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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — We've got a drag-sational triple-header, a panel discussion about computers taking over, a border-crossing haunted art house, and a bunch of great female artists to make up for it.
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In Brief
Striking Mosaic Floor Found in Greek Tomb
Last month, archeologists uncovered two oversize marble caryatids and a colorful marble panel in a substantial tomb complex in Amphipolis, Greece. Now, after excavating behind the sealing wall that the caryatids were guarding, they've found a chamber with a large and largely intact mosaic floor.
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Bloomberg Foundation Will Award Cities Up to $1M Each for Public Art
Bloomberg Philanthropies, the foundation established by former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, announced yesterday an initiative that will see at least three cities receive up to one million dollars for public art programs.
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Tactile Sensations, Borrowed from Nature
“You have to get close, then move back, slowly,” I tried to explain to a motley group of graduate students whom I asked to see the recent paintings and drawings by Cornelia Thomsen at the uptown Leslie Feely gallery.
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Emerging Artists Exhibit Their Work at the National Academy School
Exhibiting your work for the first time is a pivotal step in your art career. Emerging artists regularly receive this opportunity as students at the National Academy School [http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NDQxMTQsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjoxNTk0NjksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjciI6NTQ5NTkyLCJkbSI6NCwiZm
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Saul Steinberg Decodes the Symbols of Society
Plastered on the title wall of Saul Steinberg’s 100th Anniversary Exhibition at Pace Gallery is an impenetrable photographic self-portrait.
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ArtRx NYC
This week, delve deep into Stanley Kubrick's archives, see the Koons retrospective before it closes at the Whitney, explore the archeological destruction of ISIS, check out Ryoji Ikeda in Times Square, and more.
Interview
How Much Will Artists Be Paid Under the New W.A.G.E. Certification Program?
Last Friday, Working Artists and the Greater Economy (aka W.A.G.E.) announced that they will be rolling out their new W.A.G.E. Certification program, which promises to be a "paradigm-shifting model for the remuneration of artistic labor." We had some questions for the organization.
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French Museums Will Loan 300 Works to Louvre Abu Dhabi, Including Paintings by Leonardo, Titian, and Picasso
The list of artworks that will be loaned by French museums to the Louvre Abu Dhabi has been released.
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Lilli Carré’s Labyrinthine Visions
CHICAGO — White paper sits on white matting within white frames hung on the white walls of Western Exhibitions, the unnerving blank expanse invoking a sense of being thrust into the heart of an endless maze.
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Beijing Artists Arrested for Showing Solidarity with Hong Kong Protest
China has been detaining citizens across the mainland who express solidarity with the Umbrella Revolution, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported. Since September 22, police have held more than 30 people, including several artists, and have questioned many more.
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After Alleged Attack, Making Sense of a Chelsea Exhibition's Murky Backing
On October 3rd, an assailant and two accomplices allegedly entered the cavernous gallery at 540 West 21st Street in Manhattan's Chelsea district. What happened next, according to reports published here and in the New York Times, was an assault of the curator, Benjamin Hiller, with pepper spray, and