In Brief
Red on Alert as EU Mulls Cadmium Ban
The European Union is considering a ban on the cadmium pigment in artists' paints.
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Your Concise Guide to the NY Art Book Fair
Opening tonight at MoMA PS1, Printed Matter's much-loved New York Art Book Fair will present an international lineup of art-publishers and their associated projects.
Art
Ai Weiwei's Songs of Freedom on Alcatraz
SAN FRANCISCO — It’s a surprisingly clear morning as we exit the ferry to Alcatraz, but the former federal prison still looms like eerie, ancient ruins.
Art
Film Strips Shining Like Stained Glass
PORTLAND, Oregon — A cavernous room in an abandoned factory that once made window coverings is showcasing a different kind of window. Artist Jennifer West has installed a set of transparent plexiglass frames covered with strips of 35mm and 70mm film.
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Looking at Life Inside a Skyscraper-Turned-Squat
In a little under a decade, the Centro Financiero Confinanzas, or “Tower of David,” in Caracas, Venezuela, has achieved almost mythical status. After being dreamed up by billionaire David Brillembourg in 1990, construction halted on the building in 1994, when a third of the country’s banks failed.
Comics
The Hardest Part of Making Art
The hardest part of making art: sitting down.
Books
The Romance of Science in Victorian Natural History Bookbindings
The Victorian fascination with natural history combined with affordable book publishing led to some comely titles in elegant binding.
Art
The Museum at "the Beginning of America"
Dubbed “the beginning of America” by locals, the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in Maine is situated at the easternmost point of the continental United States.
In Brief
Get Ready for the Vincent van Gogh Musical
Next year, to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Vincent van Gogh's death, a consortium called the Van Gogh Europe Foundation will honor the artist with events across three countries: exhibitions, tours, lectures, films, and ... a musical.
In Brief
Controversial Barbican Show Canceled After Protest Blockade
Citing "the extreme nature of the protest and the serious threat to the safety of performers, audiences and staff," the Barbican in London has canceled its production of South African director Brett Bailey's controversial installation "Exhibit B."
Art
Christopher Williams Shakes Up the Exhibition Catalogue
When Christopher Williams’s retrospective, currently on view at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, was first proposed, the artist says he was uncomfortable with the idea of a survey.
Books
Weaving a Bridge Back to Fiber Sculpture's Unraveling History
Despite being a craft dating back over 30,000 years, fiber work only started to get sculpturally experimental in a serious way in the 1960s and 70s.