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Falling in Love with a Felix Gonzalez-Torres Go-Go Dancer
During a recent visit to David Zwirner, I was transfixed by the dancer performing on a Gonzalez-Torres sculpture, so I decided to track him down.
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Ai Weiwei and Herzog & de Meuron Turn Surveillance into a Gimmick
Their new installation at the Park Avenue Armory features drones and facial-recognition technology, yet seems to have no politics at all.
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7 Audio Journeys that Let You Escape New York While Walking Its Streets
From an artist-led exploration of Central Park, to a field guide for a toxic waterway, here are seven recommendations for New York City sonic journeys.
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Artworks Woven on the Loom and in Looping Video
Deep Time at Radiator Arts finds artists exploring the formal ties between textile and digital art.
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From Oyster Shells to Cardboard Bales, the Politics of Everyday Materials
Material Politics explores how socioeconomic growth, rapid gentrification, increased mobility, the rise of digital technology, and lasting colonial legacies impact the materials used in Australian art.
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Playing Out Art Fantasies on the Phone with Customer Service
Artist Frank Heath collaborates with performers to speak with call center representatives, under the guise of service requests that quickly devolve into open-ended registers of existential distress.
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How Finland Helped Shape American Midcentury Modernism
When architect Eliel Saarinen moved to the US and designed Cranbrook, he brought his Finnish heritage with him.
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From Cybernetics to Museology, a Series of Talks and Performances Links Art and Science
The Pasadena Arts Council has organized a free two-day symposium on July 8–9 where artists will present and perform on topics ranging from astronomy to museum studies.
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Embracing Femininity in Florid and Fierce Portraits
In her show at Albertz Benda, Sydney-based artist Del Kathryn Barton presents her unflinching nude figures with stoic faces and brazenly bared breasts.
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An Exhibition to Mark the End of the Roger Ailes Era
The Roger Ailes Memorial Show: Fair and Balanced at Yours Mine & Ours is a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the recently deceased Fox News founder.
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The Subversive Works of China's First Video Artist
Zhang Peili, who's having his first American retrospective at the Art Institute of Chicago, rejects the government's use of media for entertainment and propaganda.
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An Inclusive Documenta Succeeds Despite Curatorial Failures
The most successful arc of Documenta 14 is not accomplished by any of its symbolic gestures, but through the consistent and merited presence of non-white, non-heteronormative artists throughout.