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Virtually Explore Centuries of Human Settlement Along the South Carolina Coast
Between the Waters is an interactive documentary on the centuries of human settlement in South Carolina's Hobcaw Barony.
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Rebellious, But Still Sexist: Revisiting a Giant of Underground Comix
A new book on Spain Rodriguez revisits his innovative repertoire, but ignores the extent to which some of his comix revel in the sexism regularly broadcast in the era’s male-authored strips.
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A Satiric History of Video Games
Do the games Earthworm Gym, Lizard Designer Pro, Vin Diesel's Weasel Easel, Silent Butcher, or Wrestlechess intrigue you? If so, then this book is for you.
Art
An Artist Takes Issue with a Brand's Appropriation of Black Detroit
With "Rethink Shinola," scholar and artist Rebekah Modrak has created a biting, minutely researched critique of an appropriative re-branding of Detroit.
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16 Art and Design Books for Your Holiday Gift List
A list of art and design books that are some of this year's must-reads.
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Embracing Feeling Over Logic in Two Artists’ Fragmented Worlds
In their exhibitions at Honey Ramka, Michael Wetzel and Jessica Cannon long for the cohesion of forms and meanings.
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Testing Human Perception with Uncannily Kinetic Body Parts
Elizabeth King experiments with human perception in her installation of mannequin-like sculptures at MASS MoCA.
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Explore the Color Code of a 19th-Century Artist Who Painted Nature
Decode the color system of 19th-century nature artist Ferdinand Bauer, who documented the Australian coast, through an online interactive.
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The Enjoyable Conundrum of Color in 20th-Century European Design
Blissfully, there are no overly odious attempts at scientific explanation of color, just a wide gamut of art and craft achievements to experience and appreciate.
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The Women Photographers of World War I
No Man's Land: Women's Photography and the First World War at Impressions Gallery in the UK highlights women's perspectives of World War I.
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Why Are Stephen Shore's Instagrams Better Than Yours?
From postcards to Instagram, Shore's images continually compel us to consider the ways photographs construct meaning.
Art
The Queer Deep Web of Zach Blas
Artist and writer Zach Blas wants a new internet, now.