Art
Peer Around Houston's Vast, Underground Cistern with a Digital Periscope
A subterranean reservoir in Houston, Texas, once slated for demolition is being reimagined as an unconventional art space.
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Exploring Ana Mendieta’s Legacy in the Work of Five Contemporary Artists
This fall, Arizona State University Art Museum is taking a different perspective and looking not only at Mendieta’s art but also at how her artistic practice has influenced contemporary artists in Energy Charge: Connecting to Ana Mendieta.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6MTUzMjM4LCJhdCI6MjAsIm
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The Productive Failures of a Weekend Spent Following Artists' Instructions
TRIUMPH, Ill. — For four confusing and awkward minutes my obscured face occupied the screen of a mixed-sex chat room on Cam4.
Comics
Planning an Emotional Budget
Planning an emotional budget can help save your energy for the important things.
News
At NY Public Library, Books Now Ride the Rails from the Stacks to the Reading Room
A fleet of 24 cars will soon be delivering material from the stacks of the New York Public Library along the tracks of its new "book train."
Art
Tracking the Beat Generation Across Three Continents
PARIS — Though almost entirely lacking a female presence — artist Jay DeFeo and poet Diane Di Prima being the exceptions that prove the rule — the Centre Pompidou’s airily laid out retrospective of the Beat Generation is otherwise flawless.
Art
A Festival in Poland Expands Our Understanding of Noise and Sound
SOKOLOWSKO, Poland — For three years running, Sanatorium of Sound has given hundreds of experimental sound art devotees reason to ascend to a small, mysterious, Polish village, nestled only a short distance from the Czech border.
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NEA Report Calls for Diversifying the Art World and Curbing Art Student Debt
The population of artists in the US is growing and diversifying (slowly), art schools don't prepare students for the real world, and artists are still poor.
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Over 1,200 Archaeologists and Museum Staff Condemn Destruction Wrought by Dakota Pipeline
In a letter released today, 1,281 archaeologists, museum directors and staff, anthropologists, and historians expressed their solidarity against the destruction at Standing Rock by the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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Tate Acquires Portrait by One of Europe's First Female Professional Painters
When a rare portrait by one of Britain's first professional female artists went up for sale two years ago, auctioneers assumed it was the work of a man.
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'In Real Life,' 100 Days of Film and Performance at the Hammer Museum
The Hammer Museum’s In Real Life includes four monthlong, curated film and video exhibitions, 15 weekends of performances and durational, immersive works, as well as weekday rehearsals by a select group of performers including theater, dance, music, and experimental recitation.[http://engine.nectara
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Archaeologists in Turkey Find Neolithic Female Statuette Intact
The Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük, Turkey, consists of two settlement mounds — the remains of houses continually built over old ones — that have yielded many treasures since archaeologists began excavations in the 1960s.