A Contemporary Artist Is Helping Princeton Confront Its Ugly Past
A new sculpture project thoughtfully grapples with the school’s participation in slavery.
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Courtesy of Princeton University Art Museum How Do You Conserve Art Made of Bologna, or Bubble Gum, or Soap?
As contemporary artists get more ambitious with their materials, conservators have to find creative ways to preserve the works.
Janine Antoni / Luhring Augustine How Should Art Address Human Rights?
Artists who call attention to victims of conflict and violence must strike a balance between self-expression and respect for their subjects.
National Gallery in Prague Why Do Colleges Have So Much Art?
Campus museums are home to prodigious exhibits and installations that blur the line between academics and civics.
Casey Coulter America's Deliberate Empathy in Teaching 9/11
The nation’s conscious effort to explain the tragedy as a triumph of compassion, not the onslaught of ruin
Lucy Nicholson / Reuters A New Way to See Art
Museum programs for the blind challenge notions of how people connect with great works.
(William Fernando Martinez / AP) The Art and Science of Apologizing
Research offers a few clues about the most effective way to say “I'm sorry.”
Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP Rewriting Art History
The College Board is changing the AP course to reverse the cultural and racial bias found in the art world—a prejudice that museums are struggling to overcome, too.
Shirin Neshat / Cynthia Preston / Gladstone Gallery Reimagining Abandoned Schools
Can art depicting empty classrooms shape education policy?
Matthew Christopher Does ‘American Art’ Exist Anymore?
As U.S. national identity has changed, so too have ways of categorizing work that represents its country.
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