Art
A San Francisco School with an Artistic Mission
The most telling artifact in Energy That Is All Around is a letter artist Alicia McCathy received from her school, the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI), back in 1992.
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Photographs of the Ecological Healing of WWII Bomb Scars
Almost masked in nature's regrowth are craters from World War II in Germany, pocking the ground as reminders of violence that erupted in the landscape. Photographer Henning Rogge set out to discover as many as he could through aerial maps and the exploration of old battlegrounds.
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Garry Winogrand and the Perils of Posthumous Prints
A deserved tribute to Garry Winogrand is turning into an ethical morass that does no one any good.
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Profaning Geometry, Venerating Uncertainty
With much of the art population out of town for the summer, the city’s galleries are understandably disinclined to mount thoughtful shows. Gleanings from the back room will usually suffice for the sparse summer clientele ducking in from overheated sidewalks. But there are always exceptions.
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Art Movements
Committee to Save Cooper Union lawsuit fundraiser reaches goal, no restaurant for the 9/11 Museum, more art sales to fund museum expansions, Caravaggio gets a new tomb, and more from the week in art news.
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Join MoMA PopRally for Decoding Alibis, an Interactive Event Exploring Sigmar Polke, July 23
Join PopRally for Decoding Alibis, an interactive evening exploring the retrospective Alibis: Sigmar Polke 1963–2010.
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The Durable Modernism of Bridget Riley
LONDON — Riley’s paintings establish a sort of bridge between old inquiries and more recent art: no matter how many years have passed since the inception of Modernism, she seems to suggest its bases are still the fundament of artistic endeavor, and always will be.
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Big Bang Vinyl
Using the breaking and reformation of a thousand vinyl records, artists Kevin Cooley and Phillip Andrew Lewis interpret the creation of the cosmos. The relics of the process and the final cacophonous product are on view at Pierogi gallery in Williamsburg.
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Rethinking the Billboard as a Home
Billboards are commanding territory all over the world, offering just a blaring message in their occupation. Some designers have been looking at how to better use this advertising infrastructure, with Slovakia's Designdevelop proposing a use for the space as small-scale residences for the homeless.
In Brief
This Magritte-Inspired T-Shirt Hates to Be Judged
Whatever you do, don't tell Sterling Bartlett's René Magritte–inspired tee what it can and cannot be.
Interview
Wafaa Bilal's War of Images
Wafaa Bilal asks us to bear witness, examine, and understand recent history. He places himself in his art to raise awareness and alter our perceptions.
Opinion
Probing the Dark (and Silly) Side of Old and Modern Masters
After yesterday's Renaissance GIFs post, which featured the work of James Kerr, our readers alerted us to two other curious projects that remix Old Master paintings.