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Wrapping Flowers in Paper that Points Out Their Human Cost
Artist and activist Federico Hewson has spent a decade advocating for better conditions on flower farms, and now he’s created a gentle tool to raise awareness of the often harsh labor conditions and environmental impacts behind the inexpensive blooms we so enjoy: the paper they’re wrapped in.
Announcement
Open Call for apexart's 2017–18 Unsolicited Exhibition Program
apexart is accepting proposals for its Unsolicited Exhibition Program (UEP). Curators, artists, writers, and creative individuals, regardless of experience level or location, are invited to submit ideas online from October 1 - 31, 2016.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6MzMzMywiYXQiOjIwLCJidCI6M
Art
At Tate Modern, an Attempt to Free Georgia O’Keeffe’s Art from an Erotic Interpretation
LONDON — The opening of Tate Modern on London’s South Bank in 2000 changed the landscape of contemporary art in Britain.
News
Art Movements
This week in art news: Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi was sentenced to 9–11 years in prison for attacking historic sites in Timbuktu, Ottawa police are investigating the death of acclaimed Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook, and David Shrigley's "Really Good" was unveiled atop London's Fourth Plinth.
Books
Exploring New York City's Silent Shores
The 600 miles of New York City's shoreline that secured its status as a center of trade in the 18th century now host some of its more forgotten spaces.
Art
Jean Tinguely's Clanging, Banging Machine Sculptures
PARIS — The crepuscular imbroglio at work in Jean Tinguely’s historic machine sculptures, currently on view at Galerie Georges-Philippe et Nathalie Vallois, is very much of the present moment.
Art
Where Do Banks Go When They Die?
Did you know that since the start of the last recession that over 527 banks have failed? How would we know?
Art
Reissuing the Voyager Golden Record, NASA's Quixotic Message to the Stars
Louis Armstrong performing "Melancholy Blues," Mozart's Queen of the Night aria, and panpipes from Peru are etched among the cacophony of Earth sounds on the gold-plated records attached to Voyager 1 and 2.
Art
To Browse or Not to Browse? 3,000 Victorian Illustrations of Shakespeare Published Online
If you wanted to create a periodic table of Shakespearean elements — visualizing the themes, motifs, and images that show up again and again in the bard’s plays — you might start by visiting the Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive.
News
England Gives “Pride of Place” to Historic LGBTQ Sites
Historic England's Pride of Place project aims to recognize overlooked sites of LGBTQ history and protect them as part of the country's heritage.
News
The Frick Acquires Elephant Wine Dispenser and Other Rare 18th-Century Porcelain
Easily breakable, porcelain is probably not the most practical material for making vessels intended to hold alcoholic beverages.