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House Passes Dystopian Bill Targeting Nonprofits
The Republican-led bill would give President Trump the power to strip organizations of their tax-exempt status if they are deemed “terrorism-supporting.”
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Art
Tove Jansson Found Refuge in Play
Finnish artist Tove Jansson’s childlike worlds are not pure escapism, but rather an expression of a state in which joy and fear are allowed to coexist.
Book Review
Asian America’s Unofficial Photographer Laureate
Corky Lee’s Asian America is a stunning glimpse into the fight for racial justice over the last half-century — one many Americans haven’t seen.
Film
Social Bonds May Save Our Lives
Join or Die is part of a cresting wave of cultural production circling around the intertwined issues of loneliness, divisiveness, and our political right turn.
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Lightscape Returns to Brooklyn Botanic Garden for the Holidays
More than a million lights and 16 light sculptures sparkle along the reimagined mile-long winter trail.
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Banana Artwork Sells for $6.2 Million
Tonight's top bidder didn't acquire a “part of history” — he bought a banana and a roll of tape.
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Italian Authorities Seize Etruscan Antiquities Looted by “Clumsy” Tomb Raiders
The artifacts date back to the third century BCE and may be worth upwards of €8 million.
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15 Women Artists Receive $50,000 No-Strings-Attached Grant
Photographer Susan Unterberg’s annual award encourages female artists above the age of 40 to continue to develop their artistic visions.
Books
A Brief History of Underwear in Art
Author Nina Edwards weaves a seamless tale of the social, visual, and economic dimensions of the hidden garments that literally underpin our lives.
Comics
NYC Housing Stories: Ingrid Gould Ellen and Marquis Jenkins
Meet the artists, activists, and organizers on the front lines of the housing justice movement in New York City. Part four of a series.
News
Boston University Halts Admissions for Art History PhDs
The program is one of 12 humanities doctoral tracks that will not be accepting candidates in the upcoming academic year.
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Eunice Parsons, Who Elevated Collage to New Heights, Dies at 108
The artist influenced generations of Pacific Northwestern artists as an artist and teacher.