Opinion
To Whom It May Concern: Abolish Recommendation Letters!
Several arts organizations have stopped requiring reference letters. More should follow suit.
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Want to Visit MoMA? That’ll Be $30
The New York institution is the latest to increase its admission fee, joining the Whitney, the Guggenheim, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Art
The Infinite, Never-Released Scream
Asako Tabata presents a stark, unsettling vision of a society in which women have little chance to achieve autonomy.
Books
Pier Paolo Pasolini's Marxist Criticism of Painting
Pasolini's consideration of art included essays, reviews, poems, and autobiographical meditations.
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Lindemann Family Returns $20M Worth of Looted Cambodian Artifacts
The 33 antiquities were linked to notorious trafficker Douglas Latchford.
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Tourist Slammed for Smooching Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid Statue
Bystanders loudly criticized an unnamed woman who climbed onto the seaside landmark for a photo despite multiple posted warning signs.
News
Libya’s Deadly Floods Tear Through Cultural History
Thousands have died in the disaster, which swept through entire neighborhoods including churches, mosques, and residential buildings.
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Archaeologists Reveal 110 Paleolithic Cave Markings in Spain
The region’s archaeological history has been relatively understudied compared to other parts of Southern Europe.
Guide
15 Art Shows to See in New York This September
This month: Ruth Asawa, Michael Rakowitz, Math Bass, contemporary Native art, and more.
Art
How an Artist Can Embody Human Rights
With her solo show at the Watermill Center, Regina José Galindo considers how a universal object — the body — can speak to issues of human rights.
Art
Does Nobody Walk in LA?
Fiona Connor’s “Continuous Sidewalk” tells the story of a city where many people walk every day as part of their lives, livelihoods, and just for a casual stroll.
Art
Gallery Night Proves the Lower East Side Is Still Hot
In the New York art world, where it costs upwards of $25 to visit a museum, gallery crawls remain a joyous, free experience.