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How the Invasive Plants of New York Represent the City’s Colonial Past
Plants from Europe, Asia, and Africa recall New York's history of migration in Maria Thereza Alves, Seeds of Change: New York — A Botany of Colonization at the New School.
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Conceptual Art You Can Play With
Andy Malone's games deliver conceptual ideas as a sneaky side effect of playing with them.
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In a Guerrilla Video Art Projection, 60 Artists Illuminate our Political Crisis
The Illuminator returns to downtown Manhattan, projecting short video clips by 60 artists in "an act of community and solidarity."
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A Retrospective for a Painter Who Broke Away from Murals
This major retrospective of Carlos Almaraz focuses on the less examined but rich painting practice Almaraz pursued upon leaving mural making.
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The Wende Museum of Cold War-Era Artifacts Reopens in LA
This weekend marks the opening of the museum's new home in the remodeled National Guard Armory Building in Culver City.
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How the Art World, and Art Schools, Are Ripe for Sexual Abuse
The art world is structured in a way that enables abuses, and the problem is especially acute at art schools.
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Dances of Doom and Transcendence
Choreographer Gillian Walsh takes on dance as a "suicidal tendency" and considers mysticism in a time of global crisis.
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Consider the Problems and Possibilities of Cybernetics
This week's Cybernetics Conference will examine the implications and possible applications of rapidly advancing cybernetic systems, from the ethical to the aesthetic.
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Dressing Up My Dog After William Wegman's Photos of Weimaraners
Wegman's new book of Polaroids Being Human took me back to the '90s, when my sister and I dressed up our own Weimaraner in the style of the artist's dogs.
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The Eerie Allure of Japanese Vending Machines
Across the country, the vending machines stand as points of illumination and testaments to convenience.
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The UCLA Game Art Festival Returns with a Whimsical, Political Selection
Now in its fifth year, the UCLA Game Art Festival at the Hammer Museum explores the boundaries of contemporary gaming.
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Canada's Newest Contemporary Art Museum Opens in Saskatoon
A new museum hopes to connect this small Canadian city to the world through a rich program that will include indigenous and international contemporary art.