Performance
Stories from Prison, Set Inside a Fiction
Prison plays an ambivalent role in the imagination of many white Americans.
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Interview
From the Club to the Gallery, Electronic Music Made Visual
BERLIN — One of the most prominent figures of the international electronic music scene, Robert Henke has been making music since the beginnings of Berlin techno, after the fall of the wall.
Opinion
A Response to the Call to Boycott Israel
Last month, the following letter was sent to artist Mel Chin by New York–based curator Manon Slome.
Art
With Photography, Sarah Charlesworth Deconstructs the World
Exiting the big, steel elevator to enter Doubleworld, the first major survey of Sarah Charlesworth's work currently at the New Museum, one steps into another, double, world and directly into the gallery of Stills: 14 photographs of people jumping or falling from tall buildings.
Art
Sum of the Arts: Picasso Edition
Estimated number of Picasso artworks that have been stolen = 1,147
Art
When We Fall Out of Love with Artists
What does it say about the character of art audiences when artists who had previously been adored fall out of fashion and have scorn piled on them?
Art
Cutting Edge or Gimmicky? The World's First Snapchat Exhibition
Imagine going to an art show where the paintings literally self-destruct after you see them.
Art
Before They Disappear: A Virtual Reality Requiem for the Last Four White Rhinos
When filmmakers Eline Jongsma and Kel O'Neill began researching the Northern white rhinoceros over a year ago, there were seven on the whole planet. Now there are only four.
In Brief
Archaeologists Find Huge Stone Formation Near Stonehenge
Archaeologists in the United Kingdom have discovered an enormous stone formation just a mile from Stonehenge that makes the famous circle of sandstone slabs seem puny by comparison.
Art
Comparing the Afterlives of Peruvian and Egyptian Mummies
Chicago's Field Museum is touring its mummies for the first time, and their inaugural stop is the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Art
Diagnose Your Social Issues with Facial Recognition Technology
How much time would you say you spend on your phone each day? How frequently do you post updates to your social media accounts? How much do the unread notifications on your phone bother you?
Opinion
Why the SF Chronicle’s Choice of a New Art Critic Is Disappointing
This past May, after 30 years on the job, Kenneth Baker announced his retirement as art critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. Today, his replacement was announced.