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Yes, yes, we know it's customary, at this time of year, to round things up into nice, even groupings of 5 and 10. But there were too many strong museum shows to choose from in 2012, and we just couldn't narrow down the list any further. So here, in no particular order, are the 12 museum exhibitions
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CHICAGO — Let's get one thing straight, East and West Coasters: Chicago is not just that city of corrupt politicians, huge gusts of wind, lake effect snow, too much beer, deep dish pizza, da Bears, the forever-losing cubs, the Renzo Piano Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago, and that stopove
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While some posts get all the attention, links, comments, and shares, there are always others that I'd wish would get more attention. These are often some of the most thought-provoking posts that fall under the radar of most readers for whatever reason. Here are my picks (in no particular order) for
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CHICAGO — Artist Paul Perkins sees the problems created by capitalism. But, instead of providing subtle critique or some perceptive angle or even a conversation starter, he regurgitates what we already know.
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2012 was a great year for digital art. As Tumblr rocketed over 25 million hits a month and Instagram became a new venue for creative expression, artists continued to traverse the internet's sprawling landscape and confront us with the weirdness of our own experiences of virtual space. In this end-of
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What a year. Highs, lows, and bloopers. Here is our take on the art, architecture, and design drama that was.
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What significance does a single image have in visual culture? The postcard, that old redoubt of tourists in need of a (semi-ironic) memento to send back home, doesn't play such an active role in our contemporary aesthetics, but it once did.
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This week, while the art world may have hopped off the Miami return flight with her eyeliner running like she just stumbled out of the Shore Club, it didn't stop her from pounding more champagne and living off passed cupcakes by Melissa as she made her rounds on the Holiday Party circuit.
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BERKELEY, California — This election year both candidates used overly aestheticized imagery for their campaigns, but what is the place for quality art in our democracy?
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It's a funny thing to see one of the heroes of modern art at work. Viewing Matisse: In Search of True Painting at the Metropolitan Museum is kind of like watching a YouTube video of Pablo Picasso painting. The artistic act is present and impressive — you are seeing a great painter create great art i
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Art Rx: holiday edition! Time to visit some museums.
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BRIGHTON, UK — For the duration of the visit, we are invited to pretend that a space around the corner from the British Museum has become that site of Beat-generation novelist, painter, and performer William S. Burroughs’ fevered imagination: "Interzone" from the novel Naked Lunch.