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The Art of Touch
An exhibition explores touch, from the possessive love of a mother holding her child to the violent and coercive contact that sometimes takes place between strangers.
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Is Toronto’s Art Triennial Just for Those “In the Know”?
The triennial maps what it means to be an artist from here, from somewhere else but now living here, or from here but living somewhere else.
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You Can’t Finish This Brian Eno Doc in a Single Lifetime
An algorithm organizes a unique ordering of scenes for each screening, meaning there are millions of versions of the film.
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London Art Institute Workers Say They Were Fired for Supporting Palestine
Artist Rheim Alkadhi said she'll withdraw her solo show if the organization fails to respond to the allegations with "disclosure and accountability."
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Dereck Stafford Mangus, Beloved Baltimore Artist and Museum Guard, Dies at 46
The local art community is mourning the loss of Mangus, who was also a union leader and an award-winning art writer.
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A View From the Easel
“Having more light and space immediately allowed me to make larger work, which I didn't even know I had in me.”
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Required Reading
This week, Abercrombie’s comeback, Marvel Cinematic Universe’s downfall, Moby Dick emojis, “survivor” trinkets at the Titanic Museum’s gift shop, and more.
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Caligula’s Garden Unearthed in Rome
The 2,000-year-old ruins were discovered during a construction project ahead of the Vatican’s Jubilee Year.
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A Fiber-Forward Vision of Modern Art
An exhibition at the National Gallery of Art makes the case that textiles are an integral part of modernist art history.
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Photography Show Aims to Upend Xenophobic Border Narratives
In Picturing the Border, intimate works by 12 photographers urgently visualize the nuances and coexistent contradictions of US-Mexico border identities.
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Shanghai Museum Welcomes Cats for Egyptian Antiquities Show
A special event will also include a “Cat Temple” where participants will have the opportunity to take photos with their furry companions.
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Oh My Goya! New Research Hub for the Artist to Launch in NYC
The Hispanic Society’s forthcoming center will promote scholarship on the Spanish Romantic painter and printmaker.