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Frank O’Hara’s Curatorial Eye

Though best remembered for his poetry, O’Hara championed artists like Helen Frankenthaler and organized several shows at the Museum of Modern Art during the Cold War.

Nathan Gelgud

Nathan Gelgud

March 25, 2026 — 2 min read

Frank O’Hara and MoMA: New York Poet, Global Curator (2025) by Matthew Holman is published by Bloomsbury and available online and through independent booksellers.

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The Bennett Prize Opens Fifth Call for Entries

The Bennett Prize Opens Fifth Call for Entries

Women figurative realist painters can enter to win $75,000 and a traveling solo exhibition. Applications are open through September 19.

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In Kyoung Chun: Make Room

In Kyoung Chun: Make Room

Transparent houses, suspended structures, and intimate paintings serve as metaphors for belonging in this exhibition at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston.

The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art
Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds

Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds

The first US museum exhibition to focus on the artist’s late work, produced in response to the fascism of the 1930s. On view at the Jewish Museum through July 26, 2026.

Jewish Museum
Summer Marathons in Painting and Drawing at the New York Studio School

Summer Marathons in Painting and Drawing at the New York Studio School

Join an immersive, two-week session and transform your studio practice. Online or in-person.

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