Art
Meditations from the Middle
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — There is nothing in the center, because it’s the middle and the middle doesn’t matter. At least, that’s what interest in smaller non-coastal American cities historically tends to be.
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Interview
Syrian Artists Fight a 'Culture of Emptying'
Meet the organization helping Syrian artists in Lebanon traverse Beirut's burgeoning arts scene while maintaining their identity.
Art
Inside the World's Largest Loan Collection of British Art
NOTTINGHAM, UK — A cultural mission to enlighten and educate the public is, it might be said, as British as the BBC. This mindset has been called Reithian, after Lord Reith, first general manager of the broadcasting organisation. For a good example of Reithianism, look no further than the 13-part do
Art
NASA Unveils the Strange Suit Designed for Its Mars Explorers
If NASA astronauts land on Mars, they might not look very human at all.
Opinion
Google Glass Sponsorship Bodes Ill for New Museum
The future of art has arrived, and it looks ... not like James Franco dressed in drag, but like a software developer wearing a silly-looking pair of futuristic glasses. Yes, the future of art is a Glasshole, coming to a museum near you.
News
Art Movements
Four Seasons hotel sued over Picasso, Armenian orphan rug may go on display, Smithsonian's Fossil Halls close until 2019, Cold War satellite images reveal lost archaeology, and more from the week in art news.
Art
The Artistic Influence of an Overlooked Explorer
Prussian explorer Alexander von Humboldt has his name immortalized on a bay in California, a mountain range in New Zealand, towns all over the world, an orchid, and even a squid. Who exactly this man of wanderlust was, however, remains less familiar. A new exhibition at the Americas Society on the U
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Gulf Labor Monitoring Report Finds Ongoing Violations at Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
A report released this morning by Gulf Labor, a coalition of international artists, confirms the ongoing violation of local and international labor laws at the site of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, Louvre Abu Dhabi, and Zayed National Museum, among other institutions.
Art
Festival Promotes Socially Engaged Video Games
Games about border crossing, American Indian relocation, and exploring identity are leading the way for the medium as a social tool. Using narrative and interaction, gaming is continuing to provide a level of emotional engagement with societal issues.
Interview
An Art Gallery on a Car
CHICAGO — Tuesday night I road middle shotgun while snuggled tightly between Jesse Malmed and Raven Munsell, prodding the couple with questions about their mobile art gallery, Trunk Show.
Opinion
Life-size Dolls of the Dead and Disappeared
"I never thought it would turn into this," 64-year-old Ayano Tsukimi says while surveying her decade-long dedication to making dolls of the dead and disappeared in her nearly abandoned town of Nagoro, Japan.
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Announcing the 10th Annual BAM Art Auction
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