Interview
An Encyclopedia of Kitsch
LOS ANGELES — It took a while for me to actually sit down and stop flipping through the channels and start leafing through Sara Cwynar’s gorgeous book, The Kitsch Encyclopedia.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — Just because the insanity of the start of the season is over, doesn't mean there's not a lot to see out there.
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Library of Congress Photographs Mapped into an Interactive Atlas of the Great Depression
The Library of Congress has an incredible digitized archive of Depression-era photographs, taken between 1935 and 1945 on behalf of the United States Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information.
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Picturing Russia's Central Asian Diaspora
Travel to Russia these days, and chances are the person serving you your food is a visitor to the country, too. Every year, 5-6 million Uzbek, Tadjik and Kyrgyz people arrive in the country to work in restaurants, construction sites, farms and manufacturing plants. They are maids, taxi drivers, stre
Comics
Are We All Unique Snowflakes?
The whole "we're all snowflakes" thing always seemed a little odd to me …
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ArtRx NYC
This week, New York continues to celebrate the fall season, and nothing is slowing down.
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Revisiting Steve McQueen's Early Work
LOS ANGELES — In a city whose name is synonymous with the motion picture industry, it's common for the worlds of film and art to collide. It's less common, however, for them to collide in a way that's critical and not simply flirting with the idea of celebrity.
News
Younger Americans More Likely to Read Books, Go to the Library
A new survey by the Pew Research Center has found that the 16–29 demographic in the United States reads books and patronizes libraries at rates higher than those exhibited by adults over 30.
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Long-Running Moscow Art Fair Canceled
A key Russian contemporary art fair has been canceled in its 18th year, and appears unlikely to return, The Art Newspaper reported.
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New LA Apartment Gallery Makes Room for Conversation
LOS ANGELES — The contemporary art world often seems to be on a super-sized trajectory, with the rise of mega-galleries and record-setting auction prices all the rage.
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Artists Paddle Around Manhattan for Environmental Justice
"Sécurité, sécurité, I have 16 canoes and a marching band northbound on the East River, just north of Newtown Creek." Those were the words radioed to Vessel Traffic Services yesterday afternoon as a group of activists circumnavigated Manhattan, some in handcrafted boats made of paper.
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A Postal Approach to Abstraction
CHICAGO — Jordan Scott makes pictures by collaging thousands of vintage postage stamps onto panel and canvas and coating the surface in resin.