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Stéphane Mandelbaum’s Drawings of Human Depravity
The artist-poet’s drawings tell the story of someone entangled with his own demons and his work to overcome them.
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Celebrate MLK Day at New York City’s Arts Institutions
A protest music workshop, a community mural, and film screenings and performances honor the Civil Rights leader on what would have been his 95th birthday.
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Epstein Files Reveal Underage Sex Allegation Against Arts Patron Les Wexner
In a since-settled lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell, Virginia Giuffre said she had sex with the billionaire up to 10 times while underage.
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Historic Philadelphia Art School Axes Degree Programs
Running on a $3 million deficit, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts will no longer offer undergraduate and graduate degrees after the 2024-2025 school year.
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Indiana University Cancels Palestinian Artist Samia Halaby’s Exhibition
Supporters are calling on the school to reinstate what would have been 87-year-old artist's first retrospective in the US.
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The Maverick Art of Richard Artschwager
Although the artist’s work had affinities with Pop Art, Minimalism, and Conceptual Art, it did not fit into these categories or any others.
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The Black Choreographers Dancing Toward Justice
“Dance is a healing modality,” choreographer Dr. Shamell Bell said. “And we need to heal ourselves in order to heal this world.”
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The Famous History of the Brooklyn Synagogue That Went Viral
While 770 Eastern Parkway garnered attention earlier this week for the discovery of illegal tunnels, the building’s significance stretches back decades.
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Warhol Foundation Doles Out $4M to 50 Art Orgs
Black- and Native-led arts nonprofits are at the forefront of the grantees in this cycle.
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Street Artists Launch Poster Campaign for Gaza
Unmute Gaza features downloadable prints based on the work of Gaza-based photojournalists.
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The Invisible Presence of Blackness in American Art
Don’t come to Unnamed Figures expecting to see pictures of Black people sitting comfortably alongside words like “empowerment” or “excellence.”
Art
Tracey Emin’s Portrait of Love After Death
What elevates Emin’s Lovers Grave above standard meditations on love and loss is the artist’s awareness of her own mortality.