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The Penetrating Gaze of Portrait Busts
While Elise Siegel's sculptures take the form of traditional portrait busts, they are anything but.
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A Student Artist’s Noose Artwork Sparks First Amendment Debate
When a BFA student exhibited an artwork that uses the image of a noose, he didn't realize the impact it would have on the college community.
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An 18th-Century Designer of Fantastical Bodies and Imaginary Buildings Is Posthumously Recognized
Once relegated to academic footnotes as a bemusing curio, Jean-Jacques Lequeu is finally being fully recognized for his cheeky and dazzling drawings.
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A YouTuber Illuminates the History of American Urban Development
In the series called Franklin we watch a city get built over time, beginning centuries back and then evolving in a way which mirrors the growth of many real American cities.
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Artists Recognize the Benefits of a Parasite-Host Relationship
Inspired by the curator's manifesto, artists look at how points where the parasite and the host engage or “interrupt” each other.
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Frida Kahlo's Friendship with Dorothea Lange Was Good for Her Health
Lange granted the younger artist an enduring gift: an introduction to a man who would become her lifelong physician and trusted friend, respected thoracic surgeon Dr. Leo Eloesser.
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NYC Kiosks Invite Artists to Pay Nearly $1,000 to Show Their Work
Artists are being asked to pay to play in what is marketed as an open call for art in public space.
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Artists Commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots at the New Museum
The New Museum has partnered with the Museum of Transgender Hirstory & Art (MOTHA) for the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.
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The Visual Chill of the Cold War Is More Relevant Than Ever
András Böröcz reflects on the ambiguities of Hungarian cultural-political reality.
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A Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. at the California African American Museum
The day-long program of activities includes music performances, speech readings, and a children’s march.
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A Reading of Asian American Literature on Home
In conjunction with One: Do Ho Suh, a group of Asian American writers come together to discuss belonging, identity, and heritage at the Brooklyn Museum.
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“Your Money Is Safe in Art”: How the Times-Sotheby Index Transformed the Art Market
In 1967, Geraldine Norman was tasked with leading an editorial collaboration between the London Times and Sotheby’s. The project galvanized the conceptualization of art as an investment asset.