Georgia O’Keeffe called the New Mexico high desert “my country,” but Pueblo peoples predated her. A more complex view is emerging amid efforts to preserve the land.
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Button-sized eggs and teapot cities: A peek into the big, wide world of miniatures
The pandemic helped supercharge a niche craft into a fine arts movement. Now the scene is more detailed and thoughtful than ever before.
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National Endowment for the Humanities staff put on immediate leave
A majority of NEH employees received an email placing them on immediate leave. The news comes just days after many humanities councils across the country were told their grants would be terminated.
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Secret Mall Apartment pays homage to Providence’s creative underground
On a freezing cold December day 25 years ago, Raphael Lyon and I watched as salvage crews took what they could from the demolition of the Silver Springs Bleaching and Dyeing complex — a sign of the growing threat to the creative ecosystem offered by old mill buildings in Providence. “We have this chance that […]
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A duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at an art auction
A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction Wednesday, with the winning bid coming from a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur.
