Film
Noriaki Tsuchimoto Transformed Documentary Into an Art of Compassion
Though not well known outside of Japan, Tsuchimoto honed an observational style of filmmaking similar to the cinema verité movement in the US and Europe, but years earlier.
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Art
How Leonardo’s “Monstrous” Drawings Inspired Modern Caricature
"Grotesque Head of an Old Woman," recently acquired by the National Gallery of Art, is one of several studies by Leonardo exploring exaggerated facial expression.
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Climate Activists Target Mega-Collector’s Charles Ray Sculpture in Paris
The work belongs to the collection of French billionaire François Pinault, one of the richest men in the world.
Art
Two Artists’ Quest to Free Their Ancestors
Artists Heesoo Kwon and Trina Michelle Robinson make worlds in which their distant relatives can fill the fractures of memory.
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Explore Detroit’s Street Art With This Interactive Map
The city’s new initiative comes after years of penalizing and white-washing independent and unauthorized street art.
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Theft of Art From Yale MFA Show Raises Concerns
Rafael Villares and Y. Malik Jalal’s works were stolen from the Green Hall Gallery at Yale’s School of Art in an incident that has shaken their trust in the school.
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Ousted Trustee Describes “Culture of Fear” at Asheville Art Museum
Michelle Weitzman was removed from the museum’s board after she spoke publicly on workers’ allegations of a toxic workplace for an Asheville Watchdog investigation.
Art
The Greatest Memes From the Twitter Dumpster Fire
If Twitter crashes, where do we go to talk about Twitter crashing?
Art
How Is Artificial Intelligence Changing Art History?
AI image-generators have got art historians in a twist, as more artists make use of these tools to inform their practice.
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Art Problems: Difficult Dealers, Difficult Art
It’s hard to leave a gallery, and it can be even harder to stay and deal with your dealer. Paddy Johnson weighs in.
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When Does Representation Stop Mattering?
After a decade of working across different nonprofits, all too often I saw countless projects and frameworks deteriorate due to a lack of radical imagination.
Art
Artists’ Doomed, Inspiring Resistance to Hitler
The stories of the Red Orchestra show the power of joy, creativity, and love in the fight against the compliance, fear, and silence upon which fascism still depends.