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The Trickster Art of Pope.L Draws Power from Negation
In 1978, Pope.L got on his hands and knees in a suit and safety vest, and made his way through the bustling crowds of Midtown Manhattan. In subsequent works, Pope.L has repeatedly used his own body…
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Trevor Shimizu’s Painter Persona Spoofs Masculine Ideals of Artistic Genius
Throughout his expansive body of work, New York–based artist Trevor Shimizu has been "willing to reveal highly personal and potentially shameful things" while simultaneously "cultivating a Fantasy…
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A New Website for Art in America Asserts the Relevance of Art Criticism Today
Why relaunch a website in 2019? The question feels too obvious to answer but too fundamental to avoid. Part of the reason is that a new website allows us to look our best.
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American Artist Shows How Tech Trains Us to See the World as Cops Do
Policing bleeds into the TV shows, apps, and news we consume every day.
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Hard Truths: How to Handle Working for a Duplicitous Artist
In interviews and writings my boss presents a righteous persona, but deep down he only cares about the optics of his social brand.
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Science-Fiction Visionary Ed Emshwiller Gets Recognition as an Experimental Filmmaker
It's easy to forget that the technical feats in Emshwiller's films are products of his expert editing sense, rather than contemporary software.
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An Art Historian Researches Ana Mendieta by Reenacting One of Her Works
At Yágul, I too experienced the duress of being naked in the tombs Mendieta occupied for Imágen de Yágul, when I took my clothes off and lay down on the floor of an open crypt in my serio continuum…
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Tosh Berman’s Memoir Captures the Dark Side of a Bohemian Childhood
Tosh, the son of the mid-century, Los Angeles artist Wallace Berman, adds a curious dual memoir to the genre's history that is as unorthodox as his bohemian upbringing and his father's compelling…
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Ulrike Müller on Humiliation, Repetition, and Painting with Enamel
Too often, people have pigeon-holed Ulrike Müller because of her political and social activism, particularly her engagement with lesbian and feminist issues, and this perception has limited the…
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From Algae Bars to Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Current:LA Food Explores the Politics of Eating
Current:LA, a monthlong public art triennial in Los Angeles, presented by the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and led by curators from the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, moves art…
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