan to its collection?
Art
A Journey from Brutality to Brightness at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
In the heart of what was once known as Chocolate City a new museum has found its place on the National Mall.
Art
A Latino Punk Band Looks Back on 25 Years of Music, Art, and Activist Resistence
CHICAGO — Los Crudos, a much-lauded punk band from Chicago, has always been about community, so when lead singer Martin Sorrondeguy realized that 2016 marked the band’s 25-year anniversary, he knew the occasion called for more than a traditional music show.
Community
A View from the Easel
Artist studios in Atlanta, Catskills (NY), Ireland, Los Angeles, and Mantua (NJ).
Art
As Bushwick Open Studios Shifts Gears, Who Gets Left Behind?
Arts in Bushwick kicked off a more studio-centric program last weekend with a 300-artist exhibition and the release of Making History Bushwick, a nearly 500-page book telling the organization’s story and showcasing work by hundreds of local artists.
Art
What Happens When a Museum Gives Away Art for Free?
Take Me (I’m Yours) is a re-staging of a show that first appeared at the Serpentine Gallery in 1995, when it was conceived of by curator Hans Ulrich Obrist and artist Christian Boltanski. In this 2016 New York edition, curators Obrist and Jens Hoffmann feature more works by 42 artists.
Art
This Is Your Chance to Become a Rabid Rabologist
Much more than a practical device, the walking stick was a popular fashion accessory particularly during the 17th through 19th centuries, when they approached the quality of fine art.
In Brief
Snoop Dogg Made a Painting for His BFF Martha Stewart
If a dog is a man's best friend, and Snoop Dogg is Martha Stewart's best friend, then Snoop giving Stewart a painting of a dog means the circle is complete.
Art
This Year's Turner Prize Exhibition Makes Good on Its Potential to Shock
It’s the same thing every year. The press has a field day with some sensational piece that challenges the very definition of art and the Turner Prize is front page news for the day.