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Seven Stamps to Inspire Letter-Writing
USPS Director of Stamp Services William Gicker shares a selection of standouts over the years.
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A Recent History of Albuquerque’s DIY Galleries
Since the early 2000s, a storefront in the Barelas neighborhood has served as a nexus for the city’s experimental art scene.
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Making Mischief in Merry Old England
These rowdy, carnivalesque capers, and all this wild costuming, are about defiant displays of unreason, at odds with the dreary drone of the “voices of authority.”
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The Vivid Offerings of Mexican Papier-Mâché
La Cartonería Mexicana is drawn from traditional masks, sculptures, toys, and piñatas.
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The Art in America’s Largest Catholic Parish Church
St. Charles Borromeo Church features Mission Revival architecture, murals evocative of a Pixar movie, and nearly an acre of interior space.
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Tender Snapshots of Philadelphia’s LGBTQ History
Selections from the Archives is itself a kind of artwork, a poetic space that opens new modes for seeing and feeling history.
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A Day With the NY Sanitation Department’s Resident Artist
sTo Len, whose fascination with waste removal started when he was a child, is the agency’s current artist in residence.
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LA's Spring Break Art Show Is a Wacky Lucid Dream
Shuffling between a tattoo-parlor-slash-glory-hole and vibey sound chandeliers, I was reminded of the artistry and creativity this show welcomes.
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Tamales, Celebs, and Hungry Collectors at Frieze LA
Despite reports of booming business and a more open art world, much of it remains opaque.
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Required Reading
This week, a new portrait of André Breton, the problem with painted shadows, the story of a misidentified 19th-century potter, and more.
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Edward Hopper’s Views of Isolation
He was interested in a kind of realism, inseparable from the cold structures and isolated people that populate his compositions.
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Refreshing Abstraction in Marfa
Though each artist’s work in Vision Pool is distinct in media and style, they share elements that test perception.