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Vitra Design Museum celebrates the enduring influence of egalitarian religious sect, the Shakers

The Art Newspaper

The group rebuffed excessive ornamentation, instead embracing the natural qualities of the materials they used, such as local wood like cherry and maple. We hope the exhibition provides insight into the rich history and material culture of the Shakers, inspiring questions relevant to our lives today.

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In pictures: Art Basel's Unlimited section offers visions of utopia

The Art Newspaper

It was built in sections over four years: there are people with caravans, an area with the materials needed for the future—such as medicines and food—as well as monuments for the fallen.” It’s amazing: the energy of the kids or teenagers working, these fantastic colours, this sea of blue.

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Historic Preservation Specialist, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts

WCG

Determines merits of proposals and adequacy of submission and presentation materials; researches property histories and precedents; coordinates with applicants and D.C. Conducts technical material science research for all photographic materials within the museum’s collections including publishing findings in books and peer-reviewed journals.

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The Museum of the Bible: Thoughts on Museum Location and Historical Timing

American Association for State and Local History

NMAI curators and archivists toured us through their off-site collections as well as their public exhibits, all while emphasizing best research practices in material culture. We left the workshop with a wealth of “new” materials found outside the document-filled archive. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

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Architectural Conservator, George Washington’s Mount Vernon

WCG

Conducts and oversees proper sampling of materials for laboratory identification and/or analysis, and cohesively synthesizes findings in written form. Familiarity with the conservation of wood, glass, metals, plaster, brick and stone masonry, and bone and other organic materials.

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The Essential Guide to Minimalist Art: 10 Artists Who Mastered the Art of Simplicity

Invaluable

Sol LeWitt (1928–2007) Prolific in drawing, printmaking, photography, painting, and installation, Sol LeWitt distilled art into its essentials by exploring ideas rather than conventional aesthetics. Sol LeWitt, A Rectangle of Chicago Without a Rectangle. Sold for $5,500 via Rago Arts and Auction Center (March 2024).

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Arrest Warrants as Affective Domains

American Anthropological Association

It is the way that people deal with related external and internal phenomena, and it presumes that these engagements have material effects on daily life. Arrest warrants have dynamic relationships with the affective and legal domains through which they are constituted.