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Religious Art
at a Crossroads
,
Kelvin Cooper

When Religious Art: The Resurrection was published in 2021, it was already after the fact. The artist formerly known as Emily Cullman had all but succeeded in, 'bringing the history and drama of religious belief back into the realm of visual art' and her mission was complete; Religious Art: The Resurrection served as a retrospective, a reflection of the...
 
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Art Since 1999,
Josh Auchincloss

Art Since 1999: Postmodernism, Antipostmodernism, Postpostmodernism is the product (in all senses of the word) of the perpetually-retooling cultural maverick Valerie Kirshenbaum, two of her former graduate students - Celeste Rodman and David Destino - and her frequent collaborator Jacqueline Schardt. They are all (but one) accomplished, high-ranking...
 
         
 
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Re-Launched:
The Pearmanent Collection
,
Mikki LeBeau
From humble beginnings, the collection of the Pear Museum has grown exponentially. Initially made up of works by artists taking part in the (now revered) Pear Resident Practitioner Program (P.R.P.P), it has swollen to include 50,000 holograms, translocative simulations and multi-clone-related works, many of which were...
 
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Pear Art Fair 2023
Mikki LeBeau, Rosemarie McCabe, Susan Sinden
The world's most famous art fair opened once again to the public in May. Situated, as always, in Pear Square, Los Angeles, and directed for the first time by two women - Valerie Kirshenbaum and her clone - this year's fair included seventy participating galleries and more than thirty events. As well as these permanent fixtures, the fair featured specially-commissioned artists' ...
         
 

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Pear Trax: Hybrid Records, Lars Konders

To mark the occasion of the first anniversary of its Hybrid series, Pear Trax presents two limited edition vinyl releases: the album, Rex 'Scratchmaster' Wagoner's Texas Dub and the simgle Jack Drumlanrig Castle by Lady Hunter 'Jammin' Blair. Over the last year, Pear Trax officials have let the music do the talking but, following this recent double release, decided to...