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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, a museum hosts an estate sale, Max Hooper Schneider mounts a semi-scientific installation, Clarissa Tossin traces connections between Brazil and the US, and more.
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The Geometric Origins of Modern Painting in Peru
LIMA, Peru — Geometric abstraction is one of those art movements that, depending on the viewer, either resonates deeply or bores one to tears.
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The Man Who Harmonized Form, Function, and Friendliness in Corporate Design
Before the 1950s, most advertising was just copywriting paired with an image with little thought to the overall company or visual identity.
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A Secret Night Market of Art Is Going on a Cross Country Tour
Ephemeral and secretive, the Lost Horizon Night Market (LHNM) started in 2009, appearing periodically late in the night of New York and then spreading to San Francisco.
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ArtRx NYC
Celebrate the reopening of New York's smallest museum, visit Picasso's "Le Tricorne" tapestry in its new home, take a day to explore obscure and overlooked places throughout NYC — and most importantly, learn how to become Insta-famous!
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An Important Library of Congress Acquisition Helps People See the US Civil War in 3D
The Library of Congress has acquired 540 stereoscopes from Robin G. Stanford, an 87-year-old grandmother from Houston, Texas, who's spent the past four decades doggedly collecting them.
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A Painting for Every Day of Obama's Presidency
DETROIT — Entering the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit for Rob Pruitt’s new exhibition, the viewer is enticed immediately by a meticulous grid of President Obama–themed, patriotic-colored paintings.
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Fantasy and Utopia in the Metropolitan Museum’s Chinese Fashion Show
China was, and will always be, in its heart of hearts, an empire — whether it is royal, revolutionary, or techno-bureaucratic-communist-cum-capitalist.
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A Few Reasons Why Poets Love Bruce Conner
Bruce Conner (1933–2008) was a protean artist, who achieved something that is unlikely to be equaled anytime soon: he reinvented himself in every medium he took up, while remaining true to his perfectionist impulses.
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Painted Dirt and Folded Canvas: Elena del Rivero’s 'Letter from Home'
As one enters Elena del Rivero’s exhibition, Letter from Home: a rendez-vous, at the Josee Bienvenu Gallery (April 16 – May 23, 2015), three 72-by-72 inch canvases hang in folds, like towels on hooks, on the center wall.
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Speaking the Language of Paint: Karen Schwartz at Life on Mars
The paintings in Karen Schwartz’s show at Life on Mars are big, bold semi-abstractions that skate along the edge of chaos.
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The 2015 NY Art Book Fair Is Now Accepting Exhibitor Applications
Deadline for applications is May 31, 2015.