Art & Society


Feature Writer: Mary Rayme
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Here we'll cover topics from Outsider Art and prisoner art to censorship in the arts. Want to know about art theft? Maybe you have an interest in art forgery?

We'll talk about the life of working artists from creation to gallery, the value of critique, the criteria for 'professional art', educating personal aesthetic, how to look at art, the value of art, public art, trophy art, censorship, vandalism, and museum issues and more. I'll even throw in some movie and music reviews.

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Rhode Island School of Design for Architecture

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The Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI boasts a beautiful urban campus. Surprisingly, the largest major at this New England art school is Architecture. more...

Three Women Artists Who Rocked Art History

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While men seem to be the focus of art history there are many women artists who are equally as important including Mary Cassatt, Imogen Cunningham and Georgia OKeeffe. more...

The Art Market - Time to Buy

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The bad economy means it's a good time to invest in buying artwork. While art auction houses are feeling the economic crunch, it means it's a great time support the arts. more...

Best Art School - SAIC

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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is an esteemed art college in the midwest U.S. What are the unique selling points of this top art school? more...

Ukulele Renaissance

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The ukulele is enjoying a small resurgence in popularity. Danielle Ate the Sandwich and Dent May ride the uke wave, as did George Harrison and Tiny Tim. more...

Origins of Impressionism

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While Impressionism is widely accepted and admired in contemporary art history it was not always so. more...

Alfred Stieglitz – The Eloquent Eye

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The Eloquent Eye is a documentary film about Alfred Stieglitz, the photographer and art gallery owner who profoundly influenced the history of art. more...

Flight of the Conchords

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The HBO television series Flight of the Conchords chronicles the fake lives of the very real Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement both of New Zealand. more...

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