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Parsing a Performance Art Festival in Terms of Labor and Ritual
The exuberant and enigmatic artists at the International Festival of Performance Art in Fort-de-France either approached performance as physical labor or abstract ritual.
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Breaking the “Buckskin Ceiling”: Notes from a Day Devoted to Native Feminist Art
The Feminist Art Project's annual "Crossroads" conference was a day of panels and performances centering queer, female, and Indigenous experiences.
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Watch a Female Animator’s Abstract Films from the Mid-20th Century
On April 30, the Cinefamily is presenting a selection of Mary Ellen Bute's films in which vibrant shapes dance across the screen to soundtracks by classical composers.
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A Meditation on the Ineffable Grandeur of Churches
I find that crossing the narthex of a cathedral is like starting a great book: You simply aren’t in your home world anymore.
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The Timeless Blackness of Balenciaga’s Dresses
An exhibition at the Musée Bourdelle showcases some 60 pieces designed by Cristóbal Balenciaga, highlighting his sculptural manipulations of black fabric.
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Sculptor Camille Claudel Finally Gets Her Own Museum
In the French town of Nogent-sur-Seine, the Musée Camille Claudel opened last month with 43 of the artist’s sculptures, the largest collection anywhere in the world.
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A 1792 Mexican Novel Shows Early Day of the Dead Iconography
Engravings by Francisco Agüera Bustamante in The Astounding Life of Death show the bony figure in a variety of roles, from a baby to a king.
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Carroll Dunham’s Erotic Paintings of Male Nudes at Blum & Poe
Carroll Dunham's latest paintings of men acting out masculine rituals in his signature landscapes opens this Friday at Blum & Poe in Los Angeles.
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A History of Performance Art as Protest at the 8th Floor
On April 26, Martha Wilson will bring together a slew of artist-activists for a teach-in.
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Imagining the Portraits of African American Women Erased from History
In The Evanesced at the California African American Museum, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle confronts society’s compulsion to reframe, mitigate, or eliminate the role of black women in the US.
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A Sports-Inspired Exhibit That’s Not Quite a Slam Dunk
March Madness at Fort Gansevoort cleverly presents the appurtenances of sports: the equipment, trophies, and objects that adorn athletic bodies.
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The Hidden History of Wakashu, Edo-Era Japan's "Third Gender"
An eye-opening exhibition at Japan Society closely examines representations of wakashu in woodblock prints from the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum.