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Art Historian. Etc. The World Atlas of Public Art (Yale University Press, 2024) now available: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300272581/the-world-atlas-of-public-art/
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Felix Gonzalez-Torres made early works using details of news photos of crowds, including "Double Fear," a 1987 edition that is a rub-on transfer. One of the edition is for sale this week, never rubbed: greg.org/archive/2025...

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monday mood

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there's also a missing frog statue that used to be part of the fountain at spruce street harbor park if you even care

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Amazing show on the work of New Deal era illustrator / graphic designer Lester Beall at the Poster House gallery in Manhattan. Closes this weekend!

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GOOD SCULPTURE

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Writing a conference abstract, pretending to still have ideas! Friday!

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In 1933, papers of record would publish photos of REAL American families. (A lesbian, her gay husband who liked having sex with men while watching her perform--preferably Shaw--a cocker spaniel who was also their coworker, and a dachshund daughter, Sonia).

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This book looks very nice displayed prominently on a shelf fyi

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The World Atlas of Public Art: Now Drew Approved™️

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Oh hey, look what’s currently 30% off when you order it from the publisher with the code CAA25…

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If you see this repost with something red from your gallery Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader, ATTENTION, 2022, Nylon, locally sourced rock, one blower, and two control boards

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A fun little Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen show at Lever House

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I know, girl. I know.

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Love a ‘if we have time for conversation’ statement at the end of a talk that goes at least 10 min too long

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I know, girl. I know.

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Álvaro Urbano's TABLEAU VIVANT, made from half of Scott Burton's Atrium Furnishment for the Equitable Center, is STUNNING

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I know, girl. I know.

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Seen at Yale University Press booth at the #caa2025 book fair 🙌🏻 @onceatrophic.bsky.social

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Made it to the book fair! In good company!

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rafa esparza's Hyperspace: -100km + ∞ (2024), adobe, steel mesh, rebar, and basalt

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Finally arrived at the Hilton. But at what cost.

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Absolutely phenomenal. Nick Cave’s Amalgam (Origin) (2024)

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A great show! @livingfake.bsky.social

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Colette Lumiere’s Self Portrait (Sand Woman Series) (1973) mixed media on canvas

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I know, girl. I know.

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I know, girl. I know.

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The only thing I miss about the other site is my very unwell ‘Twas the Night Before CAA thread, now lost to the x-ether…

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A great public artwork!

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Oh so next week’s weather is going to make traveling to CAA an absolute disaster for everyone? Incredible annual tradition.

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Hmmmmmm

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The looks I’ve gotten as I screengrab stills of Dara Birnbaum’s Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman from YouTube while sitting in this coffee shop…

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Everything seems bad. Taking a break by logging off to go write about nuclear war.

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Rejected 6 weeks earlier this year than last year. Modern efficiency!

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