Art
Ben Shahn’s Ever-Relevant Political Art
The American artist-activist’s work resonates with a special sharpness these days, more than half a century after his death.
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Bryce Kroll’s Deconstructions of Fax Machines
Kroll has put a lot of labor into dismantling machinery that once took a lot of labor to create, in the ongoing effort to save ever more labor.
Film
New LA Festival Centers Local Filmmakers of Color
Crenshaw Dairy Mart's inaugural film festival this weekend features documentaries, music videos, works in progress, and more.
News
Philly's UArts Faculty Reach Hard-Won Contract Agreement
The bargaining team met with UArts administration almost 70 times since the start of negotiations in March 2021.
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French Protesters Throw Soup at Monet Painting in Lyon
“This spring will be the only one we have left if we don’t react,” said activists who targeted the protective glass on Monet’s “Le Printemps.”
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10 Arrested in Protest Outside Brooklyn Museum
Around 300 people gathered at the museum to decry Israel's bombardment of Gaza and the suppression of pro-Palestine voices.
Art
The Importance of Art in a “Good Death”
The resurgence of deathcare workers across industries presents an opportunity to creatively reimagine what a good death can look like.
Art
How Paño Arte Becomes Artepaño
If paño arte is the private-facing practice of artists serving time in penitentiaries across the United States, then artepaño encompasses the afterlife of the artifact.
Art
Harriet Korman’s Nonchalant Rigor
What surprised me about Korman’s new works was the degree of inventiveness I encountered in her off-kilter compositions.
Art
Rachel Perry Sews the Passage of Time
During the COVID-19 lockdowns, Perry turned boxes into templates for needlepointed artworks, reflecting an era narrowed to domestic spheres.
Art
AI Artwork Projected on Historic Gaudí House Draws Nearly 100K People
Sofia Crespo’s artwork for Casa Batlló in Barcelona was a rainbow of stimuli alluding to a narrative of searching, awakening, and religious ecstasy.
News
Mysterious Magritte Painting Could Fetch $63M at Auction
"L'ami intime (The Intimate Friend)" (1958) hasn't been shown publicly since 1998.