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ArtRx NYC
This week, museum maps, feminism in World of Warcraft, the psychology of art, 1970s photographic experiments, alienation in contemporary life, and other events mark the art lover's guide to New York.
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Merry Armenian Christmas
Whether you celebrate Epiphany, Three Kings Day, Armenian Christmas, Feast of Theophany, or Eastern Orthodox Christmas on January 6 or 7, we wish you a happy holiday!
News
Judge Approves Christo's Controversial Colorado Project
It looks like artist Christo may soon be "hanging those sheets over the river," as a federal judge once described a proposed art project in southern Colorado that has stirred much debate.
Opinion
The Limits of What We Can Learn from Food-Themed Art
Food, broadly defined, is a necessary sustenance that may also incorporate artistic practice — cooking, cuisine, and presentation.
Opinion
Stefan Simchowitz Isn't as Controversial as He'd Like You to Believe
Stefan Simchowitz has a talent for making himself the center of conversation. That talent was on full view over the past week, since the New York Times released its Sunday magazine profile of the art collector/dealer.
News
Charges Against Metropolitan Museum Protesters Dropped
The charges against three members of the Illuminator crew who were arrested following an action at the Metropolitan Museum in September 2014 and charged with "illegal advertising" have been dropped.
Art
A Long-Lost Artist of the 1950s Sexual Underground
The work of artist Eugene Bilbrew might be better known had not a dozen books with his illustrations on the cover been confiscated and outlawed in the late 1950s. While he drew for 20 years, his work is still little known outside a small group of deviant collectors and enthusiasts.
News
Tomb of Unknown Queen Discovered in Egypt
Archaeologists are one step closer to piecing together an ancient family tree after discovering the 4,500-year-old tomb of an unknown Egyptian queen named Khentakawess, AFP reported.
Announcement
A'Design Awards Present Their 2014 World Design Rankings in Arts, Architecture, and Design
The A'Design Awards have published their annual World Design Rankings [http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6MzQ2NTIsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjoyMDE1MDIsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjciI6Njk4Nzg2LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjcyNTM4MCwiZmwiOjQ0Mzc5MSwiaXAiOiI1NC44Mi4xOTcuNTgiLCJudyI6MjA3LCJwYyI6MCwicHIiOjE2NjYsInJ0IjoxLCJzd
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Could a Long-Forgotten Contract Settle the Artist Resale Royalties Debate?
With a group show simply titled The Contract, the Lower East Side gallery Essex Street encourages us to consider an old proposition: the “Artist’s Reserved Rights Transfer and Sale Agreement” by the pioneering dealer of conceptual art Seth Siegelaub and the lawyer Robert Projansky.
Comics
What a Good Day in the Studio Feels Like
Two kinds of days in the studio.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, photographing the oldest trees on earth, considering Cuban freedom, gay tours of the Vatican, the art world's patron "Satan," death of the artist (again), making the internet more global, autotuning John Cage, and more.