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Pushing the Limits of NYC's Periphery at the Southeast Queens Biennial
The inaugural biennial questions how we define the city margins by presenting the work of artists who call the eastern edge of New York City’s largest borough home.
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How Egg Tempera Painters Crack the Mystery of the Perfect Yolk
Just in time for Easter and Passover, we’ve hatched a practical guide to the centuries-old egg-based paint.
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A Korean American Artist Who Grappled with Losing Her Voice and Roots
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's personal experience of migration would inform the prodigious output of her art and writing in the 1970s and early '80s.
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Amazing Egyptian Artifacts Recovered from Sunken Cities in the Nile Delta
Part archaeological expedition, part adventure story, the Sunken Cities exhibition opened this week at the St. Louis Art Museum.
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Burning Man Goes to Washington
In an exhibition opening March 30, the Renwick Gallery has transported some of that Burning Man spirit to its more buttoned-down environs.
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A Show of Luminous Paintings, Overshadowed by Crowded Curation
Tara Sabharwal can make objects float in the neither-here-nor-there ether.
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Three NYC Institutions Come Together to Examine Three Intertwined Religions
This week, a workshop and ongoing exhibition — described as "a contemporary pilgrimage" — examine physical spaces with interfaith meanings.
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Listening to the Sounds of Historic Spaces, from the Hiroshima Atomic Dome to Sagrada Familia
Audience members will be given a balloon which will vibrate the closer they get to the speakers, highlighting the physical properties of sound waves.
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The Decades-Long Quest to Find and Honor Edmonia Lewis's Grave
The fate of the pioneering black female sculptor was long obscure — but years of sleuthing, by a coalition of the curious and devoted, has changed that.
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A Performance Imagines the Vagina as a "Third Ear"
Visitors will be invited to sit on chairs and experience the humming sounds that vaginas hear.
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Raising Indigenous Women’s Voices in a Campaign to Decolonize Cultural Institutions
In a roundtable discussion at the EFA Project Space, Indigenous women and invited guests will hash out how best to center Indigenous voices and decolonize our institutions.
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How Artists Can Address the Housing Crisis in Los Angeles
An upcoming program at the California African American Museum titled "Artists for Housing and Homeless Rights" aims to address some of the the issues surrounding these rising tensions.