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Three of Pittsburgh's pickleball courts have been transformed into vibrant artworks as part of Sharmistha Ray's "Geometry of Play” installation and Arts Landing, a community gathering space that opened earlier this year.
Sharmistha Ray Transforms Pickleball Courts Into Stunning Artworks
The artist's fully playable installation "Geometry of Play" spreads over three courts in downtown Pittsburgh.
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The recent revelation about Anthropic’s systematic digitization and destruction of out-of-print books portends a rapacious future, one where soulless LLMs swell while the shelves starve.
AI Companies Are Pulping Our Humanity
The recent revelation about Anthropic’s systematic digitization and destruction of out-of-print books portends a rapacious future, one where soulless LLMs swell while the shelves starve.
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Francisco Correa Cordero, the founder of the downtown New York gallery Lubov, dies at the age of 37.
Lubov Gallery Founder Francisco Correa Cordero Dies at 37
In the decade since starting his New York gallery, he mounted exhibitions of artists including Mira Dayal, Shannon Cartier Lucy, Parker Ito, Bryce Kroll, and Xingzi Gu.
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Two alumni from the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan have come forward with previously unreported abuse allegations against Jeffrey Epstein while he was a benefactor of the school.
Michigan Arts School Alumni Allege Abuse by Jeffrey Epstein
The previously unreported claims are part of an investigation into a history of sexual misconduct and assault at Interlochen Center for the Arts.
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The Eric Carle Museum staff are pushing to unionize due to allegations of understaffing, a lack of promotions, and poor workplace conditions.
Eric Carle Museum Workers Push for Union Vote
Employees at the Massachusetts museum established by the children’s book artist behind “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” cited poor working conditions and under-staffing in a statement.
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In Ellen Pau's first US exhibition, the video art pioneer uses water's changing states as a metaphor for Hong Kong.
Ellen Pau’s Elegy to a Vanishing Hong Kong
In the video art pioneer's first US exhibition, water’s changing states become a metaphor for the city.
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Treasure Hill served as a Japanese ammunition depot and Kuomintang squatter settlement prior to its reopening as an artist village in 2010.
How a Former Military Settlement in Taipei Became an Artist Residency
Treasure Hill served as a Japanese ammunition depot and Kuomintang squatter settlement prior to its reopening as an artist village in 2010.
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A new documentary follows the work of activist and photographer Misan Harriman, but risks aestheticizing the movements he captures.
The Thorny Politics of Protest Photography
A new documentary follows the work of activist and photographer Misan Harriman, but risks aestheticizing the movements he captures.
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In this week's required reqding: remembering Betye Saar on her 100th birthday, saving a women’s sculpture garden, Emily Wilson breaks the internet, climate scientists on OnlyFans, and more.
Required Reading
This week: remembering Betye Saar on her 100th birthday, saving a women’s sculpture garden, Emily Wilson breaks the internet, climate scientists on OnlyFans, and more.
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Rembrandt pioneered the saleable self, but unlike his rival, Gerard Van Honthorst, failed to reconcile his personal vision with the market.
Why Did Rembrandt Die Poor?
Rembrandt pioneered the saleable self, but unlike his rival, Gerard Van Honthorst, failed to reconcile his personal vision with the market.
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This week, Connor Czora mines the history of porcelain ceramics while teaching the next generation of potters in DC.
A View From the Easel
“I am endlessly fascinated by porcelain.”
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Pablo Picasso’s painting “Guernica” (1937) is monumental in size and cultural significance. Its startling depiction of state brutality against civilians has made it an emblem of post-war Spanish identity and with besieged people worldwide — from Vietnam to Gaza — throughout the past nine decades.
Unionized workers at the Victoria and Albert (V&A) East Storehouse have voted unanimously to strike over alleged “Amazon-style” working practices, including be allegedly “denied sufficient time during the day for toilet breaks or for drinks.”
V&A Storehouse Workers Vote to Strike Over “Amazon-Style” Conditions
Staff members allege they were “denied sufficient time during the day for toilet breaks or for drinks.”
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Slide through a teddy bear, get weird with a neural network’s hallucinations, play ping-pong on an artist-made table, and so much more.
15 Outdoor Art Shows to See in NYC This Summer
Slide through a teddy bear, get weird with a neural network’s hallucinations, play ping-pong on an artist-made table, and so much more.
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The Haitian-born photographer explores how various media, from dusty analog photo albums to cell phone videos, store and shape personal histories of migration.
Widline Cadet’s Doubled Diaspora
The Haitian-born photographer explores how various media, from dusty analog photo albums to cell phone videos, store and shape personal histories of migration.
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The administration's sprucing up of the “Arts of War” and “Arts of Peace” equestrian statues cost the public $5 million in a no-bid contract.
Trump Regilds DC Statues Mar-a-Lago Style
The sprucing up of the "Arts of War" and "Arts of Peace" equestrian statues cost the public $5 million in a no-bid contract.
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Todd Caissie was named the new executive director of the Montclair Art Museum. Plus, curators named for the Aichi Triennale and Biennale of Sydney in our weekly roundup of industry news.
Todd Caissie Takes the Helm at the Montclair Art Museum
The Osage museum professional steps into a new leadership role. Plus, curators named for the Aichi Triennale and Biennale of Sydney in our weekly roundup of industry news.
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The Italian-born choreographer and performance artist mixed boundless curiosity with a formal rigor across a broad creative spectrum that spanned New York, Los Angeles, and Rome.
Simone Forti, Artist of Movement and Chance, Dies at 91
The Italian-born choreographer and performance artist mixed boundless curiosity with a formal rigor across a broad creative spectrum that spanned New York, Los Angeles, and Rome.
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Hundreds of archaeological sites are now under threat after the federal government announced that the Texan portion of the US-Mexico border wall will be exempt from environment preservation laws.
Trump’s Border Expansion Threatens 6,000-Year-Old Cave Paintings
The federal government announced on Monday that the Texan portion of the US-Mexico border wall will be exempt from environment preservation laws.
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Amid Israel’s targeted land seizures and ongoing military offensives, the Mount Amel Castles in Lebanon and the archaeological ruins of Sebastia in the Occupied West Bank are among six new locations that were urgently added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites in Danger this week.
Israel Incensed as UNESCO Adds Lebanese and West Bank Sites to World Heritage List
The Mount Amel Castles and the archaeological ruins of Sebastia are among six new heritage sites considered to be in danger.
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Betelhem Makonnen, who explored diasporic consciousness; revolutionary assemblage artist Betye Saar; and Keith A. Morrison, the first Black dean of art in the US, were among those we lost in the art world this week.
Remembering Betelhem Makonnen, Betye Saar, and Keith A. Morrison
This week, we honor an explorer of diasporic consciousness, a revolutionary assemblage artist, and the first Black dean of art in the US.
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A recent psychological study on so-called “cancel culture” and artistic impact found that its respondents reacted more punitively toward an artist accused of sexual assault (SA) compared to an artist accused of murder, despite respondents considering murder morally worse.
Sexual Assault Allegations Get Artists Canceled More Than Murder, Study Finds
Though they considered murder morally worse, survey participants deemed artists accused of sexual abuse more deserving of censure.
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An exhibition posits that the Shaker sect happened upon the ideals of modern design, overlooking the contradictions and vitality of its culture.
The Shakers Weren’t Minimalists
An exhibition posits that the sect happened upon the ideals of modern design, overlooking the contradictions and vitality of its culture.
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From Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian: " [Artist] Precious Okoyomon’s new work transforms the concrete corner of the museum courtyard into a place of joy, exploration, and, dare I say, tranquility."
A Precious Garden Grows at MoMA PS1
Precious Okoyomon’s new work transforms the concrete corner of the museum courtyard into a place of joy, exploration, and, dare I say, tranquility.
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The German publishing giant Steidl Verlag is facing an uncertain future after coming close to bankruptcy.
Photobook Publisher Steidl in Dire Straits After Threat of Bankruptcy
Though it has resolved recent insolvency proceedings, the German publisher remains shaken by a 50% drop in international sales.
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French police arrested a man in connection with the theft of a 2,500-year-old gold torque from a museum in Burgundy.
Man Arrested in Broad Daylight Theft of 2,500-Year-Old Gold Torque From French Museum
Discovered in an ancient Celtic tomb in northern Burgundy, the neck collar is considered one of the most prized objects in the institution's collection.
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"Walter Benjamin could’ve told us the problem with AI about a century ago," says writer Julia Curl. "The philosopher believed that good photography provokes cognition while dangerous photography soothes, as seen in a jewel box show at the Jewish Museum."
Walter Benjamin Warned Us About AI
The philosopher believed that good photography provokes cognition while dangerous photography soothes, as seen in a jewel box show at the Jewish Museum.
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Japan’s historic Kumamoto Castle was damaged after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the country yesterday, July 28. The castle houses priceless artworks from the Edo period.
Historic Japanese Castle Damaged in 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake
The Kumamoto Castle houses priceless artworks from the Edo period.
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An exhibition explores the life that artists Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore shared as both romantic and creative partners, “one in which gender proved as mercurial as the political climate of World War II,” says writer Eileen G’Sell.
The Queer Surrealists Who Fought Nazis With Paper Bullets
Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore shared a magnificent life as both romantic and creative partners, one in which gender proved as mercurial as the political climate of World War II.
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The European Central Bank reveals 10 shortlisted design proposals for euro banknotes centered on either the theme of “European culture” or “rivers and birds” — and Leonardo da Vinci is in one of the designs.
Europeans Vote on New Leonardo da Vinci Banknote Design
The European Central Bank’s shortlist for the Euro banknote redesign also includes prints of Ludwig van Beethoven, Miguel de Cervantes, and Marie Curie.
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