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fromThe New Yorker
4 days agoThe Violence in Vermeer
Vermeer's paintings served as safe havens amidst a backdrop of war and starvation, contrasting with modern acts of protest against art.
Early Wednesday morning, a 3,000-pound ice sculpture spelling the word "DEMOCRACY" was transported from a New York studio to the National Mall by artists Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese, known as LigoranoReese. To deliver the metaphor, the artists had partnered with Up In Arms, an organization started by Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen, who is known as much for his activism as his ice cream.