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Weekend Words: Beasts
The other day, Hyperallergic's Allison Meier reported on snakes who are artists, rather than the other way around. Weekend Words ponders the distance between us and our beastly brethren.
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Everyone Has Something to Say About Kate Middleton's Royal Portrait
As soon as we published Samantha Villenave's essay "Kate Middleton Portrait Buzz: Art Criticism, Sexism, or Something Else?" (01/11/13), we immediately saw readers respond, particularly on Facebook.
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Richard Serra Discusses Artistic Tools and Strategies
Richard Serra explains the role process has played in his artistic evolution. For the world-renowned artist it is, he explains, an integral part of his work.
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Kate Middleton Portrait Buzz: Art Criticism, Sexism, or Something Else?
VALENCE, France — The internet has its royal panties in a bustle, once again. Today's unveiling of the portrait of Kate Middleton, or rather the British Duchess of Cambridge, met with gasps of horror, followed by a cascade of sarcastic media and Twitter wit. The subject of much of the outrage and ve
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Inside the Studio of China's Rebel Architect
Ma Yansong is the man behind MAD Architects, a Chinese studio that has made some of the most provocative buildings and structural proposals of the post-2000s. In a new video profile by Creators Project, Ma speaks to his design philosophy, and we get a sneak peek inside his Beijing studio, a natural,
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Rereading Ada Louise Huxtable: 5 Essential Pieces
In honor of her death earlier this week, here are five significant reviews and essays by pioneering architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable.
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Kickstarter Raised $274M Last Year
Here and there in recent months, there have been grumblings about Kickstarter burnout. There have also been Kickstarter indecision crises — how do you know when to pledge, and how much? — and Kickstarter skepticism. But to all the naysayers, nonbelievers, and doubters, Kickstarter might now present
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Video Artist Tony Oursler Turns David Bowie into a Doll
"Where Are We Now" is the first single from "The Next Day," David Bowie's first studio album in 10 years, and the surreal pop star is breaking the silence with something memorable — a music video created by Tony Oursler, a British video and installation artist known for projecting body parts onto su
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Seeing Past the Gimmick of 3D Photography
LOS ANGELES — 3D is experiencing a bit of a renaissance, what with 3D films and 3D GIFs becoming all the rage. Heck, you might count 3D printing into the mix, with printed cookies now possible. But I still long for a 3D practice that takes 3D past the simple fact of its three dimensions and gives us
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Required Reading
This week, Gagosian's art business, Dave Hickey's contradictions, museums collecting non-Western art, photographs in the National Gallery, the Library of Congress' Twitter archive, damage to the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Museum, and more.
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Weekend Words: Luck
Unlucky? Now that we're officially in year 13 of the 21st century, Weekend Words asks, "What’s luck got to do with it?"
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South Africa's Mobile Churches
LOS ANGELES — On a recent long distance bus trip in Uganda, part of my sojourn was occupied by listening to a religious individual on a bus preach, pray, and collect donations from his captive audience. I didn't understand the language but I understood the form, as he shuffled up and down the aisle