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Listen to the Music That Shaped Jean-Michel Basquiat
From Nina Simone to Run-DMC, four newly released playlists celebrate the musicians who inspired the artist — and the many he influenced.
Jasmine Liu
Art
How a Prolific Art Forger Got a New York Gallery Show
An exhibition at Wirth Galerie aims to recognize Landis not just as a forger, but as an artist in his own right.
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Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage Is Crumbling as Russian Forces Bomb Historical Sites
UNESCO has confirmed 53 partially or completely demolished sites so far, while the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation counts over 150, including monuments.
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Tokyo's World-Renowned Capsule Tower Will Be Demolished
After years of disrepair, architect Kisho Kurokawa's iconic building will be disassembled one capsule at a time.
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Getty Acquires LA Bookseller's Vast Black Art Archive
Whitney and Lee Kaplan's collection includes some 3,500 artist’s books, catalogs, magazines, zines, and rare ephemera.
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1774 Phillis Wheatley Letter Admonishing Slavery Joins Museum Collection
The letter foregrounds the contradiction between the ideals invoked at the founding of the United States and the realities of slavery.
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Questions Loom Over Gift of Tibetan Thangkas to Three US Colleges
The colleges of Skidmore, Vassar, and Williams struggled to explain the provenance of over 60 thangkas from the Jack Shear Collection.
Satire
Marina Abramović Falls Asleep During Restaging of “The Artist is Present”
Attendants first thought the snooze was part of the performance, until they heard the artist audibly snore.
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Whitney Museum Workers Surprise 2022 Biennial Guests With Union Protest
Half of the museum’s workers earn less than $20 per hour, and many are temporary workers with no benefits.
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These Ramen Bowls Are a Feast for the Eyes
A new exhibition at Japan House Los Angeles indulges its viewers in the visual gratification of looking at artisanally designed ramen bowls.
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Incandescent Faith Ringgold Quilt Acquired by Colby College Museum of Art
The narrative quilt tells the story of runaway enslaved people escaping north through the Underground Railroad.
Art
George Morrison, the Ojibwe Modernist Who Defined Space With a Horizon Line
The artist’s work features heavily in Twin Cities museums, but new USPS stamps depicting his distinctive landscapes may help broaden his legacy.