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299 Funny, Insightful, and Creative Artists' Books Head to Auction
Ed Ruscha, Louise Bourgeois, and David Hammons have all creatively forayed into the nebulous genre of "artists' books" that are going up for auction at Swann Auction Galleries.
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Stream Two New Episodes of Craft in America on PBS
“Harmony” celebrates the joy of music and the creation of handcrafted instruments while “Jewelry” explores the history, artistry, and impact of personal adornment.
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Leon Kossoff’s Art of Darkness and Light
I soon discovered that this gentle, wary, vulnerable man of 75 possessed a will of steel.
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The Unexpected Humor of Ellsworth Kelly
Kelly’s collaged postcards provide an awareness of both his sense of humor and his sense of place.
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Artists Find Sanctuary at Socrates Sculpture Park
Collectively, the artworks in the 2021 Socrates Annual circumscribe sanctuary as a transitory, idiosyncratic state that provides emotional or physical respite.
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A Freewheeling Translation of Dante’s Purgatorio
Mary Jo Bang’s interpretation updates this 14th-century poem for 20th-century readers.
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How CODA and Sound of Metal Misrepresent Deaf Culture
Two recent films about Deaf culture have been lauded by hearing audiences, but set deafness and music at odds in superficial ways.
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Strikingly Preserved Roman Statues Discovered During Railway Dig
Archaeologists excavating along the route of the new HS2 railway in England unearthed three Roman busts in a find they describe as "once in a lifetime."
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A $6M Program Will Support POC-led Arts Organizations in the South
Eligible arts organizations can apply for funding provided by the Ford Foundation and Atlanta-based nonprofit South Arts.
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Nearly 250 Antiquities Repatriated to India
Almost all of the antiquities, worth an estimated $15 million, were seized from the disgraced antiquities dealer Subhash Kapoor.
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The Versatile Nomad MFA Looks From the Present to the Future
This unique graduate program at the University of Hartford is an interdisciplinary field-based Low Residency MFA with residencies at sites throughout the Americas.
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Georgia O’Keeffe’s Photographs, Seen Closely for the First Time
In letters, O’Keeffe refers to her photos as “sketches,” a quick and precise way to get her ideas down.