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The Existential Experience of a Chardin Still Life
Does drawing define, and color merely decorate? Or is drawing just the menu, and color the meal?
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Learning Greensboro: Records of Everydayness (Part 2)
GREENSBORO, NC — Since I last wrote, I’ve spent most of my time with the subjects of my soon-to-be fabricated plaques: local residents of Greensboro who have lived, worked, or in one case walked, along South Elm Street for the past 15 to 55 years.
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The First Artwork Made in Outer Space
LONDON — The first human to spacewalk wanted to be an artist before he learned to fly.
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Opulent Propaganda: The Subterranean Paradise of the Moscow Metro
For two weeks last year, Canadian photographer David Burdeny spent his nights 200 feet underground, shooting the surreal opulence of the Moscow Metro.
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Skeletons on the Shelves: Museums' Slow Return of Indigenous Remains
Active repatriation of indigenous remains in museums only gathered serious momentum in the 1980s.
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The Beautifully Dressed Skeletons in Japan’s Closet
In a letter dated July 23, 1938, sent by the Japanese modernist poet Yone Noguchi to the Nobel Prize winning author Rabindrath Tagore — the first non-European to receive the award — Noguchi wrote the following justification for his country’s invasion of China, effectively ending their friendship:
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Yogi, a Coyote, a Butcher, and a Vowel: A Personal Bird’s-Eye View of Umbria's Not-Famous Church of Madonna dei Bagni
Beneath a panorama of the Italian countryside, Wile E. Coyote chased Road Runner while Yogi Berra played ball.
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Unreliable Informants: A Walid Raad Primer
The survey exhibition dedicated the work of Walid Raad, which opens to the public on Monday at the Museum of Modern Art, is a rich and compelling point of entry for anyone seeking a handle on this sly and elusive artist.
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Crafting Alternative Histories Through Memory and Myth
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — When poet and activist Audre Lorde published her book Zami: A New Spelling of My Name, she called it “biomythography,” a blend of memoir, history, and myth.
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MoMA PS1's Citywide Survey Shows New York's Greats (and Not-so-Greats)
Every five years MoMA and MoMA PS1 team up to take the pulse of New York City's contemporary art scene, filling the latter institution with works made recently by artists based in the metropolitan area.
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Two New Data-Mapping Tools Help Us Better Understand the Planet
Two recently launched applications for mapping datasets examine our planet and humanity's impact on it.
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An Inquiry into Identity at ArtPrize
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) is one of the central hubs for the ArtPrize activities that throw the city into a cultural frenzy each fall.