Murillo’s new exhibition, Social Altitude, uses obfuscation and movement to examine the complex conditions of a globalized world.
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Margaret Kilgallen’s Unique Mix of Folk, Feminism, and Street Art
Kilgallen presses us to acknowledge our superficial judgements, specifically of women, and compels us all to see more deeply.
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Filming Native American Performance Through a Decolonized Lens
In her three-channel video “Mother Drum,” Dara Friedman avoids many of the problematic patterns non-Native artists often fall into when making art about Native American communities.
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Architecture for Humanity at the New Aspen Art Museum
ASPEN, Colorado — Despite its reputation as a resort town for the 1%, the heart of Aspen looks much like a classic Western American town. The new Aspen Art Museum, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban, stands out in this context in both height and design.
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Cai Guo-Qiang Turns Tortoises into Art, Raising Animal-Rights Concerns [UPDATED]
The new Shigeru Ban–designed Aspen Art Museum will open with a 24-hour event this Saturday, but not everyone in town is happy.
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Aspen Art Museum Keeps Lance Armstrong on Its Board
Apparently, doping doesn’t matter so much in the art world. Even though sponsors like Nike, Anheuser-Busch, Oakley, and others have decided to drop Lance Armstrong following his expulsion from the world of cycling, the Aspen Art Museum is keeping the athlete on its board.