Grow or Go? In an Uncertain Market, Three Art Experts Debate the Future

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Let’s Talk About Lee Krasner (and Jackson Pollock)

One of the major museum events of the fall is called "Krasner and Pollock, Past Continuous," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It brings together 120 artworks by two of the titans of 20th-century American painting: Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock. The two famously we ...  Show more

The Past, Present, and Future (??) of Website Art

What does it mean to make art on the internet? It's not a new question, but it's far from a settled question. From very early on in the history of the World Wide Web, artists leapt in to start experimenting, and very shortly after that, the organization Rhizome was born. Dedicate ...  Show more

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