Opinion
Saluting Robin Williams as the American Flag
In the 1982 television special "I Love Liberty," Robin Williams channels the voice of the American flag.
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Art
'Back to the Future' 30 Years Later, or Riding in Cars with Millennials
One of the greatest pleasures of teaching design history to college students is time travel.
Art
Sum of the Arts
Est. amount (in US$) collectors spent at contemporary, modern, postwar, and Impressionist art auction in first 6 mo. of 2015 = 3,700,000,000
Opinion
Will the Real Stephen Colbert Please Stand Up?
In preparation for his debut on CBS’s The Late Show in September, Stephen Colbert kept his hosting skills sharp by serving as guest host on Monroe, Michigan’s public access talk show Only in Monroe.
Art
Mapping the Most Expensive Artworks Sold by Country
A new series of maps created by howmuch.net attempts to look at art valuation based on country of origin.
Performance
David Byrne's Avant-Color Guard
If you’ve ever been to a high school or college football game, chances are you’ve seen a color guard.
Art
The Urge to Reach Out and Touch Beyond the Screen
CHICAGO — A flat description of Miami-based artist Jillian Mayer’s work— such as you might find in wall texts or press releases — reads like it’s culled from the syllabus of an Interactive Arts & Media graduate class.
Art
Fact-Checking the Smithsonian's Koch-Funded Climate Change Exhibition
WASHINGTON, DC — Last month’s demonstrations outside the National Museum of Natural History might not have prompted the public outcry activists had hoped for, but the claim that David Koch’s relationship to the museum impacts the content of their Human Origins exhibition deserves consideration.
News
Sotheby's Cleaners and Porters Protest Outside London Contemporary Art Sale
Last night in London, a group of Sotheby's cleaners and porters protested outside the auction house, demanding that it implement the London Living Wage.
Performance
Summoning the Spirit of Frida Kahlo Through a Pre-Columbian Ritual
LONDON — As the centerpiece of this year’s Greenwich + Docklands International Festival (GDF) in London, artistic director Bradley Hemmings has created an outdoor theater production called "The Four Fridas," inspired by the life and work of legendary Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.
Art
The Story of a Pope Portrait Made Out of Condoms
MILWAUKEE — It’s not unusual for a work of art to cause outrage, especially if it dips into the tender zones of race, gender, or religion.
Comics
Separating the Junk from Inspiration
My wife recently finished reading Marie Kondo's The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up and the book has been haunting me.