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What Is the Role of Public Art in Creating a Sense of a City?
Public art in America has changed a great deal in scope and scale. What role does it play today?
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Archi Students Wonder, ‘Is it Worth It?’ As Student Exhibitions Go Virtual
A big part of architecture school is getting real-world experience holding exhibitions. With the closures, many students feel shortchanged, but exhibits increase access to professionals.
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These Orgs Are Helping Us Remember These Historic Times
Whatever you want to call these times we’re living through, they are certainly historic. Four local institutions share with us their approach to archiving COVID-19.
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Inside and Out: Jeffrey Deitch's Life in the Art World
Over four-plus decades, Jeffrey Deitch has grown to a position of influence in the contemporary art world. Read his tale as he navigates being both art world insider and someone above the fray.
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Swim Through This Underwater Exhibition, Which Aims to Raise Awareness of Our Dying Oceans
Our oceans are both beautiful and in trouble. This is the message running through Doug Aitken’s project on Catalina Island, “Underwater Pavilions.”
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Kronos Quartet on the Sound of 'Vireo'
The Kronos Quartet created music that accompanies the performers on "Vireo: The Spiritual Biography of a Witch's Accuser."
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Bearing Wit(h)ness: The Art of Kandis Williams
Densely packed with imagery, each collage and performance by Kandis Williams can lead to a million different microanalyses about race, femininity, and violence.
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These Composers Pair Classical Music with a Light Projection Spectacle
For years, the world of classical music has tried to court a younger audience. The Echo Society, a group of composers who collaborate with established musicians and light designers, might be the missing link.
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Making a Splash: 11 Artists Who Have Used Water as a Medium
As Californians enter the fifth year of drought conditions, we consider 11 artists who have worked with water as a subject or a medium -- individuals who make us rethink the way we engage with this vital resource.
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Cindy Sherman's Cinematic Cosmos
In her movie-like photographs, Cindy Sherman seems to be able to transform into any character. Though she’s a New Yorker, the artist's work has had a consistent basis in Hollywood film.