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Your A-Z Guide to New York City’s September Art Fairs
Here’s the lowdown on everything from behemoths like the Armory Show to zany, satellite “anti-fairs,” plus a handy map to help you navigate the frenzy.
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West Point’s 194-Year-Old Time Capsule Wasn’t Empty, After All
After an underwhelming initial reveal, six coins and a commemorative medal were discovered beneath the silt caking the bottom of the box.
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VCUarts Qatar Presents Meta-Functions of Cultural Production at ARS Electronica
Works by students and faculty invite visitors to examine cultural forms and contexts existing within systems of communication, behavior, and interaction.
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Rehearsal Art Book Fair Is Bringing a Book Fair Back to Books
This new fair seeks to explore independent art and literary publishing in highly capitalized and/or censored contexts. On view in NYC from September 15 to 16.
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Who Did This to Basquiat’s Old Manhattan Studio?
Someone painted the facade of the historic building with Pepto-Bismol pink; now, it’s Angelina Jolie’s problem.
Art
Art Problems: Those Artworks Aren't Gonna Sell Themselves
Paddy Johnson talks to experts about common mistakes that hinder an artist’s career and sales.
Art
Required Reading
This week, metallic spheres from another solar system, the problem with compulsive gift-giving, shots of a rare blue moon, and much more.
Community
A View From the Easel
This week, artist studios in Maine, Oregon, New Jersey, and California.
Film
The Rhapsodic Elegance of Sultana of New York
Hadi Moussally’s short film "Sultana’s Reign" is a lovely portrait of queerness, Middle Easternness, and Palestinianness … a beautiful multitude.
Art
Bruce Nauman Makes His Mark, Again and Again
With “His Mark,” the endless loop of Nauman inscribing an X becomes a body memory for the viewer.
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Beloved Chicago Imagist Barbara Rossi Dies at 82
The artist and former Catholic nun was known for her meticulously constructed, playful multimedia works.
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N.C. Wyeth Painting Bought at Thrift Store for $4 Could Sell for $250K
The 1939 painting, one of four illustrations for a novel by Helen Hunt Jackson, was hanging on a New Hampshire woman’s wall for years.