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Sum of the Arts
Number of Monets purchased by Paul Durand-Ruel over the four decades the art dealer promoted Impressionism = 1,000
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Did Michelangelo Use the Golden Ratio to Paint the Sistine Chapel?
The Renaissance artist Michelangelo was fascinated by human anatomy.
Books
The Grainy Doom of the Apocalypse on Film
Whether a bang of nuclear annihilation or the slow creep of a pandemic, our potential end-of-world wastelands have their own bleak visual language.
Opinion
Seven New York City Streets That Should Be Renamed After Artworks
Today New York's City Council voted on a proposal to co-name the block of Stuyvesant Avenue between Lexington Avenue and Quincy Street in Brooklyn "Do the Right Thing Way" after the Spike Lee joint that was filmed there in 1989.
Opinion
Seeing Beyond "Kimono Wednesdays”: On Asian American Protest
When I heard that the Boston MFA was launching a dress-up social media campaign called "Kimono Wednesdays" based on a painting by Claude Monet, that a group of young Asian American protesters asked them to stop, that the MFA did and apologized, I thought it was an open and shut case.
Art
Finally, a Forum on Resale Royalties Brings Artists into the Conversation
Spurred by the reintroduction of the ART Act (American Royalties Too) to Congress, last night Artists Space hosted a public forum on the issue of artist resale royalties (ARRs).
Announcement
Clifford Ross Teams Up with Orchestra of St. Luke’s for Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival
In this mesmerizing world premiere, the artist Clifford Ross teams up with NYC-based chamber ensemble Orchestra of St. Luke's to bring a massive, site-specific, multiscreen installation with a varied and transportive suite of live music to BRIC’s Celebrate Brooklyn! festival in Prospect Park on July
Art
Breathing Life into a High-Tech, Glowing Sphere
Back in the late '90s, I considered going to raves.
Comics
I Was Wrong ...
And that's okay with me.
News
One Million Minutes of Historic Footage Have Come Online
If you thought you were going to have a productive day today, think again.
Art
Dissecting and Detecting Stories in Found Objects and Remnants
Contemporary art's storytelling power has been the subject of numerous shows of late, from Gowanus to the Guggenheim, and Story of a Story at Brooklyn nonprofit Smack Mellon offers still more evidence of the novel forms narratives can take.
Art
LA's Hammer Museum Attracts Major Artists for Performance Marathon
On September 26–27, the Hammer Museum will present ALL THE INSTRUMENTS AGREE: an exhibition or a concert, a two-day program of back-to-back live performances by over 25 local, national, and international sound artists, music collectives, art bands, and visual artists.