In Brief
Angry Photographer Rejects Prize, Criticizes Spain's "Pitiful" Cultural Landscape
Spanish culture minister José Ignacio Wert just might be Spain's most unpopular man.
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Art
Alternative Media: Software and Video in 1970s Counterculture
In the midst of laments that the shared culture of television is dwindling – that charming picture of a nuclear family gathered around the TV set outshone by the glow of individual screens — “Send Blank Tape,” an installation at Pioneer Works, is providing an alternative communal viewing experience.
Comics
A Watercolor Requiem
Last week, a good friend's mom passed away.
Art
Reading a Drawing Without Labels
Dan Miller has created some of the most glorious work that I’ve seen in a long time.
Art
The Very Modern Portraits of Egon Schiele
The central question of portraiture is how to best turn its subjects inside out — how to best manipulate an inanimate medium so as to capture an animate sitter with a hidden history of invisible experience.
Books
A Colorful Compendium of Infographics for Understanding the World Now
From the amount the potential tax revenue from legalizing drugs worldwide to disappearing seed varieties, data journalist David McCandless transforms abstract information into engaging visuals.
Community
A View from the Easel
CHICAGO — Artist studios in Australia, California, Germany, Massachusetts, and Michigan.
Books
The Mouse, an Unexpected and Enduring Art Muse
As one of the most common mammals on our planet, the diminutive mouse has been scurrying its way into art for centuries. The rodent has now finally received its own art compendium with Lorna Owen's Mouse Muse: The Mouse in Art, out next week from Monacelli Press.
News
UK Planning Inspector Blocks "Unexceptional" Frank Lloyd Wright House
The construction of the first Frank Lloyd Wright house in the UK has been officially derailed by planning officials who just can’t see what all the fuss over Wright is about, Architect's Journal reported.
Art
Supposedly Hidden from Hitler for Its Supernatural Powers, da Vinci Goes on Rare Public View
Gradually disappearing beneath a mottle of foxing and fading, a 1512 red chalk drawing believed to be a self-portrait by Leonardo da Vinci is on rare public view in Italy.
News
Museum Insiders Behind Massive $250M Turkish Art Heist
A new report in the newspaper Hurriyet has revealed that museum staff participated in a $250 million art heist of 302 works in their own institution between 2005 and 2009.
Interview
Standing Up: Bill T. Jones and Theaster Gates Discuss Their Collaboration
Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane Dance Company’s Story/Time is a kind of spoken dance piece inspired by John Cage: 70 one-minute stories “interrupted by a chance musical score.”