Art
Nerding Out at New York’s Antiquarian Book Fair
The fair showcases thousands upon thousands of books, ephemera, and historic works on paper.
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Climate Protesters Target Degas Sculpture at National Gallery of Art
Two activists smeared the sculpture’s case and pedestal with red and black paint.
Art
Required Reading
This week, looking back at New York City’s first community garden, honoring Harry Belafonte’s life in photos, medication abortions across history, and how did a LACMA statue end up on Craigslist?
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Stone Buddha Found in Egypt Sheds Light on India’s Influence
The statue provides evidence of Indian trade relations with the Ancient Roman Empire by way of Egypt.
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Memories of a Long-Gone, Gritty New York
Bill Rice’s paintings are glimpses of Manhattan’s old East Village of crime, abandonment, cruising, and hanging out.
Film
A Film to Watch With Closed Eyes
Director Sam Green wants viewers to fully engage their ears in a sonic journey of 32 soundscapes.
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A Morning Star Banner Rises on the South Dakota Prairie
Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate artist Erin Genia is raising funds to create a public artwork for the reservation where she is from.
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Italians Are Mad at Their Country’s New “Barbie Venus”
A government tourism campaign depicting Botticelli’s Venus as a “virtual influencer” is widely criticized as trivializing the nation’s cultural heritage.
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On Social Media, Art Censorship Is Alive and Well
The artist- and activist-led “Don’t Delete Art” project targets social media platforms using suppressive content moderation algorithms.
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San Francisco Art Institute Files for Bankruptcy
The ailing school made multiple attempts to pay off its debt, even considering the sale of its iconic Diego Rivera mural.
Interview
New Generation of Jewish Artists Pushes Sensitive Buttons
Leora Fridman discusses curating a new exhibition confronting issues of tradition, gender, and Zionism in the Jewish-American community.
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Ready, Set, Bet on Mini Artist-Made Racecars in Brooklyn
Arts nonprofit Smack Mellon’s Gravity Racers benefit party continues a 20-year local New York tradition.