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A Rotoscoped Film Underscores How Fantasy Is the Only Reprieve in Solitary Confinement
20 January 2026 @ 11:13 pm
"Inside, The Valley Sings" is a devastating look at solitary confinement in U.S. prisons.
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20 January 2026 @ 8:41 pm
The Brooklyn-based artist's compositions teeter between representation and the imaginary.
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20 January 2026 @ 7:13 pm
"Divided" is a part of the artist's 'Earth' trilogy.
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16 January 2026 @ 7:04 pm
Play a single song impeccably on the piano, organize the pantry, take a hike, read all the books that have been piling up, bird watch.
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16 January 2026 @ 4:25 pm
The Brussels-based artist has a tendency to play with her food.
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15 January 2026 @ 9:02 pm
When an oak tree died in his yard, Steve Parker created a sound sculpture as tribute.
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15 January 2026 @ 7:38 pm
The painting was attributed to another Renaissance artist's workshop for centuries.
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15 January 2026 @ 4:35 pm
Evicted from his home in 2006, Rick Canty moved to the roof.
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14 January 2026 @ 7:20 pm
A sense of nostalgia is greeted by surreal scenarios.
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14 January 2026 @ 4:49 pm
The artist invokes childlike imagination and the enigmatic atmosphere of fairytales.
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