Art
Diversity and Fraternity in 19th-Century French Prints
The Société des Aquafortistes encouraged not only the printmaking arts, but also a sense of camaraderie among its artists.
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Life Time: Bernadette Mayer's Memory
Poet Bernadette Mayer explores the intimate connections between photographic still lifes, color, emotions, and time.
Art
Artist-Built Environments to Rescue and Preserve
How much does the long-term care of such projects cost, and who should pay for it?
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Amedeo Modigliani’s Identity Politics
A half-Italian, half-French Sephardic Jew, Modigliani was a cultural mixed bag from the get-go.
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A Stirring History of Cocktail Design
An exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art gathers design objects used in the creation and consumption of cocktails over more than a century.
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Keith Haring and Ancient Egypt Connect at Frieze Masters
A joint booth by Salon 94 and Antiquarium Ltd. juxtaposes Ancient Egyptian art with contemporary works, foremost among them Haring's hieroglyphic sculptures and prints.
Interview
Julie Mehretu Talks Music, Manifest Destiny, and Her Massive Mural for SFMOMA
Reflecting on “HOWL, eon (I, II),” her new commission for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Julie Mehretu talks about working at a huge scale, how live music affects her process, and how the 2016 election impacted her work.
In Brief
Firm Behind "Fearless Girl" Reaches $5M Settlement for Allegedly Underpaying Women and Minorities
According to a 2012 audit by the Department of Labor, State Street underpaid more than 300 women in senior positions and 15 black vice presidents.
Announcement
Faces Places, a New Film by Unlikely Duo Agnès Varda and JR
The legendary filmmaker and street artist travel through rural France and meditate on the value of art and the imagination.
Art
Treading on Euphemisms for Women
At Galerie Lelong, one of China's most celebrated contemporary artists covers the floor with a three-inch-thick carpet literally woven out of dozens of words for "woman."
Art
At Frieze London, Feminism Sells, Paul Chan Slumps, and Nothing Ever Changes
At the London mega-fair, a special exhibition champions (and de-politicizes) feminist art, Hans-Ulrich Obrist is everywhere, and political art is conspicuously absent.
News
A New Instant Camera Prints Actual GIFs
The DIY camera Instagif NextStep snaps three-second GIFs and pops them out in an instant.