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Sliding Down the Slippery Slope
The choice has come down to essential realities or a life of fantasy.
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The Politics of Sound in a Prison
Lawrence Abu Hamdan attempts to reconstruct the psycho-physical conditions in which prisoners lived at Syria’s Saydnaya prison by using recorded testimonials.
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Refereeing Trump
Richard Kraft has classified Trump’s daily actions “in the fashion of a soccer referee,” assigning yellow and red cards to the President’s conduct.
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Les Demoiselles de Duck Soup (with Recipe)
No doubt your university art history lectures were always after lunch.
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Los Angeles's Art Book and Zine Fair Scene Is Booming, Here's a Shortlist
’Tis the season for art book and zine fairs in LA, and we can't wait.
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Can You Solve This Cryptographic Puzzle Hidden in a Trevor Paglen-Designed Flag?
Commissioned by Creative Time, the flag is part of a nationwide project that aims to “begin articulating the urgent response our political moment demands.”
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The Thousands of Shoes on Capitol Hill and the Political Art They Evoke
The more than 7,000 pairs of shoes commemorating victims of school shootings recalled the many artworks that have used clothing to raise awareness around violence.
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A New Showcase for Art Books Will Launch in Los Angeles
The three-day event takes place in May and is organized by members from all walks of the Los Angeles art community.
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Artists Fill Six-Story Istanbul House with 672 Hours of Performance Art
The house will become a research space and library in country where performance art remains underdeveloped, and many artists fear persecution.
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Inside the Comics Collection of the World's Largest Medical Library
In 2016, the National Library of Medicine started collecting "graphic medicine" — materials that use comics to teach the public about illness and health.
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The Mesmerizing Mundane Objects of Ordinary North Korean Life
With North Korea so often discussed only in terms of extremes, this exhibit's focus on the mundane is what makes it so fascinating.
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Banksy Returns to New York with 14th Street Rat
A painting of a rat running in a 14th Street clock face as if in a hamster wheel is believed to be Banksy's first work in New York since 2013.