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Artist studios in Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, and Ohio.
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The Only Five Public Statues of Historic Women in NYC
Setting aside the allegorical females and fictional heroines like Lewis Carroll's Alice, who are the historic women honored in New York's public statuary?
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Nick Cave on “Tackling Really Hard Issues” with Art
"I’m interested in coming to Detroit — providing you this opportunity to be up close and personal with the work in this static format, but then also being able to get you into this performative experience."
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Sum of the Arts
Height (in feet) of the rogue wave depicted in Katsushika Hokusai's famed "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" (c.1830–32) = 32–39
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Idyllic Illustrations of Daily Postwar Life
In 1915, during World War I, the printing company Wills & Hepworth began publishing "pure and healthy literature" for children marked with a ladybird logo, giving rise to the London-based publishing company now known as Ladybird Books.
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From Obsessive Drawings to Sound Sculptures, Mark Mothersbaugh’s Unexpected Art Career
MINNEAPOLIS — Mark Mothersbaugh is so much a part of pop culture that even if you aren’t a fan of his punk band Devo, you’re probably familiar with his music.
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Artworks Cobbled Together from Immigrant Experiences
Art about identity politics, personal history, and cultural heritage is seen all too rarely in Bushwick galleries, where formal and material concerns tend to dominate.
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The Evolution of the Watermelon, Captured in Still Lifes
The watermelons of our summers are not the watermelons of yesteryear, as demonstrated by a 17th-century painting by Italian artist Giovanni Stanchi.
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Vandal Who Smashed Colorado Town Sculpture "Destroyed the Fun"
A public sculpture in Durango, Colorado, that has divided and entertained residents of the small town since its installation last August was destroyed earlier this week and the vandal remains at large, according to the Durango Herald.
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LA Times Drops Political Cartoonist After Blog Post About Police
LOS ANGELES — Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Times terminated its relationship with political cartoonist Ted Rall based on “serious questions about the accuracy” of a May 11 blog post by him
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A Library of Glacial Water in Iceland
STYKKISHÓLMUR, Iceland — It's hard to miss Vatnasafn, or the Library of Water, if you know what you're looking for.
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Rebirth of Stagnant San Diego Art Institute Riles Some of Its Members
Since taking the reins at the San Diego Art Institute in March 2014, Ginger Shulick Porcella has thoroughly revamped the nonprofit art space, increasing its visibility, diversifying its programming, and drawing praise from everyone with a stake in the local art scene — well, almost everyone.