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A View From the Easel
“My studio is between the fruit seller and the kiosk. When I leave the doors open on hot days, people walking by drop in to share their thoughts on my paintings.”
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Woman Charged in Vandalism of Brooklyn Museum Director’s Home
Anne Pasternak was one of four museum leaders whose homes were graffitied with anti-Zionist messages following a heavily policed pro-Palestine protest at the institution.
Opportunities
Opportunities in August 2024
Residencies, grants, and open calls from Princeton University, the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
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Scientists Crack the Code of Rembrandt’s Golden Luster
New research into the pigments used in "The Night Watch" (1642) illuminates how the Dutch artist achieved his signature glistening details.
Art
How Dinh Q. Lê Unpacked Belonging Through Weaving
In his “Self Portrait #5,” headed to auction in August, the artist forcibly inserts himself and his culture into areas that didn’t intend to include him.
Art
The Fury and Failings of a Nicole Eisenman Survey
En masse, Eisenman's paintings feel weighty and overwrought, as if too many ideas had become tangled and sucked up all the air, like a one-way conversation.
Art
Tamuna Sirbiladze’s Visions of Wrenching Intimacy
In Not Cool but Compelling, the artist's works churn with the turmoil of life, like emotions sketched in real time.
Art
8 Shows to See in Upstate New York This August
Pauline Decarmo’s triumphant canvases, Mary Lucier’s sun-seeking video installation, Edward Merritt’s recycled botanics, Dani Klebe’s country cabin installation, and more.
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American Museum of Natural History Repatriates Remains of 124 Native People
The institution holds the bodies of 12,000 individuals from communities within and outside the United States, the majority of which lack identification.
Art
What Are Those Giant Painted Heads Floating in the Seine?
Some of the Louvre’s most famous works inspired a series of half-submerged installations for the Olympic games.
Opinion
The Olympics Drag Scene Got Christian Art History Right
Critics of the opening ceremony betrayed their ignorance of Christianity’s pagan roots — and the real reason behind their ire toward the show.
Art
How Hair Weaves Us Together
Styling Identities pushes the boundaries of museum display to incorporate local communities and global art through the theme of hair.