News
British Museum Denies Request to 3D Scan Parthenon Marbles
The Institute for Digital Archaeology hoped to scan the marbles and create an exact replica that might help settle the dispute between the London museum and Greece.
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Art
Transformation and Dreams in Dorothea Tanning's Later Work
As Tanning took up midcentury painterly abstraction, key philosophical themes from her earlier phantasmal narrative paintings undergo transformations and reiterations.
Art
Exploring the Politics of Masks Beyond COVID
Though masks are popularly conceived of as limiting expression, they allow their wearers to access a range of emotionality, of which the human face alone is incapable.
Art
Kalup Linzy Bought a House and He's Sharing It With Artists
Queen Rose Art House is newly alive in Tulsa's historic Kendall Whittier neighborhood.
Books
Reading a New Translation of Rumi
Translations of Rumi raise questions not only about faithfulness to the original but also who is or is not entitled to try their hand.
Opinion
What Public Art Can Reach Vs. What It Can Grasp
Despite the project’s apparent success, its artists ultimately understood that murals are not material resources, even though creating beauty in underserved neighborhoods holds space for people to feel seen.
Opportunities
Queer|Art Will Award $10,000 to a Black Trans Femme Artist
Applications for the Illuminations Grant are open through June 12.
News
Man Finds “Priceless” Napoleon Memorabilia Stolen in Museum Heist — on eBay
A Sydney art dealer bought the portrait of Josephine Bonaparte, stolen in 2014, for the bargain price of $250 on the online marketplace.
News
“White Blue White,” the New Flag of Russia’s Anti-War Movement
Flown around the world, the banner eliminates the red stripe of Russia’s official flag, thought to symbolize “blood, war, and aggression.”
News
LEGO-Style Figures of Ukrainian President Zelensky Sell Out in Hours
Made by Chicago-based toy company Citizen Brick, the “minifigs” raised $145,000 in relief aid for Ukraine.
Art
Required Reading
This week, a mural in Belarus is a symbol of defiance, an excellent report about the 2020 election big lie, Chomsky and the dangers ahead, if you like Wordle, you might enjoy Heardle, and much more.
Art
A Century of the Artist's Studio Is a Peek Into the Artist's Mind
The studio is a place of self-mirroring, self-haunting, a space where the artist plays out the day-to-day reality of the fantasy of being an artist.