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Art World Road Trip: Kansas City
The Stockyards area of Kansas City, once home to an active livestock market, is transforming into a new arts hub in the city. (all photos by the author unless otherwise noted) LOS ANGELES — I love road...
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Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City Art World Stronghold, To Close
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For more than 20 years, John O’Brien’s Dolphin Gallery has been a cultural and community epicenter for Kansas City artists. Located in a huge white wall space in the West Bottoms, a...
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A Gallery Says Goodbye with a Family Show
Archie Scott Gobber, “No Closure” (nd) (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Kaitlin O’Brien is 16, and she’s gonna turn 17 in August. Arguably her...
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Performance Art, Present and Future
Guy Ben-Ner, still from “Stealing Beauty” (2007) (image via postmastersart.com) KANSAS CITY, Missouri — There’s an amazing show about contemporary performance art, and it may be coming to an art venue...
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Meditations from the Middle
Linda Lighton and Mark Southerland, “Sisters” (2013), brass and porcelain, 25 x 18 x 14 inches (image by EG Schempf) KANSAS CITY, Missouri — There is nothing in the center, because it’s the middle and...
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An Artist-Run Bottled Water Museum Springs Up in Kansas City
Bottles on display in the Museum of Bottled Water in Kansas City (all photos by EG Schempf, courtesy the Museum of Bottled Water) KANSAS CITY, Missouri — There are 324 bottles of water currently on...
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A Survey of New Finnish Paintings Transcends Stereotypes
Sirpa Särkijärvi, “Viides sukupolvi” (“Fifth Generation”) (2011), acrylic on canvas, 41 3/8 x 55 1/8 in (courtesy of the artist and Gallery AMA, Helsinki © Sirpa Särkijärvi) KANSAS CITY, Missouri —...
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Painting and Recording Queer Lives in Kansas City
Ryan Wilks, “Andy,” part of ‘Gender Treason’ (2015–16), oil on canvas, 48″ x 56″ (all images courtesy the artist) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Artist Ryan Wilks and I are two men of different generations who...
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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City Flooded by Vandals
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (via Facebook) Museums honoring the contributions of minorities are common targets of white supremacy vandals in Donald Trump’s America. In particular, sites...
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The Museum Trustee Behind a $130 Million Lawsuit to Keep ICE Detainees in Prison
The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri (via Wikimedia Commons) Since March of this year, activists have been calling on the Wyatt Detention Center in Central Falls, Rhode...
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Nelson-Atkins Museum Allowed Police to Station on Premises, Sparking Outcry
Police vehicles stationed at the Nelson-Atkins in Kansas City on Friday. The museum asked them to relocate over the weekend and issued a statement today (photo by Seth Davis) The Nelson-Atkins Museum,...
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Updating the Myth of Hercules for the #MeToo Era
Installation view of The Trials of the Golden Rat, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri, 2020-2021 (all images courtesy the artist; photo by Elizabeth Stevenson) KANSAS CITY, MO — Combining...
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The History of Donut Day Told Through Archival Images
Cover for the musical score of “Don’t Forget the Salvation Army (My Doughnut Girl),” composed in 1919 by Robert Brown and William Frisch. (all photos courtesy of the National WWI Museum and Memorial,...
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In Kansas City, a 20,000-square-foot Arts Campus Aims to Bring Together the...
KANSAS CITY — Smack in the middle of flyover country and situated in the semi-industrial yet woodsy Volker neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, a shiny new beacon for community-driven arts...
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Philadelphia and Kansas City Museums Face Off in Super Bowl Wager
A work of art will be on the line when the Philadelphia Eagles play the Kansas City Chiefs this Sunday.
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