Sightings Articles
The Season of Generosity — Spencer Dew and Jeremy Biles
In a December 16th column in the New York Times, science writer John Tierney turned to the religious tradition of the potlatch, the Kwakiutl Indian practice of ceremonial giving, with the aim of addressing our own economic "hard times." "Now that we...
December 18, 2008
Dumb Words?: God and the New British Artists — Spencer Dew
The New British Artist movement first made headlines this side of the Atlantic with the arrival of the "Sensation" show at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in October 1999. In the ensuing protests, some of the pieces became iconic, albeit more as fodder fo...