Opinion
False Facts and Anti-Curator Hysterics Won't Fix the Museum of Modern Art
I generally stay out of public arguments about the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). I feel too close, yet I'm not an insider.
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Art for the Discerning Drone
This summer the Knockdown Center, the sprawling arts space in Maspeth, Queens, will host a drone obstacle course consisting entirely of specially commissioned sculptures.
Art
Choreographing a Response to Climate Change
Dancing about climate change makes about as much sense as ... painting Op art compositions to give stock tips. Or crafting a steel sculpture that instructs viewers how to renew their driver's licenses. Or composing an opera to review a restaurant.
Books
The Sibling Rivalry that Shaped Diane Arbus's Vision
In Silent Dialogues, art historian Alexander Nemerov, son of former US Poet Laureate Howard Nemerov and nephew of Diane Arbus, traces his father’s evolving attitudes toward photography and his sister's work in particular.
Art
Sum of the Arts
Age of the mummified monk long forgotten inside a 1,000-year-old gilded statue, which Chinese villagers now want restituted from a Dutch private collector = 30–40
News
Toronto University Acquires Berenice Abbott Archive
Berenice Abbott was best known for being New York City's official photographer during the Great Depression, though she actually explored a panoply of subjects during her six-decade-long career.
Art
Finding People in Los Angeles's Urban Sprawl
The photographer Patrick Gookin recently explored the psychological ramifications of car culture in a series called LA by Car.
Art
A Gutai Painter Finally Has His Moment in the West
Much attention is being focused on the paintings of the late Japanese Gutai painter and Tendai monk, Kazuo Shiraga (1924–2008), who for years has been collected throughout Europe, even as he has been virtually ignored in the United States.
Art
Painting with Toxic Sludge
To experiment with an alternative method for remediation, a scientist and an artist are collaborating on turning the acid runoff from Ohio's abandoned coal mines into pigments.
Art
The Work of Four Seriously Funny Women Artists
ATLANTA — Pratfall Tramps at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center is an exhibition that works by sleight of hand.
News
Glasses Give the Color-Blind a Fuller View of the Spectrum
Originally setting out to design safety glasses for use during laser surgeries, materials scientist Don McPherson instead designed a lens that enables color-blind wearers to see the full light spectrum.
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Boston Unveils Finalists in Competition to Retrofit City for Rising Waters
Following on the heels of New York, London, and many other urban centers, Boston is the latest city to envision how best to manage the certainty of rising water levels due to global warming.