Opinion
Uber's Redesigned "Identity System" Is a Mishmash of Bad Ideas
When you have to release a 2½-minute video to explain what your logo means, you have failed.
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Art
Making a World She Wants to See in Portraits of Female Artists
As long as there is gender disparity in the art world, there will be art projects about gender disparity in the art world.
Art
The Stories of Content Moderators, Hosted on the Darknet
Eva and Franco Mattes’s latest work, Dark Content (2015–ongoing), is a series of videos only viewable through the Tor Browser and hosted on the darknet.
In Brief
Damien Hirst Is Building a Batcave Beneath His Historic London Mansion
Damien "World's Richest Living Artist" Hirst is expanding his historic home facing London's tony Regent's Park, though you won't notice much of a change at street level.
Art
This Coat for Syrian Refugees Can Also Serve as a Sleeping Bag or Tent
To aid the displaced, a group of 10 students at London's Royal College of Art have designed what they call the Syrian Refugee Wearable Shelter.
Comics
Other 2016 Nobel Peace Prize Nominees
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Art
Sad Days for Eugene’s Art Scene as One of Its Few Galleries Closes
EUGENE, Ore. — A downtown city gallery in Eugene, Oregon, just succumbed to nonprofit exhaustion — and angry local artists reacted en masse during a contentious community meeting intended to calm the waters.
In Brief
Neigh-sayer Calls Foal Play, Asks Family to Pony Up for Snapping Selfie with Her Horse
The owner of a horse that photobombed a contest-winning selfie, snapped by a three-year-old boy of him and his father, is demanding a share of the prize, arguing that the family should have asked her for permission prior to taking the photograph.
Opinion
Learning About the Figure from Picasso's Sculptures
Seeing the current retrospective of Picasso’s sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art reminded me of a graduate school experience, because as I wandered through the show I saw work that cleverly illustrated problems that sculptors would need to solve and questions they might have to answer in the cour
News
B&H Photo's Warehouse Workers in Manhattan Join Campaign to End Discriminatory Practices
Discriminatory labor practices, safety risks, verbal abuse, and personal humiliation — these allegations are among the many that workers at B&H Photo Video's Midtown Manhattan store are making against the nation's largest non-chain photo and video retailer.
Announcement
Artists from the Middle East and North Africa Come Together for the Live Ideas Festival at New York Live Arts
Presenting over 45 events, including over a dozen US premieres, MENA/Future is one of the largest and most comprehensive festivals devoted to exploring ongoing cultural transformations in the region.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6MzQ2NDcsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozMDk0MzIsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjay
Announcement
Printed Matter's LA Art Book Fair Returns February 11–14
Printed Matter presents the fourth annual LA Art Book Fair (LAABF), from February 11–14, 2016, at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA.