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(illustration by Benjamin Sutton for Hyperallergic) Back in January, Oxfam released a report charting the world’s extreme wealth inequality and the ways in which it’s gotten worse over the past five years. In particular, one notable figure stood out...

Philadelphia has more public art than any other American city, so it’s no surprise that art is among the city’s most potent community development tools. Groups across the city are increasingly using art to create and animate neighborhood...

Visual Arts New work by artists Junko Yamamoto and Akiko Masker at Arts West Gallery on view during the month of August until early Sept. Opening reception is on Thurs., August 11 from 6 – 8 p.m. Regular hours are 1:30 – 7:30 p.m. on weekends and Sundays...

Matthew Teitelbaum. Photo: courtesy the museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Matthew Teitelbaum will be the new director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Teitebaum succeeds Malcolm Rogers at the MFA (see The Weekly Shuffle: The Hirshhorn, the Public Art...

Erin Shirreff, Lake (still), 2012. Color video, silent, 44 minute loop. Erin Shirreff wins the 2013 Aimia | AGO Photography Prize www.aimiaagophotographyprize.com Share The Aimia | AGO Photography Prize has been awarded to Canadian artist Erin Shirreff...