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The Artists Finding New Ways to Depict the Human Body

Cross Fitnesss4 months ago05 mins

FOR MUCH OF art history, figurative sculpture was steeped in a sense of the eternal. Ancient statues of leaders, heroes and gods tended to embody what their creators believed (or hoped) would endure forever. Now figurative sculpture reflects profound anxieties over permanence. Our bodies are bombarded by stuff — for example, the microplastic particles of…

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Finding Nirvana in a Pair of Socks

Cross Fitnesss5 months ago07 mins

The socks look like deflated foil balloons and make a faint crackling sound when you first put them on. They are made in Italy and cost about $50 a pair — a price that some say is worth it for the joy that the socks have inspired. “I felt like I had to have them,”…