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Historic Photographs Recreated in Miniature
Since photography was first invented nearly 200 years ago, humans have gained an unprecedented visual understanding of their past.
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From Ancient Coins to Koons, the Arts Expenditures of the World's 80 Richest People
FiveThirtyEight compiled a handy list of the world's 80 richest people, including each person's wealth, the country where they live, whether or not their money is self-made, and the sector in which they deal or work. What if there were another column, one for the arts?
Interview
365 Poetic Remembrances of the French Revolutionary Calendar
LONDON — The Scottish, London-based artist Ruth Ewan is being perfectly reasonable and polite when she says of the British monarchy: “It's going to have to go at some point. Whether it’s through social struggle, or a natural event, they’re not going to be around forever.”
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Photographers Bring Home a Picture of Fukushima
One of art’s greatest functions might be the way it helps us share our common experiences, though those experiences are sometimes all too tragic.
In Brief
In an Artist's Video Project, Getting to Know Trans and Intersex Activists
A project by artist Carlos Motta to interview and document the work of transgender and intersex activists recently went public, in the form of an online archive.
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ArtRx LA
This week, there are two chances to see art in the desert, an evening of spiritualist mediumship, an internet chat room performance, and more.
In Brief
Scientists Ask Natural History Museums to Cut Ties with David Koch
In an open letter posted today, 39 scientists call for natural history and science museums to sever connections with climate change deniers.
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Joyce Pensato's Messy Imagination, Laid Bare
Joyce Pensato is best known for her stark, large-scale paintings of cartoon characters and in particular for her series of Batman paintings that depict the cape crusader’s iconic mask using splashy skeins of black and white paint.
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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: thieves take Taco Bell painting, vandals critique Kant, and a man mistaken for Banksy sues six NYPD officers.
Announcement
VCUarts Summer Studio Program Is Now Accepting Applications
The Summer Studio Program at Virginia Commonwealth University is a supportive and rigorous residency program with an established track record of inspiring and developing artists within a hothouse environment.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6MjEyMTIsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjoyMjY1MzEsImNoIjoxO
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From 18th-Century Tool Chest to 21st-Century Public Art Project
ROCHESTER, UK — Thanks to an association with Charles Dickens, North Kent is better known for literature than for contemporary art. But a new project by Adam Chodzko connects the two.
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Surveying Surveys of New American Sculpture and Photography
Concurrent surveys of new American art in two specific media — New American Sculpture at FiveMyles and Under Construction – New Positions in American Photography at Pioneer Works — reinforce just how interdisciplinary their respective fields have become.