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How the Art World Can Change for the Better During the Trump Years
In the next four years, artists and art organizations have the power to work for economic justice while dismantling white supremacy in the arts.
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In a Performance, a Soundscape Invokes the Brutality of Slavery
Sheldon Scott's performance is based on the experiences of enslaved Africans in rice production in the American South.
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How a Magician Preserved the Ephemera of Victorian Entertainment
The British Library exhibits selections from its archive on Victorian entertainment, all collected by the 19th-century magician Evanion.
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Nothing Is Off-Limits in Hirokage’s Humorous Ukiyo-e Prints
Utagawa Hirokage has a special humor, which, though at times edging on corny, is often sly and even tinged with eroticism.
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The Cult of US Presidential Birthplaces and Homes
Going back to George Washington, the Center for Land Use Interpretation traveled the personal landscapes of the American presidents, from birthplace to tomb.
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An Army of Female Power Figures Stands Against Injustice
Vanessa German’s show packs a punch, and is especially powerful in the context of the national politics of the past year.
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Exhibition in Former Hospital Puts Both Art and Gentrification on Display
Human Condition features work by 80 artists spread over three floors of the former Los Angeles Metropolitan Medical Center, which is planned for conversion into condos.
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The Offstage Art of Brooklyn Drag Queens
An exhibition at the Bureau of General Services — Queer Division highlights the non-drag art of more than a dozen members of the Brooklyn drag queen scene.
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Cryptic Deconstructions of Big Data
In Julien Prévieux's solo show at Julius Caesar, the artist asks: what, if anything, can be made of our intense reliance on technology to learn about our world?
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Stories of War and Survival Unfold in San Francisco’s Presidio
Homeland Security takes over three decommissioned military bunkers, a church, and the former headquarters of the Nike Missile Program by staging paintings, installations, and social practice projects throughout.
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A 1980s Art Experiment on an NYC Pier
From 1983 to '84, David Wojnarowicz and Mike Bidlo took over a decrepit Hudson River pier to create a collaborative and ephemeral alternative art system.
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The Transformative Influence of Alchemy on Art
Rather than an occult secret, alchemy is revealed in The Art of Alchemy at the Getty Center to be a prominent force in everything from medicine to color.