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New York City Museums Decked Out for the Holidays
From dinosaur-shaped trees to quirky menorahs, here are six of our favorite holiday decorations at New York City museums.
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Best of 2017: Our Top 20 Exhibitions Around the World
We traveled around the world this year to look for some of the best art exhibitions and found some gems in Germany, South Africa, Spain, UAE, UK, and beyond.
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An Artist Accidentally Discovers E. Coli Outbreak in Michigan Waters
In the course of pursuing one of her art projects, Bridget Quinn may have thwarted a potential public health crisis.
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Viennese Museum Board Blasts New Austrian Government for Coopting Its Motto
Austria's new coalition government, which includes the far-right Freedom Party, quotes the Secession's motto in its official program for governing during the next five years.
Art
Surreal Scenes of the American West Ingeniously Rendered in Wood
Alison Elizabeth Taylor's intricate marquetry yields uncanny scenes and complex visual effects.
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Photographs of Men Who Believe They Are Christ's Second Coming
For The Last Testament, Jonas Bendiksen photographed seven men from around the world who each believe they are the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
Art
Dalí and Duchamp’s Lasting Friendship, and the Art It Might’ve Inspired
For the first time, an exhibition explores these artists' friendship and the visual parallels within their distinct work.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: Chuck Close was accused of sexual misconduct, Steve McQueen began a video memorial to the Grenfell Tower fire victims, and Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries announced plans to exhibit JRR Tolkien's illustrated Christmas letters.
Books
The Desolate Spanish Province Where Hollywood Westerns Were Filmed
Mark Parascandola's photos tell the strange, melancholy story of the erection, disintegration, and repurposing of the 1960s film sets.
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The Unfortunate Timeliness of Joseph Beuys
An exhibition covering major bodies of work reveals his urgent resonance for our troubled times.
In Brief
Memphis Takes Down Two Confederate Monuments, Including Statue of KKK Leader
The city sold two parks to a nonprofit, allowing it to remove the statues of Jefferson Davis and Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Art
Toppling the White Man on the Pedestal
Doreen Garner and Kenya (Robinson)'s two-person exhibition examines the bloody history of white male supremacy and evokes the notion of karmic retribution.