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The Old Normal [Essay] The Old Normal
Why we can’t beat our addiction to war
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How to Shrink L.A.

How to Shrink L.A., 1999, ink on paper by Chris Burden, whose work was on view last weekend at Frieze Los Angeles, with Gagosian.
© The artist. Licensed by the Chris Burden Estate and Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York City. Courtesy Gagosian

Heartland

Heartland, a mixed-media artwork by Miriam Schapiro, whose work is on view through May 18 in the exhibition With Pleasure: Pattern and Decoration in American Art 1972–1985, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, in Los Angeles.
© 2019 Estate of Miriam Schapiro/Orlando Museum of Art/Artists Rights Society, New York City. Courtesy the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Left Wing of a Blue Roller

Left Wing of a Blue Roller, a drawing by Albrecht Dürer, whose work was on view in January at the Albertina Museum, in Vienna. From Albrecht Dürer, the exhibition’s accompanying catalog, which will be published this month by Prestel Publishing.
Courtesy Prestel Publishing

“Gujoshirotori, Gifu, 1983”

“Gujoshirotori, Gifu, 1983,” a photograph by Issei Suda, whose work is on view through February 29 at Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, in New York City.
© SUDA Issei Works. Courtesy Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York City
Raised Eyebrows/Furrowed Foreheads: (Part One): (Blue Eyebrows), a mixed-media artwork by John Baldessari

Raised Eyebrows/Furrowed Foreheads: (Part One): (Blue Eyebrows)

Raised Eyebrows/Furrowed Foreheads: (Part One): (Blue Eyebrows), a mixed-media artwork by John Baldessari.
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At Ivanwald, men learn to be leaders by loving their leaders. “They’re so busy loving us,” a brother once explained to me, “but who’s loving them?” We were. The brothers each paid $400 per month for room and board, but we were also the caretakers of The Cedars, cleaning its gutters, mowing its lawns, whacking weeds and blowing leaves and sanding. And we were called to serve on Tuesday mornings, when The Cedars hosted a regular prayer breakfast typically presided over by Ed Meese, the former attorney general. Each week the breakfast brought together a rotating group of ambassadors, businessmen, and American politicians. Three of Ivanwald’s brothers also attended, wearing crisp shirts starched just for the occasion; one would sit at the table while the other two poured coffee. 

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