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The Puppeteer Who Filled the Early Days of the Macy's Parade with Mayhem
Tony Sarg created the first balloons for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1927. One of his inaugural inflatables is being recreated this year.
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The Power of Protest Art, from Goya to Polke
In Soulèvements, an ahistorical exhibition of art made for and about acts of protest, works either make their political agendas self-evident or embed them in their formal properties.
Announcement
Spring/Summer 2017 Visual Arts Residencies at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
More time. More space. More art. Explore new directions with international faculty and artists. Be inspired by our studio spaces and facilities in an unrivaled natural environment.
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"We Saw This Coming": Anti-Trump Artist Duo Reflects on Election Results
David Gleeson and Mary Mihelic hoped they'd be able to retire their Trump campaign bus–turned–rolling anti-Trump art project after November 8. Now they can't.
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Artists Join the Fight to Protect Standing Rock
In North Dakota and beyond, Native American artists and their allies are creating work in support of the water protectors fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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VCUarts Kinetic Imaging Program Now Accepting Applications
VCUarts’ Kinetic Imaging MFA is a two-year, studio-based, fine art program designed to support six to eight graduate students each year.
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ArtRx LA
This week, discuss the election at an open forum, make textile-based works on Black Friday, see two important new films about race and civil rights, and more.
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Jeff Koons Gifts a Big Bouquet of Ugly to the French
"Bouquet of Tulips" is intended as a gesture of Franco-American solidarity following last year's terrorist attacks in the French capital.
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'Doing Time,' Tehching Hsieh Exhibition at Venice Biennale 2017
Seen by many as a highly influential figure in the history of conceptual and performance art, Tehching Hsieh’s renown emanates from a staggering series of One Year Performances in the early 1980s: ‘rule-based’ works conducted at the limits of human endurance.
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A Tribute to Oscar Wilde in the Prison Where He Was Incarcerated
The art organization Artangel has invited visual artists, writers, and performers to respond to Reading Gaol's most famous inmate, Oscar Wilde.
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A Step in the Right Direction for the Display of Native American Art
The Newark Museum has rehung its exceptional collection of works by America's indigenous artists, providing more contextualizing information, while also letting objects speak to each other across eras and regions.
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ArtRx NYC
This week, look out for a new book from Lynne Tillman, a screening of Susan Sontag's only documentary, a lecture by critic Negar Azimi, and more.