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Censored in 1970s Guatemala, a Hamlet-Inspired Play Is Restaged in LA
Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa features five LA-based performers wearing costumes deigned by the artist and continues a tradition of theatrical resistance.
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Inventive, Mysterious Paintings that Exceed Expectations
Jeff Sonhouse's exhibition at Tilton Gallery is visually rewarding and acutely intelligent.
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Discovering the Treasures of an Artist from the Cass Corridor Movement
Paul Schwarz is not readily associated with the Cass Corridor movement — one of the only major 20th-century fine art trends to emerge from Detroit — but he should be.
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The Hidden Labor Behind the Luxurious Colors of Purple and Indigo
The history of Tyrian purple, indigo, and other dyes is a fascinating reminder of how we forget the people and the labor behind the products we use everyday.
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Why Chinese Art Is Swarming with Colonies of Tiny Bats
If the bat is an animal associated with spooky stories in the West, the bat motif has a whole different connotation in China, where the creatures symbolize good luck.
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Efficient Roadway or Gridlocked Nightmare? The Choice is Yours in this Highway Engineering Game
Freeways by Justin Smith is an urban planning simulator where players construct complex highway systems while avoiding traffic jams.
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Pushing the Limits of What a Video Game Can Be at IndieCade
The independent game festival offers everything from VR to modified old-school SNES setups to an "interactive zine."
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Performance Icon Kembra Pfahler Promises a "Harrowing Evening" at the Kitchen
In an evening covering her practice since the 1980s, Kembra Pfahler and her collaborators bring transgressive, wildly inventive, take-no-prisoners performance to the Kitchen.
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Curators Illuminate a Show on Black Radical Women Artists
Opening this Wednesday at the California African American Museum, We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85 focuses on pioneering black female artists.
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Using Holograms to Bring the Syrian Conflict Into Daily Life
Artist Asad J. Malik's project uses augmented reality to bring the Syrian conflict into everyday living spaces.
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How Some of the World's Biggest Art Patrons Contributed to the Opioid Crisis
The Sackler family funds spaces in several major museums, including the Guggenheim, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The pharmaceutical titans also contributed to the US's crushing opioid epidemic.
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Calling Detroit's 1967 Civil Unrest a "Rebellion," a Museum Takes a Strong Stand
In an exhibition commemorating the uprising, the Charles H. Wright Museum takes a political stance in how it describes that history.