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Woven Into History

In elegant sculptures and grid reliefs made of bamboo and rattan, Cambodia's Sopheap Pich engages his homeland's perpetually conflicted condition.

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Euro Crisis Hits Museums

European cultural subsidies have long been the envy of American artists and arts organizations. But over the last two years, as austerity-minded conservative governments took office against the backdrop of a deepening fiscal crisis, countries across Europe have targeted the arts for severe cuts.

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In the Studio: Stephen Prina

Stephen Prina is an art polymath whose mediums include drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, installation, video and film. He is also a composer and musician who has interpreted works by Beethoven, Schoenberg, Sonic Youth, Steely Dan and many others.

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Creativity and Commerce

The relationship between creativity and commerce has always been vexed—perhaps never more so than today.

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Going Home

Robert Arneson's virtuosic ceramic bust of slain San Francisco mayor George Moscone is a reminder that occasionally you can go home again.

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When Formalist Criticism Fails

The New York Times published a review by Ken Johnson of the exhibition "Now Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles 1960-1980" at New York's MoMA PS1.

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Demand's Mirror

Photographing full-size paper replicas of newsworthy sites, Thomas Demand counters the distractions of media glut to create a pared-down, subtly conceptual imagery.

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NEWS & OPINION

Christie's Sells Nearly Half a Billion Dollars of Contemporary Art

Christie's contemporary art sale last night achieved the highest total in auction history at $495 mill… Read More

Hammer Museum Hires Curators Butler, Moshayedi

Cornelia Butler, named in April as co-curator with Michael Ned Holte of the upcoming Hammer biennial … Read More

Cooper Occupation Exceeds One-Week Mark

In the latest development in an ongoing conflict, students at New York's Cooper Union have occupied t… Read More