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When a Bible’s Not a Bible
There’s no evidence at all that a small, engraved, gold bead found in Yorkshire is intended to represent a Bible.
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A Gut-Wrenching but Graceful Photo Project on Trump’s America
Over four tumultuous years, Epstein’s book moves across the country to capture pivotal points of conflict between the American government, the people, and the land.
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A Look at the Holy Roman Empire's Most Splendid Books
A new book joins meticulous historical analysis with more than 150 lush, full-color illustrations of these magnificent books and their elaborate bindings.
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Grenada Artist Must Fundraise $250K to Represent His Country at the Venice Biennale
A little-known fact is that some artists must pay their own passage to the biennial, particularly those from smaller nations with limited arts funding.
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An Artist Surveys Hundreds of Portland Artists on the Pandemic's Effects
Artist and writer Bean Gilsdorf administered a 16-question survey to Portland-based visual artists, sheds light on the financial and psychological precarity experienced by local art makers.
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The Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU Presents Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste: Set It Off
Using sonic frequencies that register just below human audibility, this exhibition in Richmond, Virginia provides site-specific experiences for sound to be deeply felt.
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The Wild Side of Poussin
Quite a bit of wildness hides beneath the artist’s cloak of scholarship and respectability.
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Visualizing Climate Change Through Abstract Painting
Diane Burko’s images of melting glaciers and dying coral reefs are not just pictorially impressive; they have strong emotional impact.
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Required Reading
This week, Evangelical ballet murder, reimagining NYC streets, Edward Snowden on Ai Weiwei's new memoir, racism of urban design, and much more.
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On Addiction and Writing in the Work of Tao Lin
“I think addiction is a part of life. We get addicted to things in ways that each have pros and cons.”
Books
Poems That Move through Space, Negotiating Switches and Transitions
Ruth Lepson’s verse engages with Cecil Taylor, Cy Twombly, and Philip Guston among others.