Brazil Extends Its “Cultural Stipend” for Workers
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has decided to extend the cultural stipend created by former president Luiz Inacio Lula da...
Read More“Artists for Obama” to Raise Money for Campaign
A collective of artists– including Frank Gehry, Richard Serra, John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, Bruce Nauman, Claes Odenburg, and Chris...
Read MoreFrank Lloyd Wright as Inspiration for RNC Stage Design
On Saturday morning, with the Republican National Convention just days away, the LA Times Architecture Critic Christopher...
Read MoreSmithsonian Curators Prepare for RNC Memorabilia
Two curators from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Harry Rubenstein and Larry Bird, are revving up in preparation for...
Read MoreRight-Wing Commentators Criticize Solyndra Art Installation
When government-funded, Obama-backed solar technology firm Solyndra went bankrupt last year, the company became a target for critics of the...
Read MoreTopless Women in Protest of a Matisse Gone Missing
Photographer Violette Blue staged a scene on the steps of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Caracas, Venezuela with over a dozen topless...
Read More$140m Mausoleum Shifts Focus from Bolívar to Chavez
Two years ago, work began in Caracas on a 160-foot contemporary monolith to serve as a mausoleum to Simón Bolívar, the liberator of...
Read MoreThe Art World to Re-endorse President Obama
The Art World is again standing behind President Obama to show their support for his 2012 election. On 28 June, art dealer Paula Cooper...
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