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Chuck Berry and the Modernist Fable of “Johnny B. Goode”
The jackhammer chatter of the song's opening riff lets us know that the pastoral is past.
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From a Jade Suit to Bronze Dildos, Ancient Tomb Luxuries of the Han Dynasty Elite
Even in death the Han Chinese thought that life continued in its own way so they buried the deceased with luxurious objects that continue to impress.
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A Biennial in Sharjah Offers Worlds Enough
The latest Sharjah Biennial features over 50 international artists, many of whom have created impressive installations in the Emirate.
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The Mysterious Experiments of Hercules Segers, a 17th-Century Art Radical
The Mysterious Landscapes of Hercules Segers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the first major retrospective on the radically experimental 17th-century Dutch artist.
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Chronicling Black Women’s Activist Work at the Hammer Museum
A series of talks and events between March 28 and 30, co-presented by the African-American Policy Forum, examines the role of black women and girls in the struggle for civil rights.
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Richard Neutra’s Little-Known Modernist House on the Prairie
In 1951, Richard Neutra, the mid-century architect who virtually embodied the California Dream in his sleek, low-slung homes, built an unlikely house in Sioux City, Iowa.
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An Artist Measures How Her Face Is Recognized and Monetized
At first, Jillian Mayer's image, in which she meticulously measured the contours of her face, had the effect of an advertisement.
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A Virtual Border Wall Displays Art by Immigrants
Art director Maddy Kramer's site "The Most Beautiful Wall" is a digital structure 19,000 miles long that is showing work made by immigrant artists.
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Examining How Art Schools Shore Up White Supremacy at SVA
On March 29, panelists will identify how art schools perpetuate the exclusion of artists of color and propose ways to diversify the canon.
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Photographs from the World’s Largest Human Decomposition Center
For his series The Washing Away of Wrongs, Robert Shults photographed the forensic research of the world's largest center for studying human remains at Texas State University.
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Pompeii Before the Point-and-Shoot: The Earliest Photographs of Italy
The first photographic images seen in Italy were botanical prints by Henry Fox Talbot, beginning three decades of experimentation with photography in 19th-century Italy.
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A Center for Women’s History Opens in New York, with a Spotlight on Dolley Madison
The New-York Historical Society's new center is making its debut with an exhibition about the overlooked political contributions of the former First Lady.