Art
Glimpsing Gowanus in a Loft-Sized Camera Obscura
In the 19th century, a seaside resort vacation wasn't complete until you visited the local camera obscura and marveled at the surrounding beach and ocean projected through a pinhole.
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Art
The Avant-Garde Films of a Thief of Light and Shadow
Thieves tend to be remembered fondly, grandly, or at least without the usual sort of scorn that characterizes criminality.
News
Attacks on Artistic Freedom Almost Doubled Worldwide in 2015, Report Says
ISIS's November 13 massacre at an Eagles of Death Metal concert in Paris’ Bataclan theater, which left 89 people dead and 99 more critically injured, was part of one of the worst terrorist attacks in French history.
Art
Artists' Books that Break with Traditional Bindings
DETROIT — I’m an inveterate lover of books, so you never have to bother arguing with me about the continued relevance of print as a medium.
News
Looters Kill Two Guards at Ancient Egyptian Necropolis
Two guards at the Dayr al-Barsha archaeological site in Middle Egypt were killed by looters during a foiled robbery this weekend.
Performance
A Production of 'Elektra' Where the Performers Yell at You
In the second half of the performance, the conflict extended beyond the bounds of the play, past the stage, and into the real.
Art
At a Glasgow Museum, Local Artists Grapple with National Politics
GLASGOW — Seeing these artists exhibited together seems to naturally create a dialogue around national identity.
Announcement
Call for Applications: AICAD Studio Practice Residency in NYC
The Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD) is offering a Studio Practice Residency for non-student, working artists to develop, refine, or challenge their artistic practice in dialog with a chosen mentor.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6NjM1MTAsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIj
Comics
What My Art Career Feels Like
On to the next thing.
Art
The Dark, Enchanted Worlds of Illustrator Kay Nielsen
Whether or not you know it, you’ve probably seen Danish illustrator Kay Nielsen’s work before.
Art
Reckoning with Pop Art's Irrepressible Popularity
CHICAGO — Three major exhibitions devoted to Pop art that opened last year broadened the purview of this movement as a primarily Western (American) phenomenon by unearthing lesser-known artists to provide a global view of art in the 1960s and ‘70s.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, Paul Allen's art collection, Robert Caro talks, copyediting Donald Trump, critics of color in February, and more.