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Planned Obsolescence or Our Smartphone Leashes
Ben Bunch’s new show, Twenty-First Century Freemasonry, is a riotous amalgamation of computer part entrails, circuit boards and wires in overclocked colors.
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A Public Library Made From a Phone Booth
LOS ANGELES — His name is almost too perfect for an artist-architect engaging with urban space. John Locke, not to be confused with the late Father of Liberalism, has been marrying two soon-to-be archaic devices in a charming way. Traveling around Manhattan, he's been carrying objects called books a
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View from the Easel, Part 5
CHICAGO — The fifth installment of a series in which artists send me a photo and a description of their workspace. Today we visit studios in Chicago, New York, Montreal, Arizona and Baltimore.
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Art Rx
This week we're sending you to a closing party in the Bronx, performance in Bushwick, a panel on Architectural criticism in the Village and the soon-to-be-opened 2012 Whitney Biennial on the Upper East Side. But don't get stressed, since you can cleanse it all away with a final visit to Doug Wheeler
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Submit Your Workspace to A View From the Easel
Whether it’s a physical workspace, a computer screen, or a place in nature, we’d love to hear about how you’re redefining what a studio can be. If you wish to be considered for inclusion in the A View From the Easel series, please fill out this GoogleForm.
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A Handstand in Bushwick
Handstand. That is just another of the items on the long list of the things Paul D’Agostino excels at doing. As a Bushwick resident since 2007, D’Agostino has actively worked to shape the art scene in the neighborhood through his countless activities. Bushwick-based nonprofit Norte Maar is currently
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Saudi Arabia Needs to Talk
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Contemporary art is not the first thing you might think about whenever Saudi Arabia is mentioned. But if you decide to look beyond the veil of political media and stereotypes you will be quite surprised at what you might discover.
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Rollercoasters and Wall Scaling: Two Argentinian Artists Play with the City
LOS ANGELES — Ever wanted to take a roller coaster through Buenos Aires? How about an invisible one? Yeah, me too. Argentinian film director Fernando Livschitz has released a new video of roller coasters cutting through the lovely streets of the country's capital.
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The Artist Who Started the What People Think I Do/What I Really Do Meme
Some time early last week, I began to notice the “What People Think I Do/What I Really Do” graphics on my Facebook news feed. The first time I clicked on one, I had a quick laugh — I thought it was witty. A few days later it seemed like my news feed had been converted into a focused, peer-curated on
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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Pandemic Scorned
The slogan “Silence=Death” remains one of the most recognizable images from the art produced during the AIDS crisis in America. Created by the activist art collective Gran Fury, it complemented a movement of creativity that held social change as its core. Now, over 30 years since the term “AIDS” was
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Some Photo News You Should Know
The world of photography is changing fast. Here are some recent highlights … Kodak stops the camera biz, Flickr will upgrade, Gizmodo gets the exclusive about Instagram and Pinterest keeps growing …
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The Problems With the Smithsonian's New Civil Rights History Through Art
Starting with the landmark Plessy v Ferguson case of 1896 and continuing until the 2009 inauguration of the first US President with African heritage, the Smithsonian has launched Oh Freedom! Teaching African American Civil Rights through American Art at the Smithsonian. But why so few women and wher