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Everything Points Inward: Capitalism and Its Discontents at an Art Fair in Singapore
Art Stage Singapore’s tagline is “We Are Asia,” but the fair’s dream of representing all of Asia’s art is just that — a dream.
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Doris Salcedo Captures the Weight of Mourning
Doris Salcedo is interested in replicating the indefinite, affective qualities of mourning — its weight, intangibility, absurdity, and reliance on personal associations.
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Rewriting Film History with Two Decades of Black Women’s Cinema
A monthlong series at the Brooklyn Academy of Music chronicles two decades of films by African American women, including a slate of powerful documentaries.
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In Tijuana, an Artist-Designed Treehouse Gives a Peek into the US
The Japanese artist collective Chim↑Pom has built a treehouse dubbed "USA Visitor Center" that looks across the US–Mexico border.
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Disrupt and Then Destroy the World with a Dystopian Startup Simulator
In the game The Founder, you build the most disruptive, innovative, synergized startup in the world, but your success destroys the planet in the process.
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19th-Century Stereoviews of Hell
In these stereoviews populated by skeletons, hell is host to boating races, parties, and even a lavish boudoir for one "Madame Satan."
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Mapping Migrant Journeys onto Boats of String
A suspended, stringy installation of boat forms by Chiharu Shiota in a Parisian department store evokes the uncertainty and peril of migrants' journeys.
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Surf a Wave of Zombies as Donald Trump Taking a Golden Shower
Produced for the Global Game Jam, Zombies Come in Waves positions you as Donald Trump riding a wave of zombies through a post-apocalyptic world (and collecting coins along the way).
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From Montage to Mounting: The Surprisingly Sexual Drawings of Sergei Eisenstein
Over the course of his life, Sergei Eisenstein amassed 5,000 sketches, including his "sex drawings," which depict various sex acts that are not limited to humans.
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Astrological Aesthetics: February 2017 Horoscopes
Hyperallergic’s horoscopes offer astrological advice for artists and art types, in art terms, every month.
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US Department of Defense Wants Biodegradable Bullets Made of Seeds
The US Department of Defense has issued a call for biodegradable ammunition to address the metal pollution in its proving grounds.
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An Artist Imagines Moving Syrians to Mars
Halil Altindere's latest exhibition uses science fiction to explore real political quagmires.