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Weekend Words: Block
"Americans will put up with anything as long as it doesn't block traffic."
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The Quick and the Dead
Salvatore Scarpitta’s imagination was wild and full of high jinks. It is one reason why the art world has never known what to do with him.
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The Triumph of the Chickens
Like Ralph Ellison, who did not think of the Invisible Man as a protest novel, Kerry James Marshall is interested in the nuances of invisibility, in how much goes unseen, and the many different ways willful blindness manifests itself.
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David Antin: Cultural Icon
I had long been involved with David Antin through my close relationship with Marjorie Perloff, who was one of the first major US critics to engage in a critical dialogue with him and his writing.
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A Breach in the Membrane: Gwenn Thomas
In recent years, luminosity itself has emerged as Gwenn Thomas's ultimate subject.
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The Worst Years of Our Lives
As it happens, there are currently two exhibitions in New York that offer glimpses into the bonding of artistic communities in defiance of the encroaching darkness, first in rage and then in compassion.
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20 Art and Culture Podcast Episodes You Should Hear
From public art as a tool of control to grief in games to the science of color, here are 20 recommended podcast episodes on visual culture.
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Watching War and Displacement from Afar
Rachel Farbiarz's exhibition at G Fine Art features intricate collages of expressionistic drawings that heighten the experience of watching others witness their lives being upended.
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Class Is in Session at New York's First Alternative Art School Fair
Organizers behind five alternative pedagogical projects participating in the inaugural Alternative Art School Fair discuss the problems with conventional art education and their unique approaches to fixing them.
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After the Election, US Museums Affirm Their Roles as Safe, Open Spaces
The Philbrook Museum of Art, Tenement Museum, and Japanese American National Museum are among those speaking out.
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Blurring National Boundaries with Fables, Postcards, and Film
Katia Kameli's exhibition at the Mosaic Rooms is a rich exploration of colonial history and transcultural influences.
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An Artist Crossbreeds Chickens as a Metaphor for Global Exchange
The Cosmopolitan Chicken Project explores ideas of genetic diversity via an ongoing global effort to crossbreed the chickens of the world.