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Learning to Hunt this Election Season
As the country devolves into just the place my 94-year-old Jewish grandma has warned me about for years, a few Saturdays ago I found myself spending a day staring at this man, Marcel.
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Required Reading
This week, debating fascists, Orhan Pamuk on photographer Ara Guler, an alternative history of Silicon Valley “disruption,” Syrian voices are left largely unheard, dressing up as Michelle Obama, and more.
Art
Tal R's Playfully Skewed Art History
Tal R reminds us that what’s painted is inherently fiction, that the world of a painting is a reality unto itself.
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The Painter of Everyday Life
Stanley Lewis finds a way to step aside and let the world become paint.
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Reconsidering Identity in Art
This is the kind of group exhibition that rarely happens in New York — a gathering of artists from different countries, cultures, generations, and aesthetic approaches focused on the construction of identity.
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The Momentum of This Moment
The abuse will go on forever, unless we stop it.
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René Magritte’s Bad Paintings
When Belgium was occupied by Germany during World War II, René Magritte adopted the style of Pierre-Auguste Renoir and painted images based on popular cartoons.
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The Transcendent Spirit of Haitian Contemporary Art
PÒTOPRENS is an exhibition about Haitian artists that rebels against stereotypes of Haitian art.
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Art of Eternal Twilight
It seems almost predetermined that the art of Sicily is rooted in the transience of life.
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Dark Humor Abounds at the Fine Art Print Fair
Much of the artworks for sale emanated a darkly satirical message this past weekend.
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The Expansive Literary Output of Sudan and South Sudan, on Display
A brief London exhibition, Sudan / South Sudan Literature Week, impugns Western depictions of "war, violence, and unending political unrest" in the East African nations.
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A Parade of Feminist Art Centered On Voting
Artist Michele Pred uses art and community to encourage voting, bringing a feminist art parade to New York City this weekend.