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Theaster Gates' 'Monument' arrives at Drexel

What’s it like to be monumental? You can stand on a pedestal at the sculptural installation “Monument in Waiting” and feel posterity. ....

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Philly glass sculptural fountain is a bed of living mussels

“Freshwater” by Jean Shin spotlights the importance of mussels as “ecosystem engineers” keeping our rivers clean. ....

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This New NFT Platform Is Aiming for High-Art Cred—and Artists From Swoon to Walid Raad Are Already on Board

The platform, called Artwrld, was co-founded by curator Nato Thompson, artist Walid Raad, and designer Josh Goldblum. ....

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Sculptor Jean Shin on Using Live Mussels, Old Clothes, and Mountains of Dead Cell Phones to Force the Question of Sustainability in Art

Jean Shin on how her sustainably minded art practice reuses discarded materials such as old cell phones, fabric scraps, and plastic bottles. ....

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There Are Almost Two Dozen Director Roles Vacant in U.S. Museums Right Now. Why Does Nobody Want Them?

From the Getty Center to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, museums are hiring for leadership roles. But they are harder than ever to fill. ....

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