Art
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.
New Jersey
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New Art in New Jersey
NEWARK — New Jersey’s image is calcified with tired cultural signifiers. It’s old hat. So it was lovely to encounter the Newark Museum’s latest exhibition, Ready or Not: 2014 New Jersey Arts Annual, a show displaying works by 40 contemporary artists based in the state.
Art
Palisades Preservation Becomes a National Issue
The preservation of a natural vista in New Jersey in the face of an intruding development is moving from a local to national concern. The Palisades, that stretch of cliffs and streets viewable from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Cloisters branch of medieval art, have been protected for decades fro
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New Jersey Frank Lloyd Wright Home Is Relocating to Crystal Bridges in Arkansas
A New Jersey Frank Lloyd Wright house is relocating to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, through an acquisition announced this Wednesday.
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My Mother, Me and the Armenian Genocide
Like almost every April 24th I can remember, on Tuesday, the day people commemorate the Armenian Genocide, I sought solace in my thoughts and searched for a way to mark the occasion.
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Attention Holiday Shoppers: NY Museum Sets Up Shop in Tony NJ Mall
Manhattan's Museum of Arts and Design's retail arm has crossed the Hudson to pitch their tent between Saks Fifth Avenue and Cole Haan on the Short Hills Mall's second floor.
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Your Weekend Guide to the Hoboken Artists' Studio Tour
November 3 marks day one of the Hoboken artists’ studio tour. Here a list of recommendations of things you should see and do over the next few days.
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Art For the Weekend: Newark Open Doors Studio Tour Preview
Newark is getting ready to blow up this week. The city’s Open Doors Studio Tour, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, kicks off Thursday night with a sneak preview of the exhibition Call & Response at 570 Broad Street. The four-day festival features more than 300 artists. Events include group
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Easy, Breazy Art from the Aljira Collection
Aljira: A Center for Contemporary Art, has a delightful summer show, titled “Interstice & Emphasis: Artists from the Aljira Collection.” The exhibition, now on view till September 24, features artwork acquired over the institution’s 27-year tenure. The work on view is neither groundbreaking nor prov
Performance
Pen Meets Pick: Screaming Females and Doodle Drag Perform
Screaming Females are one of those bands who are just that good; they have an unwavering idea about who they are and what they want to do, have worked relentlessly to get where they are and have retained their weirdo aesthetic throughout. In the past two years, the band has gained the attention of i
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Jersey City Museum RIP?
In what almost sounds like an obituary for the Jersey City Museum, The Star Ledger is reporting the following about the ailing art institution: " … what may be the best contemporary art collection in the state, is so strapped for cash that it can’t keep the lights on." So, what is happening at the N
Opinion
Art Teachers Rock!
I came across this wonderful story in the Hackensack Chronicle and my heart melted. Art teachers are the heart and soul of the visual arts but they often don’t get the recognition they deserve. I was happy to hear that this small group of teachers in Hackensack was recognized by the Art Educators of