Art
The Abstract Gardens, Both Painted and Built, of a Brazilian Modernist
It’s not easy to summarize Roberto Burle Marx and the many facets of his creative output.
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Werner Herzog Taps into the Humanity of the Internet
Recently, I had to explain to a friend without internet access who Werner Herzog is.
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ArtRx NYC
This week, a film screening fights back against the violence of ethnography, an exhibition shows off the artists who run South Florida's alternative art spaces, the Morgan reunites a Hans Memling triptych, and more.
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The Fantastical Visions of a Forgotten Early-20th-Century Illustrator
Sidney Herbert Sime's art seems to capture the point at which a dream becomes a nightmare.
Art
Exploring the Art Galaxy in the WikiVerse, a 3-D Visualization of Wikipedia
After the singularity, how will we explain the internet pastime of going down a Wikihole to our cyborg children?
Books
An Alternative Encyclopedia of Birds Categorized by Poop, Art History, and More
The earliest photograph of a living bird may be one taken by William Henry Fox Talbot in the early 1840s.
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A Year of Lynda Benglis Shows in a Norwegian City
The Norwegian city of Bergen, home to about 265,000 people, is getting a full dose of Lynda Benglis this year.
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Vintage Subway Etiquette Posters Reveal Manspreading Has Always Been Annoying
When the New York Transit authority rolled out a courtesy campaign targeting manspreading last year, Men's Rights Activists and angry netizens accused “anti-spread” crusaders of being whiny “pseudo-feminists.”
Books
Shopping for the Afterlife in China
Chanel shoes, McDonald's french fries, iPhones, cognac, lacy lingerie, and machine guns are just a few of the consumer goods you can purchase for the dead in China.
Art
An Exhibition Recaps 50 Years of James Bond, the Spy Who Loved Himself
PARIS — James Bond, 007 the Exhibition provides just enough ludicrous, louche swagger to fill hard-living, hard-killing art stars with envy.
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The Hidden History of Recycling in Medieval Art
It's easy to forget that a historic artifact preserved in a museum is not a static object.
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Considering What Art Can (and Can’t) Do in a Survey of Northwest Artists
TACOMA, Wash. — Your eye is desperate for a focal point when you look at Rodrigo Valenzuela’s “Goal Keeper #1” (2014).