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World's Oldest "Artist Studio" Discovered in South Africa

An exciting find in Blombos Cave east of Cape Town, South Africa, is believed to be the world's oldest art studio.

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Stop NYC Mayor Bloomberg from Evicting #OccupyWallStreet [UPDATED: CITY POSTPONES CLEANING]

Take action now! Occupy Wall Street has issued an EMERGENCY CALL TO ACTION in order to stop the city of New York from evicted the protesters from Zuccotti Park under the premise of "cleaning" the park area.

Opinion

252+ Professional Photographers Say Enough Is Enough

In a letter to "potential photo buyers" 252+ self-identified professional photographers outline why they can't "work for free." This letter appears designed as a link that photographers can send to individuals who request the use of images for no monetary compensation.

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15 New York Art World-ers on Art Controversies Today

With “sensitive to art and its discontents” written into the blogazine’s sub-header, Hyperallergic is no strange to contemporary art controversy, but we decided to ask 11 New York-based artists, critics and curators what they considers the most important and urgent controversy in visual art at the m

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[Sponsor] High Line Open Studios, Oct 14-16, 12-6pm

The artists of the High Line, based in the heart of the West Chelsea arts district, will open their doors to the public on Friday October 14 – Sunday October 16, from 12 – 6 p.m. for High Line Open Studios, a free self guided tour beginning at the West Chelsea Arts Building, 508-526 West 26th Street

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Making Sense of Trauma Through Art

To commemorate the 10th anniversary, MoMA PS1 organized a group exhibition, titled September 11, now on view to January 9, 2012. Curator Peter Eleey has brought together more than 70 works by 41 artists — many made prior to 9/11 — to investigate the attacks’ enduring resonance. Avoiding sensational

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Some Signs from Day 11 of #OccupyLA

LOS ANGELES — It's Tuesday, Day 11, and the honeymoon period for Occupy LA seems to have ended. There is much spirited debate about what actions to take and disagreements over how the General Assembly should facilitate discussions. Occupiers who have been around since the beginning are restless from

Opinion

A Thought About Art and Protest, or Tonight at Zuccotti Park

I was heartbroken to find the pool of signs gone at Zuccatti Park, yes, they are currently on display at No Comment [http://hyperallergic.com/37728/occupy-wall-street-art-exhbition-no-comment/], the OWS-affiliated art exhibit, but there was something beautiful in that space for art making and signag

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[Sponsor] Join the Williamsburg Every 2:ND Friday Art Crawl, Oct 14, 6-9pm

This Friday October 14th, 2011 6-9pm, join Williamsburg Every 2:ND Friday for their next Art Crawl through galleries in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Art

The INTERNETworked Bridge: Connected But Unequal

BEIJING — I moved to China almost a year ago now, into a country where I knew no one and where even the internet was foreign. I pulled away from my main social circle geographically, but did what I could do stay connected via the internet and phone. And yet, just as I turned to the internet for soci

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A Taste of Tomorrow Night's (Thurs Oct 13) Event with Ecoarttech

Tomorrow, Hyperallergic is hosting Leila Nadir and Cary Peppermint of Ecoarttech. The event will explore the convergent ecologies of art, media and the environment in what the duo is calling "nature 2.0." Their topic is timely and fascinating — not to mention complex and nuaced — so I asked them to

Opinion

Dior Gets Perspex-tive from Anselm Reyle

Designer/artist crossbreeding is nothing new. MAC had Cindy Sherman, Louis Vuitton had Takashi Murakami, and Stella McCartney had Barry Reigate. But for the 65 year-old house of Dior, a new accessories and cosmetics collection made in collaboration with German contemporary artist Anselm Reyle may be