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Tate's Bold Decision to Tackle the British Baroque
The political, dynastic, and religious machinations of this era should have provided ample material for a meaty exploration of the relationship between art and power.
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As Local Media Dies, Community Meme Pages Keep the Spirits of Cities Alive
Online spaces embody Aldo Rossi's view of the city as "the collective memory of its people."
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Spring/Break Art Show Is a Work of Art Worth Diving Into
Titled In Excess, this year's Spring/Break is brimming with projects that deepen and extend a feeling of immersion by being hallucinatory, obsessive, and ravishing.
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Find Your Astrological Demon in This Rare Guide on Persian Mysticism
In Princeton's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections lies an illustrated manuscript on magic and astrology from Iran that includes 56 painted illustrations of demons and angels.
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Sonia Gomes’s Sewn and Twisted Traces of History
The artist’s act of pulling materials apart and stitching them into a new form creates a tangible bridge between the past and the present.
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Cartoonists Take on the Coronavirus With Sympathy and Humor
As Covid-19 takes the world by storm, cartoonists and illustrators express statements of solidarity, share experiences (and grievances), and laugh a little.
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An Avant-Garde Magazine That Promoted the Indigenism Movement
Amauta affirmed the rights and political demands of Latin America’s indigenous groups and recognized their cultures as vital and authentic alternatives to Hispanicized, colonial narratives.
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Pack Your Suitcase — This Elephant-Shaped Airbnb Already Has a Trunk
Lavishly decorated in the Victorian style, Lucy the Elephant is a relic of novelty architecture on the Jersey Shore. To celebrate her 138th birthday, Airbnb will offer a three-night-stay in the quirky abode.
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An Artist Revives a Story From One Thousand and One Nights for Contemporary Times
Elements from "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" come together to comment on current sociopolitical realities in Sama Alshaibi’s sculptural installation “The Cessation," at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
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Four Decades of Dawoud Bey
Bey does not simply document Black life, but Black existence in a nation-state built upon the creation and maintenance of our subjugation.
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Opportunities for Artists in March 2020
A list of opportunities for artists and creatives you can apply for this month.
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Honoring 50 Activists and Advocates at the Japanese American National Museum
In conjunction with an exhibition on the immigrant experience, the museum hosts workshops ranging from a letter-writing session to paper crane folding and weaving lessons.