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Monument to Japanese-Canadian History Dismantled in Ontario
Locals expressed anger and sadness over the city’s decision to remove the Temple Bell less than a month after its creator architect Raymond Moriyama's death.
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$500M Performing Arts Center Opens Near World Trade Center
The idea for the Perelman Center was conceived in 2003 as a way to revitalize the neighborhood in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
Art
The Painting of a Murderess That Scandalized Victorian Audiences
"The Laboratory" by John Collier is an example of a "problem picture," paintings focused on characters caught in moral dilemmas that incited gossip amongst viewers.
Art
Peek Inside the Newly Reopened Tenement Museum in Manhattan
The 160-year-old Lower East Side landmark tells the story of the immigrant families who lived under its tin ceilings and wood-frame walls.
Opinion
Relief Is Coming for Artists With Federal Student Loan Debt
After the Supreme Court struck down loan forgiveness, the Biden administration came up with a robust plan B. Here’s how to prepare.
Books
The Tarotic Roots of Leonora Carrington’s Art
Both the tarot and Carrington’s work are in the midst of a revival that has the world re-evaluating our relationship with nature, the earth, and our place in it.
Art
Ecology From the Perspective of the Marginalized
Humane Ecology at the Clark Art Institute asks viewers to consider different interpretations of nature, including those of people who have been marginalized, silenced, and erased.
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Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Found in English Palace Storeroom
"Susanna and the Elders" (c. 1638–39) had been misattributed and stowed away in rough condition at the Hampton Court Palace in Surrey.
Community
A View From the Easel
This week, artist studios in London, Maine, Harlem, and Toronto.
Art
Erica G. Peralta Looks at Restaurants From the Inside Out
Restaurants are restorative, perhaps, for those eating, but they can also be grueling places of labor that tax workers’ bodies.
Books
The Dreamlike Paths of Dialogue with a Somnambulist
The texts in Chloe Aridjis’s new collection of stories and essays unspool not via chronological order, but through the strange rationality of dreams.
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Who Are the Climate Activists Dressing Up as Orcas?
The marine mammal has emerged as a symbol of the capitalism-driven destruction of the planet, with protesters “orcanizing” for Climate Week actions.