In Brief
Defiant of the Future, Museums Ban Selfie Sticks
Oh, art museums. You're so fickle — like a guy who sends a charming message on Tinder and then disappears after the first tryst.
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Books
Lamenting the Demise of the Culture Class, Again
I can't remember being so deeply frustrated by a book that I assumed I would like and find informative.
Comics
How to Deal with Inspiration
You're going to have to deal with it sooner or later.
Art
The Monumental Loneliness of Thomas Struth
Thomas Struth: Photographs, a small exhibition currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, presents a sampling of its subject’s modes: his well-known Museum Photographs, portraits, architectural photographs, and large color works.
News
Restoration of Civil Rights Landmarks Included in Obama's FY16 Budget
A $50 million restoration of sites associated with the Civil Rights Movement is included in President Obama's fiscal year 2016 budget, released Monday.
News
Metropolitan Museum Curator Walter Liedtke Killed in Train Crash
Walter Liedtke, a curator of European paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was one of six people killed in the Metro-North train crash last night in Valhalla, New York.
In Brief
Two Literary Giants Will Release New Books This Summer
This week, authors Milan Kundera and Harper Lee announced plans to publish new books.
In Brief
Art Project Detonated After Causing Bomb Scare
The Atlanta Police Department shut down a major traffic artery in midtown on Monday after an art project by Georgia State University students sparked a bomb scare.
Announcement
Innovative Graduate Programs Define GW’s Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
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Art
How Louis Kahn's Last Commercial Work Fell Quietly in Philadelphia
Last year, the only surviving commercial work designed by architect Louis I. Kahn was torn down with little fanfare in Philadelphia.
Art
Reading Between the Lines
CHICAGO — The first thing that strikes you about Randi Russo’s show of paintings at Thomas Masters Gallery is the lines, swirling and looping around every canvas like an automatic drawing taken to an extreme degree.
Art
Getting Lost in David Altmejd's Hall of Mirrors
PARIS — Young New York-based Canadian artist David Altmejd’s remarkably ambitious retrospective exhibition of sculpture at the Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris played pithily with many current intellectual strands.