News
Syrian President Seeks Investors to Rebuild Aleppo's Bombed-Out Old City
A group of archaeologists and urban planning experts in Germany say that President Bashar al-Assad is already seeing dollar signs in the ruins of his country's cities.
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Books
Still Photographs that Convey the Passage of Time
In the '60s, photographers anxious about the art form's legitimacy set out to distinguish fine art from documentary practices.
Art
Can Mobile Architecture Alleviate the Affordable Studio Space Crisis?
One of the biggest pressures on artist finances is the rental cost of a studio.
Art
Flipping (Virtually) Through a Book of Cubo-Futurist Poetry
Vasily Kamensky and the brothers Burliuk are associated with the Cubo-Futurist movement, which combined the concerns of French Cubism and Italian Futurism.
Art
A Meditation on Minimalism in a Hidden Art Sanctuary
PORTLAND, Oregon — Walking through the Pearl district of Portland, (what many Portlanders refer to as the ‘bougy Pearl,’ native slang for what they believe to be an elitist and distinctly un-Portland neighborhood) and you could easily miss the entrance to the Lumber Room.
News
New York Will Develop a Citywide Culture Plan by 2017
On Tuesday New York's City Council approved by a vote of 49 to 0 an amendment to the municipal charter to create a comprehensive, citywide cultural plan.
Comics
Why I Dance
It makes room for new ideas.
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SVA Master's in Curatorial Practice: Call for Applications
Within walking distance of the city's leading galleries, museums, and cultural venues, the SVA curating program offers an extraordinary range of professional faculty and participants, giving students unprecedented access to leaders in the field from New York and around the world.[http://engine.necta
Art
Reflections on a Weekend Devoted to Socially Engaged Art
BRISBANE, Australia — On the flight between Pittsburgh and Detroit, I felt art's potential: Open Engagement 2015’s socially engaged projects had responded to the national discourse on social and racial justice.
Art
"Abortion," "Miscarriage," or "Untitled"? A Frida Kahlo Lithograph's Complicated History
DETROIT — Art may be open to interpretation, but when the work in question is a reflection of an artist’s life, historians and museums tend to present their interpretations as fact.
Art
The Dealer Who Made Impressionism Famous
LONDON — Impressionism is easily one of, if not the most, accessible and universally enjoyed art movements.
In Brief
New John Cage Archive Offers Access to His Compositions and Collaborations
Launched yesterday, a free online archive of John Cage performances presents a comprehensive overview of his career, from a watering can poured on national television to a rhythmic solo piano performance inspired by lost love.