Wall Talk: Do We Even Need Museum Wall Labels?
There was a time when the labels and texts in museum shows were matter-of-fact explanations—the artist, title, date, medium, and then a few informative words from the curator. But as exhibitions…
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Morning Links: Subhash Kapoor Edition
The budget for the proposed Ground Zero Arts Center continues to shrink, now down to approximately half of its original cost at $200 million…
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Smithsonian Posts Disclaimer Outside Show Featuring Works From the Cosbys’ Collection
NPR reported that the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art will post a disclaimer to inform visitors that its “Conversations” exhibition, which contains pieces owned by Bill Cosby and…
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Morning Links: Axe-Wielding Douglas Gordon Edition
Critics didn’t really like Douglas Gordon’s new play, so the Turner Prize–winning artist axed the walls of the theater where it’s having its run. [Manchester Evening News] A Lego artist…
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Report: Smithsonian Hid $716,000 Gift From the Cosbys
Following last week’s news that the Smithsonian would stand by its much-criticized exhibition “Conversations: African and African American Artworks in Dialogue,” which features a number of…
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Morning Links: Living Mona Lisa Edition
A group of French technicians and artists created a really creepy “Living Mona Lisa” that can respond to her surroundings and emote, because this is exactly what you asked for. [<a href="https://news.artnet.com/in-brief/living-mona-lisa-digital-interactive-316283" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"…
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Acquires A Dozen New Works
Coinciding with the release of a quasi-confession from Bill Cosby, whose art collection is on view until early 2016 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African art, the…
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Smithsonian on Cosby: ‘The Museum in No Way Condones This Behavior’
The Smithsonian was criticized when their National Museum of African Art opened a show last November entitled “Conversations: African and African American Artworks in Dialogue,” due to…
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A Rare First-Edition Copy of the US Constitution Could Fetch $20 Million at Auction
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Vision Expo West Returns to Las Vegas
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R. Kelly’s Trial Defense Opens With Two Witnesses Vouching for Singer’s Behavior
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Athletic Directors Reconnect in D.C. Amid Remade NCAA Landscape
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