Art
Hand-Colored Photos of Religion in Meiji-Era Japan
A small exhibition at Resobox gallery in Queens offers a glimpse of spiritual activity from the past.
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Film
Dancing Rodin’s Sensual Poses
PARIS — Dance that pushes sensual and temporal boundaries and sculpture that pushes formal boundaries share a solid connection while simultaneously remaining, in many respects, in distinct opposition.
Art
The Fleeting Pleasure of Frieze Masters, Where Old Treasures Go to Change Hands
Originally conceived as an offshoot of the uber-fashionable Frieze Art Fair, Frieze Masters has become a major draw in itself.
Performance
An Epic Sanskrit Poem, Distilled and Defanged for the Stage
When the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Harvey Theater (then the BAM Majestic Theater) opened in 1987, lauded director Peter Brook staged his production of Jean-Claude Carrière’s Le Mahabharata, itself based on the gargantuan Indian epic.
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'Tomorrow Never Happens’ at the Samek Art Museum Envisions a Queered Future
The exhibition, Tomorrow Never Happens, explores queer futurity and the aesthetics of utopia. This group exhibition features work by contemporary artists Ugo Rondinone, Jordan Eagles, Deborah Kass, Harmony Hammond, Chitrah Ganesh, Zanele Muholi, Jacolby Satterwhite, Caroline Wells Chandler, and more
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Art
Gentrification, the Art Gallery Influx, and Other Pressures on Manhattan's Chinatown
The Chinatown Art Brigade is fighting against the displacement of local Asian Americans who are being pushed out by gentrification led by luxury condos, art galleries, and other high-end businesses.
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Explore the Legend and Lore of the American West This Fall at the Chrysler Museum of Art
Focused on the first half of the 20th century, the 90 pieces in Branding the American West reveal the multiple and changing brands of the American West during a complicated time of modernization, war and racial unrest.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6ODc1NDEsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjo0ODk3MDM
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Art Movements
This week in art news: Florida's museums braced for Hurricane Matthew, Sotheby's declared a purported Frans Hals painting fake, and a restitution claim was filed against the Metropolitan Museum over Picasso's "The Actor."
Art
A Tour of Meownuments to the World's Most Pawesome Cats
Istanbul unveiled a tribute to its local beloved feline this week, but it's hardly the first time a cat has been immortalized in bronze.
Art
A Good Girl Gone Bad Sketches Her Korean American Experience
In the age of social media, most have at least dabbled in public self-documentation of their personal lives, though few dare to be as openly unflattering — and deeply revealing — as Kyung Me.
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Neighbors, Offended by Alcohol Consumption, Attack Istanbul Gallery Opening
In Istanbul last week, supporters of Turkish President Recep Erdoğan stormed an art gallery opening, threatening attendees and complaining about women and men drinking alcohol together, Hurriyet Daily News reported.