Art Review
Tongji Philip Qian Finds the Comedy in Conceptual Art
He differs from most conceptual artists and their self-imposed strategies: even when he follows the rules, he undermines himself.
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Russia Moves to Label Pussy Riot an “Extremist” Group
It’s an attempt to “erase Pussy Riot from the minds of Russian citizens,” the feminist art collective’s co-founder Nadya Tolokonnikova told Hyperallergic.
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Louvre Museum to Hike Entry Fee Amid Heist Fallout
Come January, visitors outside the European Union can expect to pay $37 per ticket, an increase the institution says will help finance security updates.
Features
Florida’s Indigenous Artists Take Center Stage at Miami Art Week
An exhibition organized by the HistoryMiami Museum and the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum is an ode to Seminole creativity and resilience.
Art Review
Jennifer Packer Confronts Grief Through Paintings That Cut Deep
The painter mines an iconographical language of grief through delicate, translucent paintings imbued with a sense of intimacy and intensity.
Opinion
As the US Slides Into Tyranny, Europe Champions Black American Artists
It’s a striking contradiction: Four Black American artists get major shows in Europe while the American institutional capacity and constitutional protections collapse in tandem.
Art Review
Basking in the Light of Raúl de Nieves’s Stained Glass Tarot
With its spiritual and religious connotations, de Nieves's installation transforms Pioneer Works from a creative space to a contemplative one.
Book Review
Louise Bourgeois’s Life Was as Monumental as Her Art
Writing one of the first comprehensive biographies of a major artist could prove daunting, but taking on Bourgeois's long life in art might be called heroic.
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Pope Francis’s Camera Sells for $7.5M
The Leica M-A owned by the late pontiff is one of the most valuable models ever sold at auction.
Book Review
Monuments Were Never Meant to Last Forever
Art historian Cat Dawson’s new book invites us to contemplate a world populated by subversive monuments — or one that does away with them altogether.
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A View From the Easel
A View From the Easel
“I feel so safe and unselfconscious here in my garage studio.”