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Reckoning with the City in the 21st Century
Ezra Pound wrote that all great art is born from the metropolis, so it's no surprise that the metropolis itself has become one of art's primary motifs.
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The Frontier of the Art World
GALVESTON, Texas — The idea of a boomtown is part of the myth of the United States of America. Like dreamers huddled around storytellers in an ethereal oasis, Americans like tales of prosperity that lead to legends of streets paved with gold.
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Printing and Process: A Report from the NY Art Book Fair Conference
The New York Art Book Fair's seventh annual conference, a two-day event full of dialogues concerning the art book, is a distinguished gathering of bibliophiles looking to dissect each inch of paper at their disposal.
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Saving the Memory of Hong Kong's Neon Before It Goes Dark
Glass tubes twisted into typography and pictorial designs have hummed on the streets of Hong Kong since the 1950s.
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An Art Playground for the Senses
In Waves: Arp + RO/LU + Paul Clipson at New York’s Jack Hanley Gallery brings together an East Coast artist, Arp; a Midwestern artist, RO/LU; and a West Coast artist, Paul Clipson.
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After Merger, Corcoran Gallery of Art Faces Uncertain Future
On Saturday, the Corcoran Gallery of Art played host to a guerrilla funeral, not for a generous public figure or beloved artist, but for the institution itself.
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David Lynch Returns to His Roots in Philadelphia's Urban Decay
PHILADELPHIA — Before summoning unsettling images of horror out of the American everyday on film, David Lynch was a visual art student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
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From Amazon Warrior to Angel of Mercy: The Many Faces of the Nurse
Whether angel on the battlefield or vixen of the hospital ward, the depiction of the nurse has changed over time to reflect different perceptions on gender, health, and medicine.
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A Survey of Art from Across Brooklyn
Today, the Brooklyn Museum held a preview for Crossing Brooklyn: Art from Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, and Beyond, a survey of more than 100 artworks by 35 artists (or artist groups) who live or work in Brooklyn.
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A Concussive Experiment in Metal Noise
Jamie Stewart, of the band Xiu Xiu, describes how he and artist Danh Vō started to collaborate as "amorphous," with Vō having incorporated some of Stewart's lyrics from "Fabulous Muscles" into his visual art.
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Making Sense of a Biennial of "Makers"
NYC Makers: The MAD Biennial is the closest thing you’ll find to a crowd-sourced exhibition on view in New York right now — perhaps anywhere.
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A Coven of Art Convenes to Examine the Face of the Witch
Whether you imagine a witch as a monstrous Macbeth conjuror, or a more innocuous pointy-hatted character riding a broomstick, it's likely the visuals of art have something to do with it.