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Andrew Wasserman

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Art Historian. Etc. The World Atlas of Public Art (Yale University Press, 2024) now available: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300272581/the-world-atlas-of-public-art/

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kate wagner @katewagner.wehwalt.net · 2h

wrote briefly about architecture and the situation at u Chicago www.thenation.com/article/cult...

Why Did UChicago Destroy the Humanities?

The answer is simple: to spend untold sums on useless buildings by starchitects.

www.thenation.com

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 21h

this one says get rid of a chapter and that one says it’s my best chapter!!

great! then keep the chapter and do some further work to show why it belongs and is needed for your argument.

done! next!

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Sarah Archer @sarcher.bsky.social · 1d

I love the Archives of American Art’s trove of photographs of artists with their work. Many subjects are famous, like Alexander Calder. Others are less so, like Katharine Lane Weems, shown here with the plaque she made for the 50th anniversary of the Dachshund Club of America in 1945.

A woman in a blouse with short curls posing in a 1945 photograph with a dachshund plaque.

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◥◤Kriston Capps @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 1d

It's not even a question at this point. Followed by Baltimore, Houston and Chicago

Conrad Benner @streetsdept.bsky.social · 1d

Philly is the best city in the United States to be in if you’re a living artist who doesn’t come from generations of family wealth. 🦅

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Jen Wingate @wingatejen.bsky.social · 7d

The pre- pre- pre-release of my next book, coming April 2026. ;)

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Nate Wolff @natewolff.bsky.social · 2d

RIP Thoreau you would've loved zillow

Where I Lived, and What I Lived For
At a certain season of our life we are accustomed to consider every spot as the possible site of a house. I have thus surveyed the country on every side within a dozen miles of where I live. In imagination I have bought all the farms in succession, for all were to be bought, and I knew their price. I walked over each farmer’s premises, tasted his wild apples, discoursed on husbandry with him, took his farm at his price, at any price, mortgaging it to him in my mind; even put a higher price on it,—took everything but a deed of it,—took his word for his deed, for I dearly love to talk,—cultivated it, and him too to some extent, I trust, and withdrew when I had enjoyed it long enough, leaving him to carry it on. This experience entitled me to be regarded as a sort of real-estate broker by my friends. Wherever I sat, there I might live, and the landscape radiated from me accordingly.

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Andrew Wasserman @onceatrophic.bsky.social · 2d

CONGRATS!!!

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Jen Wingate @wingatejen.bsky.social · 4d

It's such a delight to walk around these Larry Bell sculptures in Madison Square Park and to see how they change at every step.

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Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 5d

Botticelli was such a freak

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Neil P Bardhan @neilpbardhan.bsky.social · 6d

Some personal news: it's time for the Thursday scream!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

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Sarah Archer @sarcher.bsky.social · 5d

In the scholar’s rock aisle 🪸(actually it was PetSmart and they were low on seasonal outfits)

A display of fish tank accessories shaped like driftwood with a sign that reads “ornaments”

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 7d

Tonika Lewis Johnson’s artwork includes the acclaimed Folded Map Project. She’s one of 22 new MacArthur Fellows, announced on Wednesday.

MacArthur 2025 ‘genius grant’ winners include a Chicago photographer

Tonika Lewis Johnson’s artwork includes the acclaimed Folded Map Project. She’s one of 22 new MacArthur Fellows, announced on Wednesday.

trib.al

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Andrew Wasserman @onceatrophic.bsky.social · 7d

Huh. HUH.

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Andrew Wasserman @onceatrophic.bsky.social · 8d

Liking on every platform bc this is the best news of the day/week!!!

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Marin R. Sullivan @sculpturalthings.bsky.social · 8d

Weird to feel excited about anything these days, but grateful to have the "distraction" of working on a project I deeply believe in. Thanks to Getty for supporting books about women artists and excited to (eventually) see 'Structure and Flow: The Life/Work of Claire Falkenstein' out in the world!

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Andrew Wasserman @onceatrophic.bsky.social · 9d

Yes even though the frame seems to be cutting off part of the top of the painting, still declaring GOOD FRAME. Bad framing but GOOD FRAME.

Andrew Wasserman @onceatrophic.bsky.social · 9d

Theresa Bernstein, Portrait of Loie Fuller (ca. 1925), oil on canvas

Also: GOOD FRAME

From the object label:

‘Loie Fuller was a revolutionary figure in modern dance—a performer who transformed the stage with swirling silks, dramatic lighting, and bold individuality. A symbol of creativity and independence, Fuller captivated audiences in Europe and America during the early 20th century.
Theresa Bernstein, known for scenes of city life, often highlighted women shaping modern America. This painting connects two pioneers- one who transformed dance and another who claimed her place in the male-dominated art world.’

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Anne Trubek @atrubek.bsky.social · 9d

Images in books were a terrible idea. I blame Manutius

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Anne Trubek @atrubek.bsky.social · 9d

“Oh yes all the images are all the same size and orientation, definitely, and we really must include them,” you promise, falsely

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Anne Trubek @atrubek.bsky.social · 9d

Also, images printed on paper do not look the same as they do on your phone or old photo album. You say you understand this, authors, but almost never do you. “Sure I have 300 dpi versions! Absolutely!” you lie

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Andrew Wasserman @onceatrophic.bsky.social · 9d

10/10 museum education display

Her eyes really do follow you around the room/s.

Andrew Wasserman @onceatrophic.bsky.social · 9d

Guys. GUYS.

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Andrew Wasserman @onceatrophic.bsky.social · 9d

The Huntsville Museum of Art’s “A Walk Through Time” is a wild ride (complimentary, I think…?)

‘Why do you think it was important to paint animals?’

There she is. And by she, I mean the font.

My only criticism is taller ceilings are needed

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gregorg @greg.org · 10d

Nam June Paik's TV Buddha is a perfect artwork, though I think we need to see all the variations together to make sure. TV Frogs, otoh, I'm not so sure greg.org/archive/2025...

two dark stone carved garden statues of frogs face a television which sits on top of a vcr. the screen shows an image of two frogs hanging out. a nam june paik sculpture sold in genoa in 2016

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Andrew Wasserman @onceatrophic.bsky.social · 10d

I know, girl. I know.

Katherine Dreier, Cruel Prying, 1932, Oil on canvas

From the object label:

‘In this painting, Dreier used flowing shapes and symbols to explore the connection between the physical world and the unseen, spiritual one. The floating "inner eye" shape in the center appears in many of her later paintings and may represent vision, self-awareness, or even a figure.’