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Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for December 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Bob Thompson, Aimee Goguen, Uta Barth, the Transcendental Painting Group, and more.
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Anne Harvey in a Club of One
There is the singular artist and then there is the more exclusive club that has only one member. Harvey belongs to the latter.
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Why Is There No Spanish at Art Basel Miami?
At this year’s show, I reflected on the lack of bilingual materials, the absurdity of art-fair gimmick, and the workers who make it all possible.
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Your Concise New York Art Guide for December 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month, including art made during the first stock market crash, a homage to feline friends, and the 10-year anniversary of a crucial public art initiative.
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Whose Stripe Is It, Anyway?
Astrid Dick was told that she could not paint stripes because Sean Scully and Frank Stella have done so before her, a patently foolish statement.
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Art Problems: I Don’t Make Art to Sell; Do I Still Belong in the Art World?
Paddy Johnson answers your questions about art fairs, visibility, and frustrating studio visits.
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A Matriarchal Legacy of Women Warriors
At the heart of What if the Matriarchy Was Here All Along? is the idea that matriarchy never really died but rather has transformed.
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Elon Musk’s Bedside Table Tweet Opens the Meme Floodgates
Whether Musk’s weird still life post was an act of trolling or an act of cringe is up to you, but the memes speak for themselves.
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Your Concise Guide to Miami Art Week
From art fairs to alternative spaces that may not be on your radar, here’s a run-down of what to see (and eat and sip) in Miami. No NFTs, we promise.
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Adrian Ghenie and the Soup of Fame
Ghenie’s paintings of Marilyn Monroe are a relentless representation of a howling, turbulent tragedy, a face broken into crude sideways slewings and gougings and gorgings of paint.
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Hints of Memory in Layers of Paint
Suzanne Jackson’s paintings come to life, and find their way home, at the Arts Club of Chicago.