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Day Without Art: Reflecting on Art, Fragility, and Loss
The frailty of the human condition—and the cruelty of untimely loss of life—is one of art’s oldest and most enduring themes. Every year on December 1, we’ve reflected on this theme for Day Without Art,...
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Day Without Art: A Time to Ask, “What If…?”
Tatjana, Veiled Head, Joshua Tree, Herb Ritts (American, 1952–2002), 1988. Platinum print, 22 x 18 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011.19.13 © Herb Ritts Foundation A few months ago, I attended a...
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Day Without Art: Robert Mapplethorpe and His Artistic Shift
December 1, 2012, marks the 24th year that museums and other art organizations have observed Day With(out) Art in order to raise awareness about the AIDS epidemic. Although medical advances in the...
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MAKE ART/STOP AIDS
On Day Without Art and World AIDS Day, David Gere reflects on art’s power to educate, open hearts, and save lives. Co-published with Zócalo Public Square. Medicine Man, 2007, Daniel Goldstein and John...
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Medieval Meditations on the Human Condition
In honor of Day With(out) Art, a selection of exquisitely beautiful manuscript illuminations that remind us what it means to truly live Initial D: A Skull from Gualenghi-d’Este Hours, Taddeo Crivelli,...
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We recently posted about an exhibition-in-development, scheduled to open in January 2018, that examines images of the Other in illuminated manuscripts. We were both grateful for and energized by the...
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