Art
Imagining the Inner Lives of Animals
LOS ANGELES — During a recent visit to Japan, I happened upon one of its novelty animal cafés, one specializing in owls.
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Art Review
A Guggenheim Show of Latin American Art Flops in Latin America
MEXICO CITY — Lumping together groups of artists who have nothing more in common than geography is a risky curatorial proposition that often leads to mayhem.
Comics
How Socially Conscious Should My Art Be?
I'm going to ask a very big question here.
Art
A Photographer Documents the Struggles of Refugees in Lesbos, Greece
“Is this Europe?” That’s the question German photographer Kai Löffelbein heard again and again from refugees landing on the island of Lesbos, Greece this past fall.
Art
An LA Muralist on Preserving the Local History of Street Art
LOS ANGELES — Just east of the LA River runs Mission Road, an industrial street crammed with auto body shops and salvage operations.
Art
Digitally Deface Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye
Have you ever wanted to throw a piano or screeching cat at Le Corbusier's pristinely white 1931 Villa Savoye in France?
Comics
Animal Bones as an Artistic Medium
For the grand reopening of New Capital, a well-loved art space that's been closed for two years, Chicago-based artist Rebecca Beachy has installed a wide-ranging bone collection.
In Brief
MoMA Unveils Unfun Revision of Its $400 Million Redesign
In disappointing news for those excited for a futuristic new Museum of Modern Art with retractable glass walls and moving floors, the museum has just unveiled scaled-back plans for its upcoming renovation.
In Brief
Ai Weiwei Withdraws Art from Two Danish Museums in Protest of Controversial Immigration Law
Ai Weiwei has withdrawn his art from two museums in Denmark to protest a law passed yesterday by the Danish parliament viewed by many as an anti-immigration measure.
Interview
“I Would Be Devastated to See It Destroyed”: An Artist Sues to Protect Her Detroit Mural
DETROIT — Michigan kicked off 2016 with all kinds of breaking litigation news.
Film
Getting to the Heart of Laurie Anderson’s Dog Love
LOS ANGELES — The dogs were all fairly well-behaved until a collie started barking during a lull, almost as if on cue. “Give that dog a mic,” Anderson joked.
News
After Two Years of Uncertainty, a Pair of Dorothea Rockburne Murals May Be Saved
A pair of site-specific murals by Dorothea Rockburne that for two years seemed destined for removal or even destruction by a real estate group may now remain in their home of over two decades, the iconic Sony Tower designed by Phillip Johnson.