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A Billboard Gallery Brings Art to the Masses of Mexico City
MEXICO CITY — A piece of art that arrives plastered on a billboard might understandably be considered an attempt to strike a blow against the cultural status quo.
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Turning the Male Gaze on Its Head
It’s an oh-so-good premise for an exhibition: exploring the female gaze.
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Grace Jones's Indelible Influence on Contemporary Art
SAN FRANCISCO — The Jamaican-born supermodel, actress, singer, songwriter, and record producer Grace Jones has been a unique force in many worlds, which has led her to be both a subject and inspiration for much contemporary art.
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This week in art news: a former Malian rebel leader pleaded guilty to cultural destruction at the International Criminal Court, Italy will give all teenage residents €500 to spend on culture for their 18th birthdays, and Banksy's "Spy Booth" mural was removed and possibly destroyed.
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Restoring Alexander Pope’s Glinting Grotto to Its Former Glory
Nothing remains of Alexander Pope's 18th-century villa except its grotto, which has experienced three centuries of quiet decay alongside the River Thames in Twickenham, England.
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Chris Dercon, Formerly of Tate Modern, Receives Controversial Appointment in Berlin
Next year, the Volksbühne, Berlin's second-largest state-owned theater, will welcome Tate Modern's director Chris Dercon as its new head, following 25 years under the leadership of German director Frank Castorf.
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A View from the Easel
Artist studios in Wisconsin, Maryland, California, and Texas.
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Deadly Earthquake Damages Historic Churches and Other Cultural Heritage in Central Italy
The town clock in the 13th-century bell tower in Amatrice, Italy, is frozen at 3:36 am, the time that Wednesday's earthquake struck, exacting a death toll that now stands at 241.
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Finding a Dwelling but Not Quite a Home in an Artwork
LOS ANGELES — "You don't know what work is." That's the last line of a poem by Philip Levine that immediately comes to mind when I wind my way through the Made in LA 2016 exhibition at the Hammer Museum and arrive at the final piece I encounter during my visit.
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The Monumental Totem Poles Built by a Retired Oklahoma Art Teacher
FOYIL, Okla. — In 1937, art teacher Ed Galloway began his retirement project: a 90-foot-tall totem pole rising from the back of a big blue turtle.
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Headless Trophies for Our Cultural Decadence
PORTLAND, Oregon — What can a herd of headless deer painted gold with gaudy tinsel tails teach the 1% and the rest of us? The answer is a lot.