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LOS ANGELES — A few weeks ago, I wrote a bit about the potential for open arts journalism, asking if it's a trend to watch. Journalists and those interested in the field have been discussing openness for a while now, but I've not seen as much discussion in terms of the arts. What could an open journ
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There's a post (that I can no longer find, unfortunately) on the hilarious Tumblr Sexpigeon (SFW, I promise) that features a man on the street, slouching over his smartphone, face angled far down, features invisible. The caption, something to the effect of: "What a brave new world for posture we liv
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LOS ANGELES — As 3D printing creeps into more and more projects, making product production more accessible, I've always wondered how we can make product design more accessible. How can the average person take advantage of the plethora of resources out there for creating new objects? While open-sourc
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Nonprofits across the US are stuck in a cycle that hinders their ability to raise money, a new report says. Commissioned by the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund and conducted by CompassPoint, the study examines fundraising issues at nonprofits nationwide, and the results aren't pretty.
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LOS ANGELES — Gallery openings can be intimidating affairs. Smartly dressed artists and art lovers gathered with glasses of wine, discussing art, politics and everything else. All in all, even a friendly crowd can feel tough to break into. Most artists I know can relate. The code of gallery opening
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You're digital! I'm digital! We're all digital! No better way to stir the pot than to bring up the post-IRL condition that has us all confused: What does it mean that we spend so much time online? How are artists engaging technology? Everyone's arguing, from the curmudgeonly Artforum-approved art hi
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On January 22, 1973 the US Supreme Court legalized abortion in a 7–2 ruling in the case of Roe v. Wade. It's been forty years since that decision, and although abortion remains legal, it's no less controversial. In fact, it might be moreso these days, if the growing number of restrictions on the pro
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Chinese artist Li Liao's latest project is equal parts conceptual and journalistic. He did something Mike Daisey never quite accomplished: Li got a job at one of the Foxconn plants in Shenzhen that manufacturers most of Apple's products and worked there for 45 days, undercover, inspecting circuit bo
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World of Warcraft (WoW) has a massive following: in 2011, some 10 million users participated in the online role-playing game. And according to a New York Times article from last year, women comprise an increasing numbers of those players and of online gamers in general: they are, apparently, one the
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This week, love of Minimalism, Nam June Paik in DC, alternative LA art spaces, non-European thinkers, Cyprien Gaillard speaks, unusual buildings, Gagosian is suing, a car chase comes to life, and more.
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With tomorrow ushering in Barack Obama’s second term as President, Weekend Words has the audacity to hope that F. Scott Fitzgerald was wrong, and that there are indeed second acts in American lives.
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Less than a week after the art world went into practical meltdown mode over Paul Emsley's portrait of Kate Middleton, the British Duchess of Cambridge, a controversial 1953 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by artist John Napper was carted out after decades in storage. Why now?