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Michael Asher Digs Deep
A survey of the artist who made museums his medium, the godmothers of ecosexuality, and more.
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Why The Met Returned a Roman Bust
Erin Thompson on the convicted dealer behind many museum artifacts, an artist tattoos Arabic calligraphy, Peter Hujar’s contact sheets, and more.
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Peter Hujar’s Darkroom Floor
Also, Coco Fusco asks: Where is Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara?
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A Convicted Antiquities Dealer’s Web
Phoenix Ancient Art funneled objects of shaky provenance into dozens of museums. Why are many of them still there?
Weekly Newsletter
Magritte, Constable, Trump's Smithsonian Wrath
Decoding the Surrealist motifs of a World Cup jersey, inhabiting the world of Gertrude Abercrombie, and Hyperallergic wins a Society of Professional Journalists award!
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A Sculptor of World Cup History
Lyndon Barrois’s “sportraits,” Noore Yazigi tattoos Arabic calligraphy, and a copyright lawsuit against Mickalene Thomas.
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With a Little Help From My Art Friends
Gertrude Abercrombie’s crew of Magic Realists, the artist selling trash from outside Taylor Swift’s wedding, and the truth about stock photography.
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Looking Up at Constable’s Sky
The British painter’s four seasons, the New Museum’s new director, and which Surrealist painter influenced a soccer jersey?
Guide
8 Art Books to Reframe America’s 250th
The real story of the Declaration of Independence, the rise and fall of monuments, contemporary Indigenous artists, drag queens on Fire Island, and other titles for the year’s reading list.
New York Newsletter
The Hudson River School’s Missive
A visit to Akira Ikezoe’s studio, and contemporary artists’ takes on Lady Liberty.
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Trump’s Unhinged Attacks on the Smithsonian
The White House accuses the public institution of “extreme activism”; plus, an interview with queer icon Carmelita Tropicana.
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Inside Akira Ikezoe’s Studio
The Whitney Biennial artist on humor and climate change, plus an unsung AbEx painter gets his due.