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Imprisoned Iranian Filmmaker Declares Hunger Strike
Jafar Panahi was arrested last July, after he participated in protests at the notorious Evin prison.
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“Fuck Carl Andre” Apparel Sold to Benefit Domestic Abuse Victims
Designed by artist Christine Egaña Navin, the items will be offered by Project Art Distribution at this weekend's NADA Flea Market.
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Cézanne Saw the Nobility of an Apple
The French painter felt he had to rise to the challenge of one question above all things else: What exactly is it to be a modern artist?
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Susan Philipsz Evokes the Holocaust Through Absence
Philipsz's haunting sound and video artworks serve as a poignant witness to the lives and artistry of victims of the Holocaust.
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What Does an “Indigenous Inclusion Advisor” Do?
Passamaquoddy citizen Chris Newell is imparting his knowledge of the Wabanaki Confederacy to advise on the Portland Museum of Art’s expansion.
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Phillip K. Smith III Shows His True Colors
The artist’s site-specific museum exhibition Three Parallels glows with choreographed colored light.
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Museums Leaders Voice Support for Former Director of Reina Sofia
In an open letter, European institutional leaders defend Manuel Borja-Villel, who has faced right-wing attacks for his progressive programming.
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Did Air Pollution Inspire Impressionism?
A new study posits that rising smog levels in 19th-century London and Paris likely played a role in blurring the lines of realism.
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Traditional Korean Painting for Modern Times
In Seongmin Ahn's paintings, it is not our past we are looking at but our possible future.
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Soheila Sokhanvari Honors Iran's Feminist Rebels
Born in Shiraz, Sokhanvari fled Iran as a child a year before the Revolution and has devoted her artistic practice to the country she left behind.
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Photographer Captures His Journey With Terminal Cancer
Stephen L. Starkman’s moving book about his encounter with mortality leaves a place for perseverance and hope.
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Oops! NYC Train Station Gets Georgia O’Keeffe’s Name Wrong
“We clearly f-ed this one up,” said a Metropolitan Transit Authority rep, adding that the error in the artist’s last name is being fixed.