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Art at the Limits: The Makers Behind the Messages in Political Art
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We invited artists from a current (and very political) show at one New York gallery to talk about what their art meant or tell us about the person behind each piece.
City Institutions Battle Alzheimer’s With Art
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Faced with a disease that slowly steals memories and the ability to communicate, some people with dementia—and their caretakers—find dignity and community by embracing famous works and their own.
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CityViews: A Call for Art Asks, Can Propaganda Promote the Public Good?
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‘Given the diverse purposes of propaganda in history and at present to mislead, instill fear, or defend interests, how do artists consider wielding this device?’
Art at the Limits
Do NYC’s Museums Meet Low-Income Visitors Halfway?
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Museums — especially the 33 located on city-owned property and receiving millions from the City — have a responsibility to listen to communities and meet the needs of people historically excluded from institutions. Not all do so equally, advocates say.
GOVERNMENT
Maker, Marker, Message: The Art of Protest Signs
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Ever wonder what the story was behind that sign you saw as the protest march walked by?
ARTS and CULTURE
Art at the Limits: City Gallery of New York
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Check out the vibrant images and experiences that make up this amazing city.
Art at the Limits
New York’s ‘Night Mayor’ Plan Pushes Underground Venues Into the Spotlight
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But some local venue owners and community organizers are worried the Office of Nightlife will do little to protect artists from the impact of real-estate development that threatens dramatic change to the city’s cultural map.
Art at the Limits
NYC’s Cultural Plan Spurs Disabled Artists in Fight for Roles and Respect
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Artists with disabilities say efforts at inclusion in the process behind and language of the de Blasio administration’s CreateNYC plan were welcome. Now they want to see efforts to make sure both funding streams and art spaces become more accessible.
ARTS and CULTURE
NYC’s Native Groups Weigh in on the Columbus Controversy
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Most want the statue gone. But they see that as a beginning, not an end, of changes in how the city acknowledges and serves indigenous people.
Art at the Limits
Artists in NYC’s Low-Income Neighborhoods Push City to Deliver on Arts Equity
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They hope the implementation of CreateNYC – the city’s first cultural plan – will foster a more equitable citywide art scene and address the labor, affordability and professional development needs of the whole art scene.
