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‘Between the Lines’ Showcases the Subversive Traditions of Art-Making While Incarcerated
3 September 2025 @ 7:07 pm
What does creativity in confinement look like? A bold exhibition offers a look.
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3 September 2025 @ 5:04 pm
Hothouse, an apprenticeship program of the National Film Board of Canada, invites participants to create ultra-short animations.
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3 September 2025 @ 2:02 pm
"I believe a picnic is a utopia," says the Los Angeles-based artist.
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2 September 2025 @ 9:16 pm
What might the form of searching for one's "true self" look like?
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2 September 2025 @ 5:44 pm
Mika Rottenberg likens invasive species to the proliferation of plastics in a vivid series of functional fungi.
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2 September 2025 @ 4:00 pm
"For me, water has always been both chaos and freedom," the artist says.
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29 August 2025 @ 4:06 pm
Wittfooth venerates "ancient rhythms that prevail despite our human tumult."
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29 August 2025 @ 12:28 pm
Get your CV and artist statement ready!
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28 August 2025 @ 5:22 pm
"With a generous dose of cynicism and voyeurism, Tolman portrays the eccentric truths and social failures of Western society."
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28 August 2025 @ 1:55 pm
For the first time, the artist's 25-year practice is collected in 'Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman.'
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