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Nancy Pelosi Says the Arts Will Help Heal America, but They Can’t
Pelosi called the artists “something where we find our common ground.” However, clear political divides in the art world are more apparent than ever.
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Kehinde Wiley, Wangechi Mutu, and Kara Walker Upstage the Monuments Debate
With recent monumental commissions, the artists focus on the imagination’s role in accounting for the past.
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A Master Class in Frustration: Notes on Cunningham From a Critic and Dance Lover
I’ve studied dance nearly my whole life. I understand well the ways it can be inscrutable and transcendent. More often than not, the new documentary reveals how little dance is understood, and the pitfalls of trying to represent it.
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Memes and Banannigans From Art Basel Miami Beach
Maurizio Cattelan’s ludicrous banana artwork has gone viral for its $120,000 price tag. While the mainstream media has created a frenzy around the sculpture, the internet also offers an incredible selection of memes.
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On Aging Black Artists and British Art Institutions
One writer considers the legacy of Black British artists as UK art institutions open their doors to artists they have long closed out, and the need for these same organizations to support younger generations.
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A Dystopian New Initiative Will Charge Inmates by the Minute to Read e-Books
A new contract at 10 West Virginia prisons will offer inmates access to "free" electronic tablets, but then charge for their use.
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A Performa Production Co-opted the Story of a Sex Worker
Without speaking with or even acknowledging the existence of critical members of the sex worker community, Performa has ultimately appropriated migrant sex worker organizing.
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Make Any Document Dumber With This Font Based on Trump's Handwriting
Trump’s oversized script recently made an appearance during his ongoing saga with Ambassador Sondland. It has now been transformed into “Tiny Hands,” a new font available for free download.
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Grate Job, Guys: Cornell Fine Arts Library Privileges Architecture Over People
Architect Wolfgang Tschapeller says the library was designed with books in mind — but the grated floors fail to account for slushy snow boots, skirts, assisted mobility devices, and more.
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New Non-Binary Emojis Fall Short of Their Good Intentions
While the announcement might be a step in the right direction, it inadvertently reinforces even more gender stereotypes, limiting nonbinary individuals to greyish androgynous figures defined primarily by their haircuts.
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The Leslie-Lohman Museum’s Choice to Drop “Gay and Lesbian” From Its Name Is a Great Loss
When did explicitly naming queerness become a bad thing, preventing people from feeling “welcome” at the museum?
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In Another Act of Hero Worship, Greta Thunberg Gets Massive Mural
While nice in theory, the tribute to the teenage climate activist misses the point of her platform.