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Will Artists Ever Be Forgiven Their Student Loans?
The Biden Administration’s plan to improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program may fall short for most working artists.
Art
A Studio Visit With Jillian Conrad
In her sculpture, Conrad is disengaging from permanence and the imposition of one’s will, as taken up by sculptors from Michelangelo to Serra.
Interview
Beer With a Painter: John Lees
Despite the fact that Lees works on paintings for as long as 30 years, they don’t appear overly precious. Instead, they seem human and vulnerable.
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San Diego's Parks Come Alive With Art
In a new six-month-long citywide arts initiative, 18 site-specific artworks are being installed throughout 28 parks in San Diego.
News
Report Finds Alarming Levels of Political Interference in Museums
The findings suggest that museums in central Europe are subject to dangerously high levels of political meddling and influence.
News
1,700-Year-Old Penis Graffiti Found at Ancient Roman Site
A stone was carved with a phallus and the words "Secundinus, the shitter."
Art
My Untold Manito Trail Story
Strolling through the Millicent Rogers Museum’s exhibition Following the Manito Trail, seeing my own family name displayed on the wall was complex and strange, to say the least.
Interview
NYC Art Teachers Fight for Better Working Conditions
We spoke with three public school art teachers from the Movement of Rank-and-File Educators (MORE) on their efforts to reform New York's largest teachers' union.
Film
Mad God Is a Descent Into Hell, in the Best Way Possible
Made over the course of 30 years by special effects legend Phil Tippett, this stop-motion animated epic is a feast of creatively horrifying imagery.
Art
A Thrilling Discovery of the Only Known Work by Female Renaissance Artist Caterina Angela Pierozzi
Depicting the busts of Gabriel and the Virgin, “The Annunciation” (1677) may be the ultimate lost artwork, or "sleeper."
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Seeing Robert Rauschenberg for the First Time, All Over Again
Rauschenberg gave artists an enormous sense of freedom and permission to create anything they could dream of, so long as they were earnest in their ideas and execution.