Art
A Photographer's Vision of Bollywood and Hollywood Royalty
Being photographed by Jitendra Arya was seen as a ticket to fame.
Review
Art
Fifty Years of AfriCOBRA's Radical, “Cool-Ade Colored” Art
AfriCOBRA, the Chicago-based art collective that helped develop the Black arts movement, celebrates its 50th anniversary in a new retrospective.
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The Criminally Overlooked Talent of Baroque Painter Michaelina Wautier
Michaelina Wautier's artistic talent was on par with that of her famous male contemporaries, like Rubens and Van Dyck. The first-ever retrospective of her work offers long overdue recognition.
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Sound Artist Ryoji Ikeda Visualizes Big Data
Ryoji Ikeda's overwhelming sound and video installations, exhibited at Centre Pompidou, evoke the totalitarian grip that Big Data holds on our daily lives.
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The True Collaborative Power Between Artist and Curator
You can approach each work in this show as individual, but the really charming and kinetic action happens in the interactions.
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An Outline of Over 200 Years of Silhouettes
The oldest object on view documents an ugly reality, showing on brown paperboard one of the earliest known images of a slave in the US, accompanied by a bill of sale.
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The Radical Early Works of French Artist-Activist Jean-Jacques Lebel
A retrospective at Centre Pompidou features the eclectic early works of the artist, poet, political activist and scholar who spearheaded the European wing of the "happening" movement.
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Imaging a City of Marcel Duchamp's Readymades
Have you ever accidentally walked into an occupied bathroom? That incredulous shock of embarrassment is precisely what the Swiss Institute's new exhibition conjures.
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Booking a Trip to the Elusive Land Called Paradise
Jova Lynne explores the notions of Paradise and tourism in her performance art piece Paradise Travel Company.
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A Pop-Up Pencil Museum Underlines a History that Has Almost Been Erased
The Pencil Museum is an art installation by Jackie Mock that celebrates New York City's pencil history and its connection to Staten Island.
Books
Open Doors and Wounds in David Sedaris's Calypso
David Sedaris's Calypso is an intimate portrait of a writer who has, for so long, shared his entire life with a captivated audience.
Art
Taking Stock of Painting Today
It is not every day that you can go to Chelsea and see more than 100 paintings by 46 artists within the space of a few blocks.