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Munch’s Prints at Princeton
Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863–1944) is considered one of the most emotionally powerful and personal painters in art history. In addition to his celebrated paintings—including his most recognized composition, The Scream (1893)—Munch is among the greatest printmakers of the modern era, renowned for his innovative techniques across all major print […]
The better exhibitions in the USA this spring
This spring comes very, very bussy with exhibitions. It comes so loaded that, for the first time, we are going to make diverse monographic of the different exhibitions for geographical areas. We will begin for the best exhibitions of art of this spring in the United States of America, and in […]
The future of Humanities in the USA
A new national corps of “master teachers” trained in the humanities and social sciences and increased support for research in “endangered” liberal arts subjects are among the recommendations of a major report to be delivered on Capitol Hill (Washington, DC) on Wednesday. The report comes amid concern about low humanities […]
The Heart of the Matter
Recently, the Congress of the USA published a very interesting report called “The Heart of the Matter: The Humanities and Social Sciences for a vibrant, competitive and secure nation”. The first question of this report was: Who will lead America into a bright future? And the answers of this report […]
The social practice of art in the USA (2)
Many institutions, especially those in cities and neighborhoods with pressing social problems, see the need to extend their reach. As we could read in the edition of The New York Times on March 24, 2013. The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, for example, is constructing a final work by the […]
The social practice of art in the USA (1)
In Detroit a contemporary-art museum is completing a monument to an influential artist that will not feature his work but will instead provide food, haircuts, education programs and other social services to the general public. In New York an art organization that commissions public installations has been dispatching a journalist […]