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When Artists Are Tamed by the Institutions that Exhibit Them
What is at stake in using Joseph Beuys's theory of "social sculpture" to recast the mission of the curator and the arts institution to take on the role of the artist?
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How Nuclear Testing Transformed the Land in Nevada and New Mexico
Artists document, imagine, and investigate how the testing sites of Nevada and New Mexico scar our soil and harass romantic images of the American West.
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A New Book on Agnes Martin Reveals Her Previously Unknown Philanthropy
After making millions off her paintings, abstract expressionist Agnes Martin became a secret and substantial benefactor to a range of causes in New Mexico.
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Liliana Porter Shows How Everything Familiar Must Be Magnified or Forgotten
An exhibition at El Museo del Barrio brings us to the thorny side of profound themes like martyrdom and labor.
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A Photographer’s Moving Record of Lesbian Activism in the 1970s
In Donna Gottschalk's photographs we’re not seeing LGBTQ history filtered or retold; we’re seeing it in the moment, from women who were there as it was unfolding.
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Confronting Mass Extinction with Poignant, Intimate Portraits of Animals
Since 2005, Joel Sartore has been taking portraits of every single animal species living in Earth's various zoos and nature preserves.
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A Rare Screening of Videos by Trans Artist and Activist Chris E. Vargas
Dirty Looks presents the first-ever West Coast survey of Vargas's early works.
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Surreal Glimpses of the Absurd Labor of Global Capitalism
Mika Rottenberg explores capitalist banality through video and installations centering international labor's "invisible people," using grotesque renderings of dystopian kitsch.
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An Opportunity to Meet Local Artists at Gowanus Open Studios
Gowanus Open Studios kicks off this weekend, with nearly 400 artists participating this year.
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The Auctioning of an 11th-Century Chinese Scroll Points to the Complex Tradition of Copying
As Su Shi's "Wood and Rock" goes to auction, we are reminded that the discussion of genuine and fake paintings is ever-present in Chinese art history.
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This Year's Frieze Masters Signals the Changing Identity of the Art Fair
Frieze Masters, where art from before the 20th century is for sale, raises questions about the sociopolitical role of art fairs and what small galleries gain by participating.
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The World’s Largest Indie Video Game Festival Is Still Taking Risks
Events like IndieCade offer new ways for the medium to expand creatively.