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Mapping the Most Expensive Artworks Sold by Country
A new series of maps created by howmuch.net attempts to look at art valuation based on country of origin.
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The Urge to Reach Out and Touch Beyond the Screen
CHICAGO — A flat description of Miami-based artist Jillian Mayer’s work— such as you might find in wall texts or press releases — reads like it’s culled from the syllabus of an Interactive Arts & Media graduate class.
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Fact-Checking the Smithsonian's Koch-Funded Climate Change Exhibition
WASHINGTON, DC — Last month’s demonstrations outside the National Museum of Natural History might not have prompted the public outcry activists had hoped for, but the claim that David Koch’s relationship to the museum impacts the content of their Human Origins exhibition deserves consideration.
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The Story of a Pope Portrait Made Out of Condoms
MILWAUKEE — It’s not unusual for a work of art to cause outrage, especially if it dips into the tender zones of race, gender, or religion.
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Dispelling the Victorian Myth of the Fallen Woman
At the same time that they cast her to the margins of society, Victorian England was obsessed with the "fallen woman," who had lost her virtue to sex, alcohol, or some other vice.
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Dispelling the Victorian Myth of the Fallen Woman
At the same time that they cast her to the margins of society, Victorian England was obsessed with the "fallen woman," who had lost her virtue to sex, alcohol, or some other vice.
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Sex Is Both Rude and Sweet in an Italian Modernist’s Oeuvre
PARIS — The work of Carol Rama has a powerful belligerence about it.
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Sex Is Both Rude and Sweet in an Italian Modernist’s Oeuvre
PARIS — The work of Carol Rama has a powerful belligerence about it.
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Canadian Modernist Emily Carr Finally Gets Her Due
TORONTO — In the discussion around underrepresented female artists in the art world, one name is slowly becoming more well known.
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Canadian Modernist Emily Carr Finally Gets Her Due
TORONTO — In the discussion around underrepresented female artists in the art world, one name is slowly becoming more well known.
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Happy Canada Day! How Much Do You Know About Canadian Art History?
Do you love Canada? Prove it by taking our special Canada Day art quiz.
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Happy Canada Day! How Much Do You Know About Canadian Art History?
Do you love Canada? Prove it by taking our special Canada Day art quiz.