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Weekend Words: Tax

Good news from the IRS: you can be an artist even if you don’t make all that much money at it. Isn't that what we needed to hear?

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Now Is ArtPrize's Chance to Prove It Deserves an Art World Spotlight [UPDATED]

Last night, artist Steve Lambert announced that he will not be keeping the money if he wins an ArtPrize award. ArtPrize is the large art festival that gives away over half a million dollars through a balanced formula of art professional and public voting (each group gives away roughly $300,000).

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I Don't Care About David Byrne Anymore?

David, I received your missive in my Facebook feed. You know, the one where you pseudo-declare, “I Don’t Care About Contemporary Art Anymore?”

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Turning Power Plants into Public Art

What if artists could use their know-how to engage in a practice that actually brings about real change?

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A Character Actor Gets a Trilogy of His Own

LOS ANGELES — “Who is Tony Longo?” my editor inquired, after I pitched her on this piece about Thom Andersen’s new short film "The Tony Longo Trilogy" (2014).

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Vladimir Putin's Birthday Art Bash

Pop quiz: What’s the best way to celebrate the 62nd birthday of a "democratic" leader with dictator-like tendencies?

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What Makes Art Racist?

Today, the European Network Against Racism (ENAR), a self-described “voice of the anti-racist movement in Europe,” released a statement titled, “Is art becoming the ultimate refuge of racism in Sweden and Denmark?”

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What Happens When National Geographic Steals Your Art?

National Geographic used artist Barrett Lyon’s internet image on the cover of its bookazine, 100 Scientific Discoveries that Changed the World, and in the book, The Big Idea, without Lyon’s permission.

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Moshe Safdie Calls on Architects to Rethink How Cities Are Built

In his keynote speech closing the World Architecture Festival last week, Moshe Safdie called for a reevaluation of how we design our cities, Dezeen reported. The 76-year-old architect argued that his profession’s understanding of “what urban design is all about” needs a “reorientation.”

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The Life and Death of an Exhibition

LOS ANGELES — It's a rare opportunity to be present at the birth of an exhibition as well as the death of one. It affords the prospect of seeing how the same group of artworks can shift greatly in meaning, beauty, and cohesion based on the varying location and curation of an exhibition.

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Required Reading

This week, a new photo of Oscar Wilde, ancient art being used as a weapon in Syria, a meme hurts HK protesters, the importance of artists' queer identities, how Goya landed in Boston, San Fernando Valley art history, and more.

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Weekend Words: Fence

On Wednesday, Julia Pierson, the director of the Secret Service, resigned.