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Miniature Dioramas That Contain the Chaos of the World

From a patchwork of shantytowns to retail spaces, Tracey Snelling's miniature worlds describe the disorder of life and offer a compelling argument that the way we inhabit space is subjective.

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The Avant-Garde Oeuvre of a Classically Trained Sculptor from North Korea

Seung-taek Lee is one of the most fascinating and deeply committed artists of this generation.

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64 Highlights of the Internet's Early Years, from the First Webcam to a Net Art Gallery

An exhibition in London gathers 64 artifacts of the early web, from the first site that allowed users to order pizza online to one of the first animated GIFs to go viral.

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A Documentary Series Breaks Down the Infrastructure of Cloud Computing

When viewing promotional videos of data centers from corporations like Google and Microsoft, artist Matt Parker always felt something was missing: the sound of this internet infrastructure.

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Seeing Art in the Shadow of Qatar’s Extreme Wealth

A trip to three headline exhibitions in Doha suggests a culture pulled between global and local priorities.

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A Somber Sculpture of the First Black Actor to Play Othello

When Ira Aldridge took the London stage in 1825, he became the first black actor to portray Shakespeare's Othello.

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An Anthology of Resistance Poetry Launches at the Queens Museum

Celebrate the publication of Resist Much / Obey Little: Inaugural Poems to the Resistance with readings and more this Sunday, April 16.

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Two Artists Perform a Conversation on Dismantling Whiteness

As part of their residencies at PAM, Thinh Nguyen and Skip Snow will present a piece of experimental, political theater on April 15 and 16.

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The Violence of the British Slave Trade, as Told Through the Sea

John Akomfrah’s Tropikos, showing at the Pérez Art Museum Miami, navigates the United Kingdom’s role in the slave trade and the inherently formidable power of the sea.

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Our Political Furor Rendered in Ceramic and Fire

Here’s a story: Once upon a time there was a nation. Then it caught on fire. The end.

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Piecing Together Black Identity on Canvas

Juan Logan's work sees Black identity as both a cipher that contains the secret of America’s greatness and a constant reminder of its deepest shame.

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Why Googling “Miami Inmates” in South Florida Leads to Their Poetry

A massive search activity in South Florida has created search trends, effectively publishing poems by Miami inmates within the suggestions of Google search.