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Photographing the Bloody Cost of Resistance
Between 1968 and 1981, when he turned 13, Khiang H. Hei was at or near the epicenter of several catastrophic historical events reverberating across Southeast Asia.
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Rago to Feature Editions and Prototypes from the Artist/Designer Archives on May 4
Originally curated by Elisabeth Cunnick, Artist / Designer (A/D) invited some of the best painters and sculptors of the 70s, 80s, and 90s to confront the distinctions between fine art and function by designing utilitarian objects. On May 4, Rago will offer a selection in its sale of Post-War + Conte
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Reflections on Aging, Identity, and Social Justice in Potent Prints
The dynamic curator Judith K. Brodsky makes a compelling case for the historical importance and profound expressions of printmaking.
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A New Movie on Picasso's Early Life Screens This Week
On Friday night, join the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey and the Film Society of Summit for a screening of Exhibition on Screen: Young Picasso.
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An Exhibition Spotlights Progressive Art Studios
The Creative Commons is remarkable, not just because the work is so good, but because what it represents is so new.
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Photo Exhibit Adds to the Dialogue on Slavery and American Universities
A photography exhibition on James Collins Johnson is part of a greater initiative at Princeton to investigate and give visibility to the university's ties to slavery.
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17th-Century Log Cabin, Reputedly the Oldest in US, Is for Sale
A 17th-century home in New Jersey needs a new caretaker, and one who has $2.9 million to spend.
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A Soviet-Era Kinetic Sculpture Designed to Improve Factory Life
The "Positron" (1976–77) by Latvian artist Valdis Celms operated a bit like a disco ball, flashing various colors of light as the goliath metal orb rotated.
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Amid Racial Tensions at Rutgers, a Lenape Friendship Dance Offers a Moment of Release
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Most amateur historians of New York and the tri-state area are aware of the Lenape as the region’s first inhabitants.
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Encountering a Frank Lloyd Wright House 1,200 Miles from Where It First Stood
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — On August 17, 1953, Gloria and Abraham Wilson sent a letter to one of the most famous architects in the United States. It began: "Dear Mr. Wright: Would you design a house for us?"
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Manhattan's Last Natural Vista Will Be Protected
The unbroken vista of cliffs and trees on the New Jersey Palisades will be preserved after LG Electronics agreed to redesign their headquarters in a settlement with conservation groups.
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The Vanishing of America's Historic Mental Asylums
Between 1848 and 1890, dozens of grand mental asylums were built around the United States under the Kirkbride Plan, designed by Thomas Story Kirkbride.