A Bronze Lady Liberty Cast From Bartholdi’s Original Model Is Coming to the Hamptons Fine Art Fair

A Bronze Lady Liberty Cast From Bartholdi’s Original Model Is Coming to the Hamptons Fine Art Fair

As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the appetite for objects that connect Americans to their founding mythology has sharpened considerably. Courtesy Modern Fine Art In 1884, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi’s Liberty Enlightening the World arrived in pieces and was assembled in New York Harbor, a gift from France, and there it has remained for…

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Disneyland celebrates USA’s 250th with patriotic Soarin’ Across America re-theme

Disneyland celebrates USA’s 250th with patriotic Soarin’ Across America re-theme

Disneyland is rolling out the red, white and blue carpets for America’s 250th anniversary. As part of Disney Celebrates America, a company‑wide commemoration of the country’s big birthday, Walt Disney Imagineers have reimagined the beloved Soarin’ attraction in Disney California Adventure with some extra stars and stripes. The innovative ride, which simulates a hang gliding…

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Republicans Push for Constitutional Amendment Restricting Birthright Citizenship After Supreme Court Ruling

Republicans Push for Constitutional Amendment Restricting Birthright Citizenship After Supreme Court Ruling

“I have a bill, the SAFE KIDS Act, to combat the exploitation of U.S. surrogacy laws for birthright citizenship,” Scott said on X.  “I have been fighting visa-free loopholes in U.S. territories participating in surrogacy schemes.” “My Barring American Citizenship by Keeping Out Foreign Fraudsters (BACK OFF) Act, which would put a stop to the…

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What the Reykjavík Arts Festival Can Tell Us About the Future of the Interdisciplinary Biennial

What the Reykjavík Arts Festival Can Tell Us About the Future of the Interdisciplinary Biennial

The flute septet, viibra, formed in 2016 for Björk’s Utopia. Courtesy the Reykjavík Arts Festival Art historian and curator Paco Barragán makes a compelling argument that biennials negotiate a set of contradictions: “It is at once local and global, political and aesthetic, critical and institutional, temporary and perennial. Its success, however, comes at the cost…

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