Cats

KNOW // Cats Reenact Art History
Georgina Wells |
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Cats have been big in contemporary art recently—now they’ve taken on the art historical canon as well.

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Ca$hcats: Exploring the Power Dynamic Between Cats, Humans, and the Internet
Tiffany Jow |
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Mo’ money mo’ problems.

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Land Ho! A Delightful New Voyage for an L.A. Painter
Tiffany Jow |
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Joshua Petker’s latest paintings signify a real sea change for the L.A.-based artist.

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Russian Cats: Protecting Art, One Mouse at a Time
Tiffany Jow |
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In Russia, cats double as museum guards.

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I Has a Film Festival
Tiffany Jow |
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The Walker Art Center wants to know what kitty videos you can’t stop watching.

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Five Museums Partner to Build Their Own YouTube
Georgina Wells |
Party Like You Have the Plague!
Zach Bell |
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CHERYL is a gender, it’s a color, it’s a number, it’s a lifestyle.

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Dutch Artist Bart Jansen's Cat-Copter
Amanda Ryan |
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A cat-copter is exactly what it sounds like.

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Tony Feher Does Not Draw Cats
Zach Bell |
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Instead, he collects. He accumulates everyday objects that catch his eye but would normally be overlooked. The glint of light off a marble, the color of a milk crate, or liquid sloshing around in a plastic bottle can spawn sculptures shown around the world.

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Gutterballs and Super Mario Clouds
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If YouTube cat videos now seems like a natural artistic medium and The Art of Video Games seems like a natural choice for the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Cory Arcangel had something to do with it.

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