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An Important Archive of New York Quilt History Is Being Digitized
The American Folk Art Museum is digitizing the New York Quilt Project, an archive of over 6,000 quilts and their histories.
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"Last Time I Looked, Discomfort Was Not a Major Offense": Chuck Close Addresses Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Close explained his behavior after several women accused him of sexual misconduct during visits to his studio.
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37 Museums in Southern California Will Be Free on January 28
Institutions including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Pasadena Museum of California Art, and the Craft & Folk Art Museum are participating in the free admission initiative.
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Renowned Artist Chuck Close Under Fire for Alleged Sexual Misconduct
Two women have come forward accusing Close of sexual misconduct, claiming he made vulgar comments to them after inviting them to his studio to pose for him.
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Richard Avedon Foundation Demands New Avedon Biography Be Pulled [UPDATED]
According to the photographer's foundation, the newly released biography Avedon: Something Personal, "is filled with countless inaccuracies."
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Five Outstanding Shows Closing in Los Angeles This Month
From local contemporary art to rare surveys on Latin American modernism, there is plenty of good art to see before the new year.
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Best of 2017: Our Top 10 Los Angeles Art Shows
This year Los Angeles showcased especially diverse and robust exhibitions, thanks in part to an enormous initiative around Latin American and Latino art.
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Baltimore’s Roving Art Org, The Contemporary, Suspends Operations Indefinitely
After failing to find a new executive director, the organization's board decided to go on hiatus.
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Best of 2017: Our Top 20 NYC Art Shows
It was a powder keg of a year in visual art, with strong, politically inflected, deeply personal, and wildly inventive exhibitions that touched on the classics, courted controversy, and yielded new favorites.
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Your Paintings Are Numbered
The midcentury paint-by-number craze revealed a belief that with enough curiosity, and the ability to follow basic directions, anyone can be an artist.
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The Art of Slowing Down with Laurie Anderson, Ekene Ijeoma, and Ryoichi Kurokawa
From a digital waterfall to an encased jazz trio, there were moments of quiet contemplation in the middle of a busy weekend of art, music, and festivities.