Internet giants roar back against net neutrality teardown
CNET - Silicon Valley is pushing back against Republicans' plans to rewrite net neutrality rules. - read more
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Iconic José Oubrerie-designed Miller House hits the market
The Architects Newspaper - One of Kentucky’s most iconic homes is now on the market. The Miller House, designed by Le Corbusier protégé José Oubrerie, is listed for $550,000. That price is nearly half of what t...
Christo helps 1.2 million people to walk on water
The Art Newspaper -Christo’s triumph in Italy, a ravenous appetite for French art abroad and a shake-up in New York are the big stories of The Art Newspaper’s 2016 attendance survey. - read more ...
For the First Time, Metropolitan Museum Will Display Indigenous Art in Its American Wing
Hyperallergic - Yesterday, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced a promised gift of 91 Native American artworks from collectors Charles and Valerie Diker. The donation succeeds 20 objects the Dikers have giv...
Today Is Henry Darger Day in Chicago
Hyperallergic - One hundred and twenty-five years ago today, Henry Darger was born at home to a poor couple in Chicago. His mother died four years later; not long afterwards, Darger was separated from his sick ...
Wall Street Bull Sculptor Says NYC Violated His Rights With ‘Fearless Girl’
Huffington Post - While critics were busy debating the merits of “Fearless Girl” ― that diminutive-but-defiant statue strategically placed in front of Wall Street’s resident “Charging Bull” ― the artist beh...
The Messy Politics of Documenta’s Arrival in Athens
Hyperallergic - With its head cocked 90 degrees to the side and its eyes opened wide, the owl of Documenta 14’s logo is poised for observation. The owl, a symbol of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and learning, a...
Anselm Kiefer on the Existential Crisis Facing Humanity
Artsy - Anselm Kiefer is emphatically one of the world’s most successful and well-known living artists. His work has been described as “verging on the divine,” no less. But at 72, what does it all mean to Kiefe...
How the Rainbow Flag Became a Universal Symbol of Gay Rights
Artsy - It was 1978, and San Francisco’s gay community was on the hunt for a symbol that represented their fight for equal rights. So Gilbert Baker, a 27-year-old artist and drag queen, began brainstorming. He ...
James Rosenquist, pop art contemporary of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, dies aged 83
The Independent UK - James Rosenquist, a key figure in the pop art movement along with Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, has died aged 83. His wife Mimi Thompson, told The New York Times that he died at his hom...