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Parasite Inspires Housing Reform Initiative in South Korea
On the heels of its historic Academy Award wins, Bong Joon-ho's film has prompted a government initiative to improve conditions in 1,500 semi-basement apartments.
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Creating a Census for Los Angeles Artists
The survey, which serves to “identify and map the needs of local artists,” is the first of its kind in a city whose artist population continues to rapidly expand.
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The Layers of History Behind Raphael’s Tapestries at the Sistine Chapel
Standing in the chapel last week, I had the feeling that I was seeing something I would never see again: the Sistine Chapel not just as a complete work of art, but as a complete cultural artifact, restored to its Renaissance appearance for a fleeting moment.
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NYC Cultural Workers Consider What Museums Can Do for Immigrant Communities
A colloquium at the NYU Steinhardt School plumbs the potential of art institutions to make an impact on immigrant lives.
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Open Letter Endorsing Bernie Sanders Reaches Over 1,000 Signatures, Nearly Doubling Overnight
| Since yesterday, February 24, the number of artists, critics, and cultural workers supporting Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign with an open letter has jumped from 665 to more than 1,200 today, with the addition of names like Gabo Camnitzer, Aria Dean, Bouchra Khalili, Elka Krajewska, and Agu
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Juanita McNeely's Paintings Bare Pain and Resilience In Equal Measure
Looking at McNeely’s work through the lens of pain is almost inevitable, but it was a feat of strength for McNeely to paint some of these canvases at all, as doctors insisted she would never work at such a scale again.
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Bernie Sanders's Little-known Time as a Filmmaker
During the '70s and '80s, Sanders produced educational materials about labor issues and history. In 1979, he directed a short documentary about his political hero, which is available on YouTube.
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Remembering India’s Forgotten Artistic Masters
A new, first-of-its-kind exhibition in London spotlights painters associated with with Kampani Qalam, the Urdu name for the rich, hybrid art style associated with commissions for the East India Company.
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Art on Paper Returns to Downtown Manhattan's Pier 36 March 5–8, 2020
The fair will feature 95 galleries featuring top modern and contemporary paper-based art.
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Art as Salve in the Age of Anxiety
In a city informed by mutual aid and communal practice, Tucson's American Institute of Thoughts and Feelings focuses on programming that is “soft,” “gentle,” and deeply relational.
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An Idiosyncratic Selection of California Art Presses
California has a rich history of artful book making. Here’s a small sampling of presses old and new.
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Nan Goldin and Kara Walker Among 665 Artists to Endorse Bernie Sanders
“We strongly feel that only Sanders represents the values and virtues which all of us as cultural producers have always hoped to strive for,” the letter reads.