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Bodies Lose Themselves Within Other Bodies in Erotic Watercolors
Nadine Faraj's technique, which is to work wet-in-wet with watercolors on paper, evokes the misty arcs of pleasure and the deep, deep depths of hunger that the sexual act taps.
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Daguerreotypes by a French Traveler Who Was Among the First to Photograph the Eastern Mediterranean
Monumental Journey displays Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey's daguerreotypes which include the earliest surviving photographs of many notable cities and monuments in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Thinking About Information Technology as an Evolution in Language
With roots in activism, accessibility, and design, Spectacular Grammar considers technology's progressive potential for empowerment.
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A New Movie on Picasso's Early Life Screens This Week
On Friday night, join the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey and the Film Society of Summit for a screening of Exhibition on Screen: Young Picasso.
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The Unexpected Art of Making Contact on the Subway
On the subway, where so many norms revolve around not touching each other in certain ways, these moments of mutual touch are a kind of breach, a suggestion of real contact. @subwayhands explores that space.
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Simone Fattal Sculpts Poetry from Chaos
The Lebanese artist’s first US retrospective reveals a haunting mythology of lands in ruins and new beginnings.
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The Colors of the Ancient Mediterranean in Vivid Dimensions
A new exhibition at University of Michigan’s Kelsey Museum of Archaeology dives deep into the material and application of pigment and in doing so highlights a colorful, international history.
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LA Skid Row Artists Perform Stories of Their Close-Knit Community
REDCAT debuts I Fly! or How to Keep the Devil Down in the Hole, a new production staged by 13 core members of the Los Angeles Poverty Department's troupe.
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Shahidul Alam Arrives in New York to Share His Journey
Alam will speak at the International Center of Photography as a part of ICP's Infinity Awards programming.
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The Overlooked Legacy of Oscar Rejlander, Who Elevated Photography to an Art
An exhibition at the Getty Center serves to rectify a century of oversight by highlighting Rejlander’s many innovations.
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An Illustrated Timeline of Chinese Immigration to the US Illuminates a History of Xenophobia
Tessa Hulls traces out the racist foundations that still haunt us in a timeline stretching back to the 1500s.
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Required Reading
This week, choosing ethics over aesthetics, Barnett Newman paintings in Amsterdam, shocking immigrant detention photos, Presidential logos, and more.