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From a Galaxy Far, Far Away, a Star Wars Jet Goes to Smithsonian
Fans of the cult series will be able to view the “X-wing Starfighter” at the DC institution.
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Crucified Stormtrooper Sculpture Removed from Historic London Church After Complaints
The sculpture featuring one of the iconic Star Wars henchmen was part of a charity auction exhibition at St. Stephen Walbrook.
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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: the makers of a Millennium Falcon–shaped shed struck back, a thief attempted to hold a sculpture ransom, and a painting of a nude man with a teapot set local prudes boiling.
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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: raccoons go on rogue art crawl, artists' work is trapped after a gallery's eviction, and a Star Wars print is swiped by Canadians who've gone over to the dark side.
In Brief
Lenin, I Am Your Father: Darth Vader Engulfs Ukrainian Communist Statue (and Brings Free Wifi)
A city in Ukraine has gone over to the dark side.
Opinion
CIA Copies Star Wars for Aborted Osama bin Laden Propaganda Doll
American propaganda has come a long way since genteel writer Peter Mathieesen founded The Paris Review as part of his CIA gig in postwar France. The Washington Post today reported that the intelligence agency tapped Donald Levine, the seasoned former Hasbro executive responsible for G.I. Joe, to cre
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Your Weekly Art Rx: Performa Edition!
This week's prescription is a heavy dose of Performa 11 with just a taste of the must-see highlights of this year's festival. The three-week event can be overwhelming, but thankfully the Hyperallergic doctor is in to help you through it.
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Required Reading
As we hunker down for Hurricane Irene, we decided to make this week's Required Reading a photo-heavy one. From images of chairs to maps comparing New York to cities around the world, there are images galore in the links.
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Watch “Star Wars & Modernism” Live Tonight Here
If you are unable to attend tonight’s “Star Wars & Modernism” event with John Powers and Luke DuBois, don’t worry, we’re going to do our best to ensure it is livestreamed online for you. This is the first time we have attempted such a complicated feat (combining live and prerecorded video) but wish
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Next Wed July 21 at 8pm, Hyperallergic Presents “Star Wars & Modernism”
We’re psyched that Hyperallergic is now a Jedi. As proof of our love for the force, we’re hosting a special event with John Powers and Luke DuBois, who will be making a world premiere presentation at Hyperallergic HQ by screening episodes 2 (robots as peasants) & 4 (abstraction is the force) in the
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Exploring the Relationship of Death, Sculpture, and Modernity
This week we are pleased to publish an essay by sculptor and blogger John Powers about the relationship of death, sculpture, and modernity. The essay, titled “Art, Not Suicide,” wrestles with Rosalind Krauss and her influential essay “Sculpture in the Expanded Field,” as a starting point and asks, “
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A Review of “Star Wars and Modernism: An Artist Commentary”
This past Thursday, sculptor John Powers presented excerpts of his ambitious project “Star Wars and Modernism: An Artist Commentary.” Accompanied by composer R. Luke Dubois and Columbia Art History Fellow and Triple Canopy senior editor Colby Chamberlain, who provided editorial assistance, the film