Painting History, from George Washington to Iraq
Spencer Nelson |
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Winkleman Gallery revives history painting.

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Where Does the Internet Come From?
Amanda Ryan |
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In his new book Tubes, journalist Andrew Blum explores key sites in the architecture of the internet, from transatlantic cables thousands of feet long to the buildings where the internet first began.

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Images of the Week
Ella Mitchell |
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Swarming glow sticks, Pop Art cars, and a giant with his parents.

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Teaching the Art of Smell on a Tour of Flushing
Amanda Ryan |
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Non-profit Elastic City conducts artist walks and more recently, “ways,” where participants learn to engage with each other to create poetic moments.

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At the Vatican, Museum Docents Are Also Priests
Georgina Wells |

The priests will be stationed at “strategic points” in the museum, ready to offer up words of divine guidance or just information about the religious iconography found in works on view.

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Russian Feminist Group Pussy Riot on Trial
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The ten-member band are on trial for staging a “punk prayer” in Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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Wildcard, Writer, Polemicist: Gore Vidal and His Legacy
Spencer Nelson |

The man was an enigmatic figure: aristocratic yet populist, broadminded yet abrasive and intolerant.

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Swarming Plates, Post-Its, and Glow Sticks
Tiffany Jow |
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Re-enchanting the world, one solo cup at a time.

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Leo Villareal's Neon Subway Art at Bleecker Street
Georgina Wells |
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You won’t even have to get off the subway to see the latest New York public art project.

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In Praise of Plagiarism
Spencer Nelson |
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“Plagiarism should be celebrated,” declares Chris Habib, author of Plagiarist and organizer of Printed Matter’s group exhibition HELP/LESS.

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Your Philosopher's Keeper: How a Sour Sibling Screwed Nietzsche
Spencer Nelson |
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Nietzsche the Nazi? You can blame the philosopher’s sister for that slander.

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What Does a Party Look Like in North Korea?
Amanda Ryan |

Is the internet creating a homogenous global culture? A digital art commission from the New Museum sorts images search results by country.

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