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The Pristine and Sensuous World of John McCracken
While most Minimalists sought to eliminate expressive potential, McCracken’s sculptures do quite the opposite.
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After Pro-Palestine Rally at Art Basel, Miami Beach Restricts Protests
Mayor Steven Meiner cut off speakers who expressed concerns about Gaza during a hearing for the ordinance, which activists say severely stifles civic action.
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Hot Flux Fosters Afro-Asian Solidarity
An exhibition hints at synchronicities between the contemporary concerns of a small island nation and a vast and diverse continent.
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First Impressions From the 2024 Whitney Biennial
The exhibition that often acts as a barometer of trends and ideas percolating in global art communities has both hits and misses.
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Questions Remain After ICA Miami Removes Portrait of Edward Said
Charles Gaines’s artwork depicting the Palestinian-American scholar was quietly taken down and re-installed, rousing concerns.
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When Shakespeare Lured Soldiers to Battle
Beloved by kings and generals, Shakespeare’s lines have always found their way into powerful hands — and been employed to violent ends.
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How Giuseppe Arcimboldo Made the Familiar Bizarre
The artist’s perplexing paintings should be viewed not as mere visual puzzles, but instantiations of an occult philosophy.
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The Agony and Ecstasy of Tanya Marcuse’s Labyrinths
The artist stitches together exposures to create disorienting, ecstatic murals inspired by an overgrown Garden of Eden.
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The Artists Making Work in Wartime Ukraine
Amid the evil of it, the war has ushered in a wave of visual creation in Kyiv, all the more powerful because of its urgency and vital intensity.
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A Displaced Artist Finds Freedom in Flight
Petrit Halilaj works from memories of his time in a refugee camp during the Kosovo War, when the sight of birds and thought of migration gave him hope.
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After Fires Tore Through Their Studios, Artists Find Resilience
LA artist Malado Francine is just beginning to make sense of the loss after a blaze consumed decades of work — and she is far from the only one.
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Picasso Museum Is Showing Françoise Gilot’s Work, Finally
The prolific painter who died last June at the age of 101 forged a path of success despite Picasso's attempts to destroy her career.