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The Indecipherable Mark-Making of Rosaire Appel
Appel’s vertical and horizontal formats suggest a narrative that can be read, but what is within their borders resists understanding.
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Rose B. Simpson: Counterculture Opens at the Art Preserve
Watchful figures highlight connections between contemporary lives and the natural landscape at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
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Abstractions That Epitomize the US’s Inherent Violence
I imagine artist Linda Arreola wandering in her mind during lockdowns, just like me, asking how such a brutal world could continue.
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Sudan’s Tale of Men, Gold, and Blood
The fighters stormed into our house, assaulting my father and callously plundering his belongings. They spared only the books, mercilessly tearing through the rest.
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Federally Funded Research on Native Remains Has Stymied Repatriation, Report Says
ProPublica reports that government funds spent on scientific research related to Native remains in US museums “created incentives for institutions to hold on to ancestors.”
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Hyperallergic Writers Among Rabkin Prize Recipients
Contributors Erin Joyce and Eileen G’Sell and former staff member Jillian Steinhauer were among this year’s awardees.
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Finally, a National Monument for Emmett Till
Biden’s decision to designate the monument comes amid a conservative-led push to sanitize and distort the history of anti-Black violence in the US.
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Strange Art Goes Missing From Beetlejuice 2 Set
Police say thieves stole one of the film's iconic abstract sculptures and a lamppost with a “distinctive pumpkin decoration.”
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An Original Artist in a World of Copies
Tom Burckhardt is a conceptual artist who has never defined himself as one because he knows the label is limiting.
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In Manila, a Once-Lost Masterpiece Is Back on Public View
The rediscovery of Juan Luna’s masterwork “Hymen, oh Hyménée!” offer a fresh opportunity to contemplate the role he played in the early formation of Philippine politics and culture.
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In Miami, Diaspora Women Artists Tell Their Stories Through Photobooks
Participants in a 12-day workshop led by photographers Yumi Goto and Paola Jiménez Quispe explored the medium as a conduit for memory and self-discovery.
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Artists Infiltrate LA IKEA in Guerrilla “Residency”
Mary Boo Anderson and Zoë Blair-Schlagenhauf started the unofficial program to "capitalize on this mecca of capitalism for more creative, authentic pursuits."