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Kinetic Energy Transforms Humble Materials into Minimalist Drums
Swiss installation artist Zimoun, who specializes in immersive soundscapes and acoustic architecture, has seemingly turned all of New York into a giant aural installation.
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From Sea to Shining CSA, Politics Crop Up in Locally Sourced Art
WASHINGTON, D.C. — If there's any single image that provides an instant philosophical précis to Locally Sourced, up through March 15 at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, it's "Ronald."
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An Outsider Art Born of Fantasy
Four years ago, Jamie Diamond was looking for a realistic doll to use in a photographic series and stumbled upon a trove of hyperrealistic dolls known as Reborn babies.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, there's a discussion on LA art in the '90s, an evening of art and performance in Pasadena, a collaborative group show at David Kordansky, and more!
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The Stories of Minors Sentenced to Life in Prison
DETROIT — The US is the only country in the world that sentences children to life without parole, also known as “natural life,” for crimes they committed before they could quit school, drive, or vote.
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The Polyglot Lineage of Vietnamese Propaganda Art
When Ho Chi Minh, the father of current-day Vietnam retreated north to regroup during the French Indochina war of 1946, he was accompanied by a number of artists.
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A Detroit Artist Specializing in Gooey Abstraction and Concrete Social Change
DETROIT — While it takes more than a few encounters with Jonathan Rajewski to begin to unravel a sense of him as a person, one instinctively and immediately recognizes his art as the work of a virtuoso.
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Rediscovering the Music of the Age of Caravaggio
The aural history of the 16th to 17th century resonates through the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Painting Music in the Age of Caravaggio.
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Crying for Ana Mendieta at the Carl Andre Retrospective
I didn’t think I would be able to cry on command.
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From Set Models to Costume Drawings, Library of Congress Showcases Theatrical Design
In the performing arts, stage design often goes overlooked while the audience is captivated by the completely immersive experience of actors, scene, music, and costumes. The current Library of Congress exhibition Grand Illusion: The Art of Theatrical Design showcases this essential craft.
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ArtRx NYC
This week, Bushwick is being talked about in Gramercy, feminist punk is a thing, Japanese cats are in the spotlight, Francesca Woodman is having a show, critics talk art, and more.
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Photographing the Humans of the Street
Photographer Mikaël Theimer’s project Humans of the Street chronicles a group often overlooked amid the hustle and bustle of city life: the homeless.