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Film and Video

A woman adjusts one of seven TV monitors perched on a row of classical pedestals, sculpted tree trunks, and an urn. Various landscape images are visible on the screens.

Uncovering the Secret History of Video Art at the Carnegie

Tess Takahashi looks back at the first decade of video art at Carnegie Museum of Art.

By Tess Takahashi Jan 26, 2018

Film and Video

A black-and-white photo of a woman and man in a kitchen.

Unreproducible: The Life and Work of Visionary Filmmaker Roger Jacoby

Ben Ogrodnik reassesses the impact of Roger Jacoby, a Pittsburgh filmmaker and visionary.

By Ben Ogrodnik Jan 10, 2018

Contemporary Art

View of the museum's Heinz Galleries with a visitor pausing to look at Kara Walker's The Emancipation Approximation.

Those Marvelous Things: Black Poets and Their Complex of Visual Songs

Both a plea and a polemic, this powerful essay revises how we think about Black art and artists.

By Greg Tate Dec 07, 2017

Hillman Photography Initiative

An exposed wood-framed house sits atop a hill with the sky and clouds in the background, uprooted trees, rocks, ladder, and debris floating into the distance.

Second Lives: Who Are We in the Virtual World?

Leigh Alexander considers the promise of virtual reality, and the ways in which we present our second selves in the digital world.

By Leigh Alexander Nov 30, 2017

Contemporary Art

View of the museum's Heinz Galleries with a portrait of Michelle Obama in the foreground.

Two Radically Different Museums Start an Urgent Discussion

Amanda Hunt and Eric Crosby discuss the impetus behind the exhibition 20/20: The Studio Museum in Harlem and Carnegie Museum of Art, which brings both museum's very different collections into conversation.

By Matthew Newton Oct 25, 2017

Film and Video

Close-up of T-shirt with iron-on letters that read: "ABC We Print Anything"

Materiality, Lecture, and Game in the Work of Carolee Schneemann

Melissa Ragona takes a closer look at Carolee Schneemann's ABC—We Print Anything—In The Cards.

By Melissa Ragona Oct 19, 2017

Contemporary Art

Close up of a man's head and hands as he peeks out of an manhole, taken at street level.

Looking at a Deeply Divided America through a 20/20 Lens

A unique collaboration between Carnegie Museum of Art and Studio Museum in Harlem combines works of the past and present to give voice to shifting, contemporary realities.

By Elizabeth Hoover Jul 05, 2017

Hillman Photography Initiative

Photograph of houses in Pittsburgh's Hill District, a dark cloud-covered sky in the background.

Decoding the Black Bodies and Black Spaces of the Hill District

Antwaun Sargent considers REkOGNIZE, artist and cinematographer Bradford Young's three-channel video installation exploring the history, legacy, and identity of Pittsburgh's Hill District.

By Antwaun Sargent Jun 15, 2017

Carnegie International

A painterly illustration of four friends seated at a table beneath a tree, drinking coffee and talking.

Ingrid and Ruba: Maira Kalman’s Illustrated Voyage to the Black and Caspian Seas

Maira Kalman’s contribution to the Travelogue series shows an essay can take many forms. Eight paintings and a short text illuminate two weeks of travel and research for the Carnegie International.

By Maira Kalman May 02, 2017

Decorative Arts and Design

An ornate gown, center, is flanked on either side by numerous other avant-garde dresses.

Cyborg Fashion: How Iris van Herpen’s Designs Blend the Organic and the Artificial

Writer Stephen Heyman delves into the otherworldly couture of Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen.

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