News
Joseph Beuys’s Only Public Artwork in New York Temporarily Unearthed
Last weekend, the Beuys stones were removed from their Chelsea location due to construction plans.
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Art
Jack Whitten's Secret Self
For the first time, those who have followed Jack Whitten's career can see two different sides of the artist through two fully developed bodies of work designed for radically different purposes.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: two men associated with the Ghost Ship warehouse fire pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter, the Guggenheim Museum restored Édouard Manet's "Woman in Striped Dress," and an exhibition of rare automata opened in the UK.
Art
Disarming Recreations of Animals and Their Glistening, Decaying Textures
Viewers must overcome their initial shock or repulsion to the visceral subject matter in order to experience the fine details of Erick Swenson's work.
Books
French Racial Dynamics, Captured in Comics About Migrant Experiences
Yvan Alagbé continually confronts the reader with difficult glimpses of racial dynamics in modern France.
Announcement
Emojicon Is Coming to Brooklyn
On July 14, three days before World Emoji Day, Emojination is hosting the second-ever Emojicon, a celebration of all things emoji. The day long conference and party will be held at the Bell House in Brooklyn.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Acquires a Rare Painting and Back to the Future Shoe Sells for $92,000
Plus London auction houses sell prominent works by J.M.W. Turner, Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Antonio Canova, and an ancient Egyptian limestone figure of the scribe Nekht-ankh from the late 12th/13th dynasty.
Art
When Art Becomes a Lens Through Which Detroit Can Shine
A career-bridging selection of art by Michael Luchs and a jaw-dropping installation of new works by Tal R feel authentically Detroit.
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Bloated Baby Trump Balloon Will Float Over British Parliament During President’s Visit
A giant balloon of the childish leader of the United States will appear above London during the President's visit.
Art
Should the Getty Return Its Famed "Victorious Youth" Statue?
In the Italian city of Pesaro last month, a court ruled that the Getty Museum’s prized “Victorious Youth” statue should be returned to Italy, and in response, the J. Paul Getty Trust issued a public reply, noting that Italy has no cultural claim on the statue.
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Photo Exhibit Adds to the Dialogue on Slavery and American Universities
A photography exhibition on James Collins Johnson is part of a greater initiative at Princeton to investigate and give visibility to the university's ties to slavery.
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US Postal Service Ordered to Pay Artist $3.5M For Copyright Infringement
A case of mistaken artwork has cost the US Postal Service millions of dollars.