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An Artist Poses Nude at Former Slave Sites
Recently the artist Nona Faustine kicked up some ruckus with her White Shoes photography series, which consists of images of the artist posing nude at former sites of slave trading in New York City.
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Required Reading
This week, 35 women tell their Bill Cosby stories, reflecting on memory in the internet age, how are performance artists paid, white privilege in Baltimore's music scene, and more.
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Weekend Words: Fire
Today is the 91st birthday of James Baldwin (1924-1987), whose enduring works include Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953); Notes of a Native Son (1955); Giovanni's Room (1956); and The Fire Next Time (1963).
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The Guggenheims Helsinki and Abu Dhabi: A Telling Tale of Two Outposts
The Guggenheim Helsinki will likely become the third museum of the Solomon R. Guggenheim’s global armada.
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An Open Letter to the National Museum of African Art Regarding Bill Cosby
I am writing to you today with a simple request: take down the pictures of Bill Cosby in your current exhibition Conversations.
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Required Reading
This week, commercializing museums, map of literary road trips, designing masculinity, McDonald's in Alaska, new Tokyo Olympic logo, John Waters says don't smoke, and more.
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Weekend Words: Cheat
On Wednesday, Reuters reported that hackers have threatened to expose the identities of thousands of users at the adultery website Ashley Madison, whose slogan is "Life is short. Have an affair” — a breach that “could be disastrous for one whose business model is based on complete confidentially.”
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From Birthday to Funeral, Rare Footage of Picasso Surfaces in AP Archives
How did Pablo Picasso celebrate his 80th birthday?
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John Cage's 1960 Game Show Performance
"He is probably the most controversial figure in the musical world today and when you hear his performance, if you will forgive me, you'll understand why."
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Seven New York City Streets That Should Be Renamed After Artworks
Today New York's City Council voted on a proposal to co-name the block of Stuyvesant Avenue between Lexington Avenue and Quincy Street in Brooklyn "Do the Right Thing Way" after the Spike Lee joint that was filmed there in 1989.
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Seeing Beyond "Kimono Wednesdays”: On Asian American Protest
When I heard that the Boston MFA was launching a dress-up social media campaign called "Kimono Wednesdays" based on a painting by Claude Monet, that a group of young Asian American protesters asked them to stop, that the MFA did and apologized, I thought it was an open and shut case.
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What People Mean When They Say "Painting Is Dead"
Last week, Sinead O’Connor recently declared that music has died. What do we mean when we say that something, as opposed to someone has died?