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Following Sophie Calle
In April 1981, a detective followed the French artist Sophie Calle through the streets of Paris for one day.
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Agnes Martin, Irreproducible
When a cloud passes overhead, the paintings all but disappear.
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At Art Basel, Restating the Obvious
BASEL, Switzerland — The opening of Art Basel earlier this week wasn’t anything you wouldn’t expect at the Swiss fair: The world’s wealthiest were queuing at the entrance, half-forcing their way in by pushing and jumping, in the same way that people run into Walmart on Boxing Day.
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Even If You’re Bad at It, Making Art Can Reduce Stress
For wannabe Michelangelos, Sunday painters, and art class dunces alike, making art can help reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol, a new study suggests.
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Swedish City Evicts Art College, Leaving Its Future in the Balance
Today the Malmö Art Academy (MAA) in Malmö, Sweden, held an open house at the Mellersta Förstadsskolan, the 1898 building that has been its home for the past 21 years.
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#QueerSelfLove
Queering things.
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Jewish Leaders and Activists Pledge Support of B&H Photo Workers Fighting to Unionize
Two hundred-and-twenty-five Jewish leaders from congregations, universities, and cultural institutions across the nation are calling for B&H Photo Video to end management practices that allegedly violate some of their workers' rights.
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A Serpentine Example of Aztec Body Modification Slithers into The Met
The Aztec rulers often expressed their power with body modification, such as labrets pierced through the lower lip.
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Conjuring Up van Gogh's "Starry Night" in a Bowl of Water
Recreating Vincent van Gogh paintings in unexpected mediums has become something of a trend in recent years.
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Dalí’s Doppelgängers and Ghosts
Salvador Dalí was named after his brother, who died in infancy, before Dalí was born.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: Johnny Depp consigned nine Basquiat paintings to Christie's, Tate Modern unveiled its new wing, and artist Ronnie van Hout installed a 16-foot-tall sculpture of his hand atop the Christchurch Art Gallery.
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Google Earth Helps Archaeologists Discover Massive Monument in Petra
A massive monument has been discovered buried under sands at the Petra World Heritage site in southern Jordan.