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A Collection of 3,000 Pigments Made from Cow Urine, Shells, Insects, and More
The Forbes Pigment Collection contains samples of material that represent all shades of the rainbow — plus brown, white, black, and metallic.
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A Magical 1970s French Comic Book Finally Translated Into English
In Nicole Claveloux’s comic collection, The Green Hand and Other Stories, we move through dream states with highly idiosyncratic characters.
Art
How American West Reenactments Restore and Rewrite History
Photographs of historical reenactments by Edie Winograde suggest there is no single narrative of past trauma: the unfinished fight extends its negotiation to the present.
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Portrayals of Prisoners Complicate Stereotypes and Implicate the US
The images and art works that make up this exhibition — mostly vernacular and documentary photographs — restore dignity to their subjects by restoring nuance to their stories.
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Marina Abramović Says Ugly Things But Draws Cute Ducklings
The Serbian performance artist reimagines The Ugly Duckling, the classic children's book by Hans Christian Andersen.
Art
The Hollywood Directors Who Filmed the Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps
George Stevens, John Ford, and Samuel Fuller, best known for their work in Hollywood, all documented the Allied liberation at the end of the war.
Art
A History of Head Wraps and Wrought-Iron Windows in an Artist's Travels
Tyanna Buie weaves together her travels throughout New Orleans, Paris, and Berlin in her gripping new body of work.
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Art's Gender Divide in 19th-Century Paris
Does siphoning 19th-century women artists into their own book and exhibition really do them justice?
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A Colossal Compendium of Brutalist Architecture Argues for Saving 'Concrete Monsters'
SOS Brutalism is the first global survey of Brutalist architecture from the 1950s to '70s, and is a rallying cry for preserving these concrete structures.
Art
Joseph Cornell's Boxes Coax, Captivate, and Channel Juan Gris
Viewing one of Cornell’s boxes is an almost heartbreaking encounter with inner vitality and outer limitation; like cages, they display the self-sufficiency of a circumscribed world.
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Dazzling and Didactic Board Games from the 19th Century
Games serve as curious records of 19th-century British beliefs and prejudices, reflecting the attitudes of a growing empire towards its own society as well as towards those beyond its borders.
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Anni Albers's Thoughts on Textiles Loom Large
On Weaving offers a model for how to write in a way that incorporates theoretical examination alongside practical content; in it Anni Albers provides valuable — and often overlooked — thoughts on art and creative work.