There is something fascinating, even profound, about the notion of an African immigrant community in China, as there is about the large population of Chinese, who have received much attention, now living in Africa. Little Road North is part of the narrative that documents and studies the viability of such immigrant communities.
Read MoreThe 28 Mexican artists in Strange Currencies mainly developed time-specific, action-based, and socially engaged practices. In documentary photographs, videos, sculptural and auditory installations, and intermedia assemblages, their works visualize a DIY mentality.
Read MoreDisrupting our sense of sight and ability to touch, Kip suggests that constructing the familiar is a habit of our senses. In upsetting our patterns, he causes us to acknowledge that we build our worlds through objects that nourish the tendencies of routine.
Read MoreImmortal Beauty. The title of the show is self-explanatory. The Robert & Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection shows us a well-curated, well-preserved fragment of fashion history that displays the creme de la creme of fashion’s finest moments in history.
Read MoreYour new currency is your personal information. Whether you want access to an email newsletter or a stock photo library, or you just want to donate cash to a crowdfunding campaign, you’ll trade your name and email address for the privilege.
Read MoreDave Heath (b. Philadelphia 1931) was abandoned by his family at an early age, growing up in the Philadelphia foster care system. This lack of a true sense of belonging clearly shaped both his need to connect with the world through photography and the sense of longing and solitude that hovers thick in the air around his work.
Read MoreLarry Clark’s Tulsa is as shocking today as it was over 40 years ago. How society raises its children is beyond the scope of this review. But it is worth seeing this show to stir up thoughts about the issue.
Read MoreEastern European artists whose work is known in the West—among them Marina Abramović, Miroslav Balka, Sanja Ivecović, Ilya Kabakov, and Dan Perjovschi—are diverse and extremely interesting, and passing time reveals further significant artists whose reputations have been obscured by the politics of the Cold War. There were many art scenes throughout the East, often underground.
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