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Making Art from a City's Isolation
At Winnipeg's Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, art acts as a kind of magnifying glass, exposing the city's unconventional and, at times, undesirable aspects.
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Get a Call from a New York City Statue
The Talking Statues project gives 35 public monuments in New York City a voice, from Balto the dog to George Washington in Union Square.
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A Photographer Captures Chilean Street Life, from the Hustlers to the Homeless
In a retrospective in the south of France, Paz Errázuriz's kaleidoscopic vision encompasses all aspects of life in Santiago.
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The First Sculptures of Dinosaurs
In 1854, the first sculptures of dinosaurs debuted in London's Crystal Palace Park, where they remain on view today and recall an age of Victorian science.
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An Artist-Run Nonprofit Helps Open Up Myanmar to Contemporary Art
New Zero Art Space, led by the artist Aye Ko, emblematizes the country’s emergence into the international contemporary art world.
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Imagining a House Where Domestic Labor Is Automated
Grace Quah, a graduate student of architecture, imagines a house that would drastically reduce the domestic labor attributed to women while also making it visible.
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A Drunken Reading Series Fosters Community in Los Angeles
Drunken Masters, which is part of the larger series of cultural events 90x90LA, invites writers to present their work to a group of sauced professionals who provide instant critique.
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Erotic Art at the Intersection of Queer and Chicanx Identities
The works in Queerly Tèhuäntin | Cuir Us bring together a community's wide-ranging self-representations, from macabre self-portraits to Chicana punk screenprints.
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Recovering the Philosophy Chamber, Harvard's Enlightenment-Era Teaching Cabinet
The small chamber was at the heart of intellectual life in New England from 1766 to 1820, and then it all but disappeared.
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The Somberness of 19th-Century Wedding Portrait Photos
An exhibition at Ricco/Maresca Gallery brings together 100 cabinet card portrait photos of newlyweds and a collection of vintage wedding cake toppers.
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The Woman Behind Critique My Dick Pic Sizes Up Art Photos of Male Nudes
In tongue-in-cheek answers, Madeleine Holden assigns a Critique My Dick Pic-style review and grade for artists’ photographs of male nudes, ranging from the late 19th century to today.
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The Intimate Abstractions of Franklin Williams, an Unsung Master from the ’60s
Franklin Williams's work is the kind that challenges a viewer and demands the labor of self-reflection to resist knee-jerk reactions.