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THE ART OF CONTROVERSY: EMMETT TILL @ THE WHITNEY BIENNIAL

The artist roster of the  2017 Whitney Biennial is one of the most ethnically diverse in the event’s history (or really in the history of any biennial at a major art institution) but it is a painting by a white woman that is receiving the most attention in the show and has quickly become the…

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“THE INTERVIEW” CONTROVERSY CONTINUES AMIDST TERRORIST THREATS

The Interview, movie poster “The Interview” has been getting publicity that it would never have dreamed of. Of course, the reason it’s on everyone’s newsfeed is because the planned December 25th release has been cancelled, so the publicity will not translate into revenue. Perhaps there is such a thing as bad publicity after all. The…

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