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Representations of Listless, Deadening, Corporate Office Life

Using cubicle partitions obtained from the Texas Department of Education in Austin, Jessica Vaughn’s setup resembles a planned office airlifted from the 1980s.
Grate Job, Guys: Cornell Fine Arts Library Privileges Architecture Over People

Architect Wolfgang Tschapeller says the library was designed with books in mind — but the grated floors fail to account for slushy snow boots, skirts, assisted mobility devices, and more.
Challenging Censorship, One Meticulous Artwork at a Time

Xie's latest exhibition at Asia Society Museum grapples with the long history of book banning in his home country of China.
HBO’s Watchmen, Politically Uncertain But Magnetic In the Moment

If the show's analysis of racial tensions ends up falling apart, it will definitely be a case of too much liberalism on the brain.
Artemisia Gentileschi Rakes in $5.3 Million; Souls Grown Deep Announces Four Museum Acquisitions

Also, the New York Public Library purchased 153 Virginia Woolf-related items, an 18th-century Senegalese saber has been returned by France, and more.
Feminist Video and Performance Art Thrives on TikTok

Teens are dancing to messages from their abusive exes, continuing the legacy of artists like Ana Mendieta and Suzanne Lacy.
Bard MFA Fall 2019 Information Session Takes Place on Campus on December 6

Join the conversation and learn more about Bard MFA’s unique interdisciplinary low-residency program. Applications are due by January 7, 2020.
In Northern New Mexico, Weaving Is a Way of Life

The Española Valley Fiber Arts Center is working in support of a generative, living tradition of storytelling through textiles.
23 Arrested and 10,000 Artifacts Seized in Crackdown on Archaeological Trafficking Ring

A sophisticated organized crime group used bulldozers and advanced metal detectors to excavate ancient artifacts in southern Italy, and deployed facilitators across Europe to traffic them.
Peeling Back the Layers of Alina Szapocznikow’s Bodily Sculptures

As a new exhibition at Hauser & Wirth demonstrates, part of Szapocznikow's extraordinary accomplishment as an artist was her ability to represent what many after World War II felt was unrepresentable.
Court Rules That Picasso’s Electrician Stole 271 of the Artist’s Works

Pierre and Danielle Le Guennec's Picasso stockpile was estimated to be worth €70 million (~$77.5 million).
The Realities Facing Art Schools Today: A Conversation With RISD President Rosanne Somerson

The Rhode Island School of Design is one of the world's premiere art schools, but that doesn't mean it doesn't face the same challenges all universities and colleges confront. We talk to the head of RISD to learn about how they're adapting.
5 Films You Can Stream on Transgender Day of Remembrance

These films share the stories of transgender individuals, and offer us a way to understand the lives of people who have historically been overlooked by mainstream media.
Ten Women, Ages 45 to 84, Receive $25,000 “Anonymous Was a Woman” Grants

This year, Elia Alba, Nona Faustine, and Diane Simpson are among the recipients of the $25,000 award.
A Unique Experience to Study Abroad With Pratt’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies

In partnership with World Strides ISA, Pratt offers specialized study trips to locations around the world led by acclaimed Pratt faculty.
Chinese Authorities Cancel Exhibition, Signifying Increased Censorship of Political Art

A month ahead of its opening in Beijing, an exhibition by Chinese-American artist Hung Liu was canceled after local authorities objected to some of the works and refused to issue import permits for others.
Meet Sylvia Fein, One of the Last Surrealists Still Painting

Fein, who turns 100 years old today, may be the last Surrealist artist still standing.
This Year, DesignerCon Features a “Lowbrow, Pop Surrealist, and Outsider Art” Section

Over the past 13 years, the event has expanded in scope and size, now incorporating a wide spectrum of art, design, publishing, clothing, toys, and pop culture.
Over 300 Books Are Available for Free Download in the Getty Museum’s Virtual Library

Since its launch in 2014, the Virtual Library has had 398,058 unique downloads of its PDFs.
Laid-Off Marciano Art Foundation Employees Picket a Dinner Hosted by Marciano Brothers

Usually prepped to dole out exhibition information to museum art-goers, last night the workers had a 400-dollar a plate dinner to protest and pedestrians to inform.