Art
Photographing the Mexican American Experience
A photographer of Mexican American life is raising funds for a new exhibition in Austin, Texas.
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Books
A New Guide to New York's Subterranean Art
There are over 250 art projects lodged in the transit infrastructure of New York City. Some are garish or grand mosaics that cover whole subway tunnels, others you might walk by for years without recognition. A new book compiles them in a guide to city's subterranean galleries.
Comics
That Overwhelming Feeling
There's so many things I don't know.
News
Hunger Strike Averted as Turkey Ups Art and Heritage Jobs
"We're at the end of our tether with the employment of one percent of archaeologists. If there is not just employment in 2014, [there will be a] hunger strike," said archaeologist Binnur Çelebi on April 5.
In Brief
Shattered "Adam" Is Born Anew at the Metropolitan Museum
One of the greatest Renaissance sculptures outside of Europe has been restored after a devastating fall in 2002 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
News
Conflict Kitchen's Palestinian Programming Under Siege
Conflict Kitchen, the social practice eatery in Pittsburgh, has come under fire from the Israel advocacy organization B'nai B'rith International over its current programming on Palestine.
Announcement
Deadline For Application to VCU Painting and Printmaking MFA Program: January 15, 2015
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Art
Finding Community in the Picture Windows of Paris
Anonymity can be comfortable, though, which is why — for many of us at least — the desire to connect rarely propels us beyond a voyeuristic curiosity about the neighbors.
Art
Contemporary Fresco That’s Off the Wall
It isn’t often one comes across fresco paintings in art galleries, the last time I remember seeing a sizable number was the “Rooms” section of the Francesco Clemente retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in 1999.
News
Brooklyn Art Center Uses Airbnb to Fund Its Programming
We've all heard — perhaps even grown tired of hearing — of art organizations raising money on Kickstarter, but what about fundraising on Airbnb?
Art
The Women Tagging and Painting the Streets of Bogotá
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Here, where graffiti is classified as a violation rather than a crime, street artists do not have to hide. Bright murals, often uncompromisingly political, cover public walls, as well as those of home and business owners who, understanding the value (cultural and financial), allow
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, the case against repatriating cultural artifacts, British surrealists against fascism, Ai Weiwei on the internet, Isamu Noguchi's playground, and more.