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September 3, 2021

Julius A. Karash on Business and the Arts: Kansas City Spirit Takes Flight in KCI Public Art Selections

Art infused with local connections will greet passengers and visitors at the reconfigured Kansas City International Airport, which is scheduled for completion in March 2023.
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August 30, 2021

A Much-Needed Gift to the Community

My first thoughts as I walked into the “Testimony” exhibit space at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art were those of familiarity, warmth and joy.
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August 9, 2021

“Testimony: The Misrepresentation of Black Men and Boys,” A Conversation Series

“Testimony: The Misrepresentation of Black Men and Boys,” is a ten-month conversation series.
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August 2, 2021

E.G. Schempf: Decades of Documenting KC’s Artistic Fortunes

Kansas City's premier photographer of art objects and exhibitions is also a keen-eyed artist in his own right.
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Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison, “First of May” (2015) (courtesy of Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, Ill.)C
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July 26, 2021

Creating a Scene

Much has been written about the truthfulness of photography.
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Veteran Kansas City ceramic artist Rebecca Koop recently completed this tile mural on the façade of her studio at 3922 St. John Ave. in the Historic Northeast neighborhood.A
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July 22, 2021

Arts News: New Tile Mural Beautifies Historic Northeast

Artist Rebecca Koop has realized a goal she set years ago.
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July 21, 2021

‘Chloë Bass: Wayfinding’ | Putting Language into Public Space

Chloë Bass creates art that raises a lot of questions, often quite literally.
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Digital rendering, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pulse Topology, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art (© Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and courtesy of Antimodular Studio)G
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July 19, 2021

Gallery Glance: ‘Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pulse Topology’ at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

Immersive experiences are becoming a mainstay for public institutions.
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“Commemorative Head of an Oba”, Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, 16th century. Brass, height: 9 1/8 inches. Credit: Nelson-Atkins Museum of ArtA
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July 15, 2021

A Rising Ruckus Over ‘Benin Bronzes’ Prompts Questions for the Nelson-Atkins

When The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art landed a rare Nigerian sculpture in the late 1980s, it touted the find as perhaps the most expensive piece of African art ever bought by a museum.
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