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An Art Historical Perspective on the Baton Rouge Protest Photo that Went Viral
This past Saturday, protesters gathered in Baton Rouge to protest the death of Alton Sterling, an African American man shot to death while being arrested by white police officers.
News
An Eclectic Lineup at This Year’s Governors Island Art Fair
This is an artistically rich summer for Governors Island.
Interview
Police, Protest, and the Matter of Black Lives: A Conversation on the Power of Photographs
The death of the photograph has been announced more than once.
News
Art Movements
This week in art news: rediscovered sketches by van Gogh's doctor suggest that the artist cut off his entire ear, David Bowie’s art collection headed to auction, and Shepard Fairey created a stylized version of Jonathan Bachman's viral Black Lives Matter photograph.
Books
Learning Little from John Cage's Letters
Some of us didn’t need letters from him, because he trusted us to do what we did without requiring his instruction or encouragement.
Art
Two Colossal Hellenistic Statues Will Stay at the Met for Two More Years
A couple of ancient giants are extending their American debut by two years.
Books
The History of Life-Sized, Fully Dissectible "Anatomical Venuses"
In the 18th century, medical students and the general public learned about the insides of the human body through a tool that to 21st-century eyes likely appears shocking or offensive.
News
Liberal Artists Don't Need Orgasms, and Other Findings from OkCupid
Could your Neil Gaiman book collection reveal something about both your political leanings and your willingness to squeal like a dolphin during sex if your partner asked?
News
Gavel Gavel, Your Art's a Success: David Bowie’s Collection Heads to Auction
We've heard his music and seen his own artworks, but the personal art collection of David Bowie has remained largely hidden from the public eye.
Art
Trying (and Failing) to Make Painting Great Again
Here’s the thing about the Make Painting Great Again exhibition at Canada Gallery: I honestly dislike it.
In Brief
Giant Sculpture of Monk's Head Freaks Out Thai Buddhists
Under construction outside the Baan Pho temple in Chacheongsao, east of Bangkok, this new monument will be the biggest of the many Luang Pu Thuat sculptures, at 55 feet tall (~16.8m).