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Why the City of Los Angeles Hired a “Chief Design Officer”
"Los Angeles can be hard to read," said Christopher Hawthorne, a former LA Times architecture critic. "It doesn't quite fit the mold of what we think a city is."
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"I’m the Opposite of Donald Trump": Yinka Shonibare MBE on His New Public Sculpture in NYC
The British-Nigerian artist's Public Art Fund commission, located just a few blocks from Trump Tower, is a tall, billowing form featuring a riotous pattern inspired by Dutch wax fabrics.
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An Interview with Lynne Tillman
The novelist and critic discusses her new book of fiction -- Men and Apparitions.
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The Corniness and Complexity of Grant Wood
Steven Biel, who wrote a book about the ironic journey of "American Gothic," considers the Grant Wood retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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Ahmed Mater’s Photographic “Prayer for Mecca” Documents a Changing City
"Mecca is in a constant cycle of construction and deconstruction — it’s as if change is the only constant."
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"I'm Disillusioned All the Time": William Klein on His Legendary Film Career
On the occasion of his retrospective at Quad Cinema, Klein talks about his movies, becoming a Parisian, and fascism in the US.
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Commemorating US-Mexico Collaboration on a Farm Where Guest Workers Toiled
Artist Adriana Corral will install a flag that depicts the Mexican golden eagle and the American bald eagle, claws connecting.
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Eileen Myles's Homage to a Dearly Departed Dog
Afterglow is written in part from the perspective of the poet's pit bull, Rosie.
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The Mesmerizing Depth and Desolation of Desert Landscapes
Abstract lines and shapes break up Rodrigo Valenzuela's barren mixed-media landscapes of Joshua Tree National Park and Chile’s Atacama desert.
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A New York Walking Tour Uncovers Hidden Histories of Slavery and Struggle
Exhibitions, events, and a forthcoming graphic novel help Kamau Ware chronicle the remarkable black histories of Lower Manhattan.
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Guantánamo Lawyer Discusses Detainees’ Rights to Their Art
Lawyers representing Guantánamo detainees say the detention center's art program is beneficial to everyone and should be reinstated.
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Beer with a Painter: Helen Miranda Wilson
Wilson warns me that her studio never looks impressive — a hazard of making meticulous, intimately scaled work.