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Jeffrey Gibson’s Guardian Animals Grace The Met’s Facade
The artist’s bronze sculptures for the museum’s exterior suggest the merging of the natural and the artistic, the real and the mythical.
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Severe Drought in Iraq Reveals 2000-Year-Old Tombs
Receding water levels have left ancient artifacts exposed as parts of the nation battle a humanitarian crisis.
Art Review
The Visual Artist Who Made Radiohead
An exhibition of Stanley Donwood’s work in collaboration with frontman Thom Yorke charts how the distinctive look and feel of the band’s album covers took shape.
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Haunting Shadow of Scrubbed Banksy Mural Goes Viral
The erasure of the mural outside London’s Court of Justice has become a metaphor for widespread government crackdowns on protesters around the world.
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A View From the Easel
“I cannot allow myself to dread going to the studio, because I am there all the time.”
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Street Vendor Beloved by LA Art World Abducted by ICE
Advocates are rallying support for Jorge Cruz, a green card holder who sells frutas, elotes, and more at venues like Frieze LA and the Hammer Museum.
Opinion
The Twisted Logic of Documenta’s “Artistic Freedom”
The consensus of the German art world is aligned with the status quo of the State of Israel: Anything goes, except Palestine.
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Arts Community Rallies Behind Brooklyn Artist Displaced by Blaze
Ayana Evans lost nearly everything she owned, including art materials, after a fire tore through her top-floor Brooklyn apartment.
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Major French Museums Close Amid Labor Strikes
Staff shortages forced the temporary closure of the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, and others ahead of protests over proposed spending cuts.
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Historic Singha Durbar Palace Destroyed as Nepal Protests Turn Deadly
Police used live ammunition, water cannons, and tear gas on demonstrators mobilizing against government corruption.
Art Review
The Painter Who Captured the Dark Side of Flowers
Rachel Ruysch's floral abundance is sharpened by an acute awareness of death, decay, and the violence of nature.
Art Review
Ken Gonzales-Day Centers History's Margins
A mid-career survey spans three decades of studying and responding to the absence of gay and Latinx people from historical records.