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175 Workers Face Lockout at Canada's National Gallery
The National Gallery of Canada may lock out 175 of its employees next month if negotiations between the museum and the union that represents the workers are not successful.
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In the Name of Pablo Picasso
PARIS — The long work on the Musée national Picasso is finally over and it has majestically reopened at the Hôtel Salé, bringing with it a new wave of Pablo Picasso admiration in which I share.
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ArtRx NYC
This week, Hans Haacke is back on the scene and better than ever, we're leading a discussion about alternative economies in the art world, there's an artistic excavation in Queens, talk of riot, conspiracy, or rebellion in Brooklyn, and much more.
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Looking at Art in Tiny Galleries
Located between two busy train platforms at the Odenplan metro station in Stockholm, Gallery 1:10 is no bigger than a dollhouse. Its current show, If You Tolerate This, includes sculptures of books by Henrik Franklins, as well as several paintings, installations, and video works — some so small they
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Gogol on the Go: Moscow Metro Riders Get Free eBooks
Muscovites may now download books by Russia's literary giants for free while they wait for the subway. Thanks to an initiative of Moscow Metro, the city's public transportation authority, riders can download ebooks to their smartphones and tablets by scanning a QR code on the subway platform.
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Telling the History of the First "Illegals" in the United States
Chinese American consciously simulates the American immigrant’s journey: hope, dehumanization, mixed blessings; individual narratives that together paint the greater arc of America.
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Notes from the Participatory Budgeting Underground
Both Councilman Brad Lander and Shehab Chowdhury, one of the volunteer facilitators, tried to put it politely, but arts-related projects haven’t fared well in the participatory budgeting process in New York City thus far.
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Explore Networked Culture and Contemporary Art in Miami with Hypersalon
During the annual Miami art fair week, the art world descends on the city in the sun, and this year we're trying something new. Hypersalon is a weeklong series of salon-style exhibitions, daily artist talks, and hosted conversations examining networked culture in contemporary art.
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Matchbox Artwork Sparks Censorship Calls at Madrid Museum
International museum associations have come to the defense of Spain's Reina Sofia museum after a provocative artwork drew fire from church groups.
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Critical Halloween 2014: Costume Competition
Everybody to the polls! No, we're not talking about the US elections tomorrow — although you should also go to those polls — we're talking about Hyperallergic and the Storefront for Art and Architecture's annual Critical Halloween costume contest.
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900 Arcade Games, Both Classic and Obscure, Now Playable Online for Free
The Internet Archive, the non-profit behind the Wayback Machine and countless other digital resources, has just launched the Internet Arcade, a free online database of about 900 classic arcade games you can play in your browser.
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An Archive of Artists' Zines Takes Root in Philly
Philadelphia's Temple University is adding about 360 self-published art books and magazines to its library's special collections thanks to the artist and zine-maker Beth Heinly.