Art
Artists Urge Us to Get Outside and Smell the Moss
The 13 artists in Natural Wonders: The Sublime in Contemporary Art summon the raw power and unruliness of nature, and its ability to inspire awe.
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Art
5 Movies that Sum Up the International and Experimental Documentaries of Icarus Films
Celebrating 40 years, Icarus has been one of the champions of international documentary cinema in the US, sharing films that may have otherwise gone completely overlooked.
Opinion
The Pervasive Power of Male Privilege at America’s Elite Universities
Institutions have hired men with predatory reputations despite complaints from women students and faculty. All because women haven’t had a strong enough voice in the system.
In Brief
15th-Century Virgin Mary Sculpture Gets a Very Special Makeover
We have no record of what color the Virgin Mary's hair was when she gave birth to Jesus, but it probably wasn't turquoise.
Art
In Shanghai, a Future of Endless Museum Photo-Ops
With Wavelength: Reset at the Powerlong Museum, Qibao, once regarded as drab wilderness, has become the place in Shanghai to be seen.
In Brief
An Exhibition of Detained Photojournalist, Shahidul Alam, Opens in Dhaka
The gallery celebrated its 29th year on September 4 with an exhibition supporting Alam, who has been detained by police in Dhaka for over a month after voicing his opposition of the Bangladeshi government.
Announcement
UConn’s First Three-Year MFA Art Class Graduated in May, and Here’s What They are Doing Now
UConn’s MFA Studio Art Program is no longer the “best kept secret” in the country.
News
The Brooklyn Historical Society Will Remember 9/11 With an Artist's Live-Stream of the Attack
Artist Wolfgang Staehle inadvertently captured the first plane crashing into the World Trade Center on his webcam.
Art
In a Changing Berlin, Artists Face Rising Costs and an Inflated Gender Pay Gap
The figures in a new survey by a Berlin artists' association point to the general struggle among artists to support themselves through art in a city that is becoming less affordable every year.
Announcement
Apply Now for the 2019 Catherine Hannah Behrend Fellowship in NYC
Applications are open for a unique year-long program for rising female leaders in visual arts management.
Performance
A Performance in Montana Challenges How We Define Activist Art
Artist Mary Ellen Strom and Native American researcher Shane Doyle orchestrated a far-reaching and complex eco-art event at the Missouri Headwaters State Park in Three Forks, Montana.
Art
Photographs of a Melting Glacier Are Both Beautiful and Worrying
The images may be beautiful but they depict a natural world that is quickly being transformed by climate change.