Just days after someone in Austria beheaded a sculpture of the Virgin Mary giving birth, another fanatic in Houston reportedly chopped off the head of a sculpture by artist Shahzia Sikander, which American anti-abortion groups have called “satanic.” What a world. Get all the details below.
Meanwhile, a new report finds that holding an art or art history college degree makes you more likely to wind up unemployed. What’s more shocking is that these degrees are increasingly popular.
In other stories, our reporter Maya Pontone visits a carnivalesque Clown Cult show in Brooklyn which takes silliness very seriously.
There’s more, including John Yau on Xingzi Gu’s ethereal paintings, Lori Waxman on a pioneering yet overlooked woman neon artist, and my review of Hugh Hayden’s public bathroom installation in a Manhattan gallery.
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The artist’s latest show belongs in the toilet — and that’s exactly where he put it. | Hakim Bishara
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Discover how a Classical vase became an artistic and commercial muse across time and place at this exhibition in Sacramento, California. Learn more
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CHRYSSA, CLOWNS, & MORE
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The bi-monthly variety show gathers both newcomers and veterans of the craft to help participants discover “the power in cringe.” | Maya Pontone
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Off Site showcases the culminating work of third-year MFA candidates in two Hudson, New York, venues on July 11–21. Learn more
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Chryssa, it turns out, did everything that the famous Pop and New Media artists did, simultaneously or, in some instances, first. | Lori Waxman
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The tension between moments of quiet joy and inevitable calamity in Gu's ethereal portraits is riveting. | John Yau
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FROM THE ARCHIVE
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The Clown Egg Register is a beloved yet bizarre archiving practice still used by clowning communities today. | Maya Pontone
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