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New York City’s Art Show Gets Up-Close and Personal
Hyperrealism and small-scale painting dominate at the Art Dealers Association of America’s annual fair.
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Six Artists Open Up About Voting in the US Election
Immigrants’ rights, reproductive freedoms, and funding for the Israeli military are among this year’s top issues.
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New York’s Frick Collection Will Finally Reopen in Spring
The museum, which houses 1,800 European artworks including three Vermeer paintings, is set to welcome visitors again after a four-year renovation.
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Hew Locke Probes the British Museum’s History
The volume of problematic artifacts Locke uncovered in the British Museum’s archives illustrates the fundamental importance of objective historical research.
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The Relentless Optimism of Beatriz da Costa
Throughout her career, she collaborated with scientists, doctors, and animals, blurring the boundaries between art projects and scientific experiments.
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How Did We Get to a World of Hyper-Surveillance?
At the Wende Museum, contemporary art is cleverly interspersed among archival surveillance artifacts.
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Required Reading
This week, self-clicking computers, Saif Azzuz’s hymn to Indigenous plants, RIP Bed-Stuy Aquarium fishies, ugly Renaissance babies, Diwali-ween, and more.
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A View From the Easel
“Music is a crucial part of my routine, guiding me into an unconscious, fluid state where ideas emerge freely.”
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Pacific Northwest College of Art Presents Trans*Geographies
Join us for a free symposium on how race, class, and geography impact trans lives. Hosted by PNCA in Portland, Oregon, from November 7 to 9.
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“Gay Halloween” Meme Enters the Queer Canon
From Chappell Roan references to hyper-specific camp and pop-culture moments, the phenomenon is a reprieve from the world of bunny ears and angel halos.
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Art’s Greatest Gift of Death
Memento moris remind us that death is inevitable, nothing afterward is assured, and what we do in that crack of light between oblivions is our responsibility.
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New Yorkers, Cast Your Vote Early at One of These Museums
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and other cultural institutions are open for early voting.