Art
Cuba's Cinematic Revolution
Critical, frenzied, imaginative, and committed, the works of Communist Cuba’s first generation of filmmakers helped reinvigorate and reinterrogate revolutionary cinema.
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News
New York Attorney General Is Investigating Cooper Union's Finances
New York State's Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, is investigating the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (CU), the Manhattan university that recently began charging students tuition after more than 150 years of operating as a full-scholarship school.
Opinion
Who's Really to Blame for MoMA's Björkgate?
On Tuesday, artnet News posted an article by Christian Viveros-Fauné with the attention-grabbing and self-explanatory title, “MoMA Curator Klaus Biesenbach Should Be Fired Over Björk Show Debacle.”
Art
Curating for the Cure: Medical Facilities Embrace the Power of Art
WEST HARRISON, NY — As galleries and museums are for practical reasons limited to exhibitions of modest duration, alternatives are perennially sought by artists, often leading them to less than suitable locations like restaurants, offices, and corporate lobbies.
Announcement
Thierry de Duve Appointed 2015 Theorist in Residence for CalArts' MA Aesthetics and Politics Program
Historian and philosopher Thierry de Duve is the 2015 Theorist in Residence for the MA Aesthetics and Politics Program at CalArts.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6NjMzNTIsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjoyMjg1NjcsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjciI6ODA5NjI5LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjg0MzQyOCwiZmwiOjU0NDIwOSwiaXAiOiI1NC44Mi4
Art
Historic Photographs Recreated in Miniature
Since photography was first invented nearly 200 years ago, humans have gained an unprecedented visual understanding of their past.
Art
From Ancient Coins to Koons, the Arts Expenditures of the World's 80 Richest People
FiveThirtyEight compiled a handy list of the world's 80 richest people, including each person's wealth, the country where they live, whether or not their money is self-made, and the sector in which they deal or work. What if there were another column, one for the arts?
Interview
365 Poetic Remembrances of the French Revolutionary Calendar
LONDON — The Scottish, London-based artist Ruth Ewan is being perfectly reasonable and polite when she says of the British monarchy: “It's going to have to go at some point. Whether it’s through social struggle, or a natural event, they’re not going to be around forever.”
Art
Photographers Bring Home a Picture of Fukushima
One of art’s greatest functions might be the way it helps us share our common experiences, though those experiences are sometimes all too tragic.
In Brief
In an Artist's Video Project, Getting to Know Trans and Intersex Activists
A project by artist Carlos Motta to interview and document the work of transgender and intersex activists recently went public, in the form of an online archive.
Art
ArtRx LA
This week, there are two chances to see art in the desert, an evening of spiritualist mediumship, an internet chat room performance, and more.
In Brief
Scientists Ask Natural History Museums to Cut Ties with David Koch
In an open letter posted today, 39 scientists call for natural history and science museums to sever connections with climate change deniers.