Art
Remembering an Egyptian Artist Who Was Always Looking East
I first met Chant Avedissian in Yerevan in 2002, where he was taking a hiatus from Egypt. It was summer and you could never call him before noon, or you could but would get no answer.
Test 2018 posts
In Brief
Art History Parades Around the Streets of Japan Ahead of Halloween
"Beast Jesus" is finally getting his due alongside works by Picasso, Vermeer, and Munch.
News
Beloved Lower Manhattan Sculpture Garden Defends Itself as City Demands Total Removal
Advocates of the Elizabeth Street Garden say the City is pitting community gardens against affordable housing.
Announcement
Applications Open for MA in Critical and Historical Craft Studies at Warren Wilson College
A low-residency format to build the field of craft studies.
Art
Seven Contemporary Photographers Represent Trans Communities on Their Own Terms
As the US government tries to delimit trans livelihoods, these photographers are defining transgender and non-binary identities for themselves, assuring their bodies are never erased.
Art
A Sculptor Conjures Up a Parade for the American Midterm Elections
John Buck's intricate wooden sculptures encourage us to find a cohesive thread among follies.
Announcement
New Exhibition Showcases Architect Sou Fujimoto’s Vision of the “Primitive Future”
A showcase of over 100 models and large-scale photographs of past and current projects by the celebrated Japanese architect is now on view at Japan House Los Angeles.
Interview
An Archive Restores and Resurrects Hollywood’s Earliest Indie Films
The UCLA Film & Television Archive is restoring the work of these short-lived, largely forgotten independent studios that operated between the late 1920s and mid-1950s.
Art
Ahead of Midterm Elections, the Art Community Responds to Zoe Leonard’s “I Want a President”
Participants include artists Edgar Arceneaux and Edgar Heap of Birds, curators Helen Molesworth and Kimberli Meyer, and students from a Prison BA Program at California State Prison, Lancaster.
Art
A Little-Known but Beloved Artist’s Quietly Powerful Still Lifes
Ruth Miller tells us worlds about what it means to see.
Art
How to Organize a Biennial In Occupied Territory
The Qalandiya International is in its fourth iteration and offers a bounty of solutions for curators working outside centers of power and wealth.
News
A BP Oil Protest Spills Through the British Museum’s Protest Exhibition
BP or not BP? gathered in opposition of oil giant BP’s financial stake at the British Museum, accusing the company of bolstering its political positioning through its arts investments.