Art
Spring/Break, a Sprawling Alternative Art Fair that Delivers
On Tuesday, at the preview of the Spring/Break Art Show, a writer I know told me she'd been sent there on an assignment to cover the "little" fairs surrounding the Armory Show.
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Art
The Products of Forced Labor in US Prisons
What I saw when I stepped from the elevator and entered the hush of the Artists Space gallery was barely anything: a red raincoat on the wall, some honey-colored wood benches that looked as if they belonged in a courtroom, and some odd steel contraptions on the floor.
Comics
A Life's Work
It's a definitive list.
Art
Finding Jesus, "YOUR MOM," and Other Surprises at the 2016 Armory Show
The 2016 edition of the Armory Show art fair opens to the public tomorrow, but already during today's preview piers 92 and 94 were crawling with collectors, curators, and critics.
Art
The Architect Who Melded Tradition and Modernism in New York’s Chinatown
The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) has created a wonderfully dense retrospective of Poy Gum Lee, a Chinatown native whose buildings still stand in Shanghai and New York City.
Books
Plumage of the Saints: Aztec Feather Art in the Age of Colonialism
In a 16th-century triptych of the crucifixion at the Musée National de la Renaissance, north of Paris, Christ has wings. In fact the whole piece is made of feathers.
Art
The Aesthetic Allure of Books Without Pages
Books exist as receptacles of information, but for many years people have adopted their format and appearance to create other objects or containers for an array of items.
News
A New Website Lets You Browse Images of All Publicly Owned Art in the UK
“THROUGH OUR PUBLIC COLLECTIONS WE ALL OWN ART,” reads a new painting by British artist Bob and Roberta Smith (who is one guy).
Art
Walk the Eight Blocks from the Met to the Met Breuer, Accompanied by Soundscapes
John Luther Adams's "Soundwalk 9:09" is a composition that's only complete once you listen to it on the noisy New York City streets.
Books
The Beauty of Moldy Photos
For most archivists, finding mold among collections represents the beginning of one's worst nightmares.
News
Rauschenberg Foundation Joins 21st Century, Embraces Fair Use
In the age of smartphone cameras and social media, it seems easier than ever for members of the public to freely share pictures of contemporary art.
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Apply Now for the Tyler School of Art's Summer Painting and Sculpture Intensive
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