Art
Tate's Bold Decision to Tackle the British Baroque
The political, dynastic, and religious machinations of this era should have provided ample material for a meaty exploration of the relationship between art and power.
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Week In Review: Protest at MoMA PS1; Hundreds Sign Petition to Free Detained Cuban Artist
Also, Dominican artists organized a “vigil for democracy” in Times Square after elections in the island were suspended; Norway plans to demolish a building famous for Picasso murals, and more.
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Hundreds Demand Cuban Government to Free Detained Artist
Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, who was arrested last Sunday while on his way to an anti-censorship protest, could face between two and five years in prison.
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New York Spring 2020 Art Guides and Where to Find Them
You can pick up a print edition of our guide at any of the following locations.
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As Local Media Dies, Community Meme Pages Keep the Spirits of Cities Alive
Online spaces embody Aldo Rossi's view of the city as "the collective memory of its people."
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Spring/Break Art Show Is a Work of Art Worth Diving Into
Titled In Excess, this year's Spring/Break is brimming with projects that deepen and extend a feeling of immersion by being hallucinatory, obsessive, and ravishing.
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A Rediscovered Nancy Holt Documentary From 1970
The short documentary Utah Sequences, previously thought to be lost, purely displays Nancy Holt’s vision of time and place.
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Find Your Astrological Demon in This Rare Guide on Persian Mysticism
In Princeton's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections lies an illustrated manuscript on magic and astrology from Iran that includes 56 painted illustrations of demons and angels.
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Sonia Gomes’s Sewn and Twisted Traces of History
The artist’s act of pulling materials apart and stitching them into a new form creates a tangible bridge between the past and the present.
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272 Museums Join Social Media Campaign to Promote Women Artists
With the hashtag #5WomenArtists, the National Museum of Women in the Arts is leading the charge in sharing stories and works by women artists.
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Sotheby's 2019 Private Sales Near $1B; San Antonio Museum Acquires Contemporary Latin American Art
Also, Armory Week 2020 moves forward in New York, ARCOmadrid closed with strong sales, and more.
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Cartoonists Take on the Coronavirus With Sympathy and Humor
As Covid-19 takes the world by storm, cartoonists and illustrators express statements of solidarity, share experiences (and grievances), and laugh a little.