Art
The Surprisingly Mundane Landscapes of Holocaust Sites
“When I looked at those photographs, something broke,” critic Susan Sontag once wrote, recalling the day in July 1945 she first saw pictures of Nazi concentration camps.
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Art
New York City Museum Celebrates the Culture of Earthquake-Ravaged Nepal
The Rubin Museum of Art opened an installation of Nepalese art today to launch its Honoring Nepal programming series, which celebrates the culture of the earthquake-devastated country.
News
Expo Milano Opens Despite Delays, Denouncements, and Riots
Though Expo Milano 2015, the enormous fair of national, nonprofit, and corporate pavilions built on the outskirts of Milan, opened as scheduled on May 1, its launch was overshadowed by violent protests, costly delays, and denouncements from one of its original architects and Pope Francis.
Art
What Is the Role of an Intellectual During a Revolution?
ISTANBUL — Last Saturday Yassin al-Haj Saleh, one of the most vocal intellectuals of the Syrian Civil War or Revolution (depending on your perspective), attended a screening of Our Terrible Country (2014) at SALT Galata.
Announcement
'Chain Reaction,' the 2015 Brooklyn College MFA Thesis Exhibition, Opens May 8
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In Brief
Selfie Snappers Smash Baroque Sculpture in Herculean Feat of Stupidity
On Friday two tourists visiting the northern Italian city of Cremona broke part of an 18th-century sculpture they were climbing to take a selfie.
Art
Missing Jane Farver
BOSTON — The news of Jane Farver’s death on April 29 came as a complete shock.
Comics
6 Ways to Avoid the Torturous Art Career Road
This career may not be suitable for everyone.
Art
Rorschach Inkblots Conjure Up Themes of Loss in Iran
It’s not so easy for Iranian-American artists to portray their hyphenated identities.
Art
The Myths of Kurt Cobain Resurface in a New Documentary
The death of Kurt Cobain in early April of 1994 shocked almost nobody who knew him and almost everybody who didn’t.
News
Two Killed at Muhammad Art Contest in Texas, ISIS Claiming Responsibility
Last night, two men were killed and one man was injured at the American Freedom Defense Initiative's "Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest" in the Dallas/Forth Worth area.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, Instagram's impact on art collecting, Chicago's missing Keith Haring, 50 buildings in 50 cities, privilege at art museums, the largest object in the universe, and more.