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An Evening with Cleve Jones
I had the great chance to see Cleve Jones on Friday at a small Q&A-style talk. Some might know him best as the young activist from the movie Milk. I first heard of him when I lived in the San...
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The Abraham Lincoln Caper: Art Heists and Civic Pride
The empty frame on the right, where Lincoln's portrait used to hang in Norwich City Hall In 1994, City Hall in Norwich, Connecticut was the scene of an art heist. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln, painted...
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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial–What Went Wrong?
I felt a little lurch in my stomach when I saw the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial statue on TV yesterday. Why couldn’t we have done a better job in representing and paying respects to one of our...
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Marisa Tomei and Josh Lucas present Prop 8 testimony Marisa Tomei and Cheyenne Jackson put their money where their mouth is. A year ago, when the Prop 8 trial in California wasn’t allowed to be...
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Public Art: The Andy Monument
The Andy Monument by Rob Pruitt/Photo by Maura McGurk New Yorkers always tend to look down as they speed around town, probably to avoid stepping in anything nasty. But there’s lots to see when you...
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Public Art: Fashion District
By artist Joan Benefiel/Photo by Maura McGurk Check out these red female figures that float and twist on posts above eye-level on Broadway in the Fashion District. This project by Joan Benefiel seems...
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Governor’s Island, New Art Destination
Outdoor installation, hanging from trees on Governor's Island Mia and I spent a day at Governor’s Island over the holiday weekend, and it was a treat. The island has gone from military installation to...
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Street Cred, or Street Ed?
Graphic designer Jason Shelowitz isn’t going to take this sitting down. Tired of seeing people clipping their nails on the subway, and of the many various assaults on the senses and sensibilities of...
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365 Days of Art: September 10 – Picasso’s Guernica Returns to Spain After...
Guernica, by Pablo Picasso, 1937 September 10, 1981 Picasso’s anti-war mural, which he insists must never rest on Spanish soil until democracy is restored there, returns to Spain after 42 years....
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365 Days of Art: October 11 – AIDS Quilt is Displayed for First Time
The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, 1987-present October 11, 1987 The AIDS Quilt is displayed for the first time on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. I saw a piece of it for the first time on...
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365 Days of Art: November 10 – Frida and Diego Arrive in SF, NY Times Reports...
Diego Rivera, Allegory of California mural, SF Stock Exchange Tower, image via jvsquad.us November 10, 1930 Frida and Diego arrive in San Francisco, where he has mural commissions to work on. Monte...
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