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Why Did This Ancient Chinese Handscroll Break Auction Records?
The 700-year-old scroll by renowned calligrapher Rao Jie fetched over $32 million after a heated bidding battle at Sotheby’s.
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Nan Goldin Sells Prints to Benefit Gaza Animal Hospital
The fundraiser supports the resource-strapped Sulala Animal Rescue, whose “compassion is endless for the animals — the innocent victims of man’s folly,” the artist told Hyperallergic.
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Russian Photographer Disinvited From World Press Photo Ceremony
Georgian journalists argued that Mikhail Tereshchenko, a staffer for a Russian state-backed media outlet, should not have received the award for his photos of the Tbilisi protests.
Art Review
Artists’ Monuments to the Great Migration
Histories need to be unearthed, recorded, studied, intersected, sung, paraded, and learned, and two Chicago shows do that for the Great Migration.
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Was Rembrandt Inspired by the Story of Queen Esther?
A show argues that the Jewish tale was interpreted as a symbol of liberation from Spanish rule in 17th-century Dutch society.
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Amy Sherald’s Parables of Black American Life
Sherald knits historic, cinematic, and literary references into many of her artworks, embedding their legacies into the distinct visual world she’s created.
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In Puerto Rico, a Museum Builds Community Outside Its Walls
El Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico seeks to serve teachers, children, incarcerated people, and local artists alike, expanding the definition of what a museum can do.
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Fresh Sets Examines the Fine Art of Nail Art
Writer Tembe Denton-Hurst argues that this wearable art form isn’t just an extension of our fingertips, but also an extension of ourselves.
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Shahzia Sikander’s Transgressive Femininity
In the artist's works, a woman is at once a social subject pushing back against marginalization and a disruptive energy, a flow that transcends barriers.
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Parsons Fine Arts MFA Students Help Us Navigate 2025
Artists like Hannah Bang, Andrew Samuel Harrison, Sumaiya Saiyed, and Yeabsera Tabb share ways to relate to major changes beyond our control.
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“God’s Architect” Antoni Gaudí Could Be Made a Saint
Pope Francis declared venerable the giant of Catalan Modernisme, who infused motifs from nature and Christianity into his Sagrada Família and other landmarks.
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Elon Musk Statue Defaced in Texas
The apparent vandalism coincided with nationwide protests against the Trump administration and DOGE’s federal job cuts.