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160 Years of Ice Skating in New York City
Ice skating in New York reveals the history of social spaces in the city that helped shape the foundations of modern life.
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Artist-Led Workshops and Projects Wrestle with Body Awareness
Artists at ltd gallery are hosting a series of events working out themes related to the body in tandem with a group exhibition on the topic.
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A Campaign to Replace Public Ads with Art Lives on as a Book and an Exhibition
A new book and exhibition document Art in Ad Places, a recently completed and year-long project to replace New York City advertising with art.
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Eugene Robinson's Collection of African American History and Art Goes to Auction
The Please Remember collection includes 17th-century slave shackles, Frederick Douglass' newspaper, and an Obama poster.
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A Night of Philosophy, Film, Art, and Magic at the Brooklyn Public Library
For the fourth edition of this marathon event, the Central Library will host a series of performances, lectures, screenings, and more from 7pm Saturday until 7am Sunday.
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Applications Now Open for SVA's MFA in Art Writing
The program at SVA offers students the opportunity to bring their language into a complex meeting with the visual arts and the ideas that inform it.
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A Poignant Restaging of a 1978 Italian Performance About Fascism
"Europe Bombarded," by Fabio Mauri, draws on the artist's memories of growing up in Fascist Italy.
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Artists Create a Cemetery for the Things Donald Trump Killed in 2017
Guerrilla street art collective Indecline staged the gravesite in one of Trump's golf courses. The gravestones mourn the loss of things like "decency" and the American Dream.
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Portraits of Breasts that Tell Surprisingly Intimate Stories
Clarity Haynes doesn't give us a face to look at, forcing the eye to find hints of identity in a bitten thumbnail, a tattoo, or a piece of jewelry.
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Wendell Castle, a Legend of the Furniture and Design Worlds, Dies at 85
Castle was a classically trained craftsman who started making sculptural furniture, broke with traditional techniques, and forged a unique, often-playful aesthetic.
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Remembering Jack Whitten's Vision and Conviction
Whitten, an artist often situated in relation to the legacy of Abstract Expressionism but whose work ranged far beyond, died on January 20 at age 78.
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The Story Behind Northern India’s Breathtaking, Disappearing Frescoes
The Shekhawati region covers almost 5,000 square miles and hosts an estimated 2,000 frescoed buildings built from the 17th to the early 20th century.