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Oh No, the Hudson Yards “Vessel” Is Reopening
Thomas Heatherwick’s highly criticized honeycomb-shaped structure will debut new safety measures following a series of deaths by suicide.
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The Bennett Prize’s Call for Entries Is Now Open
Women figurative realist painters can propel their careers by entering to win $50,000 and a traveling solo exhibition of their work. Applications are open through October 4.
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Faith Ringgold, Larger-Than-Life Artist and Storyteller, Dies at 93
She leaves behind a massive corpus of visually stunning works tackling race, gender, and social justice in the United States.
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Before Lockets, There Were Hidden Renaissance Portraits
Hidden Faces: Covered Portraits of the Renaissance explores the paintings concealed behind mirrors, in folded diptychs, and on the backs of other works.
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A Mid-Century Painter Showed a World Out of Kilter
In the Luigi Zuccheri’s pastoral scenes, a menagerie of oversized creatures, plants, fruits, and vegetables dwarf the humans with whom they share the canvas.
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Look to the Past and Fear for the Future
Artist Cao Fei asks us to consider how long the benefits of new technologies may last, and what will remain after they’re gone.
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Sibylle Ruppert’s Dark Fantasy
In Ruppert’s work, vices surround, engulf, and even penetrate her human protagonists.
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Portraits of Love and Loss From Around the World
Queer love, single motherhood, and the devastation of the Russia-Ukraine War are just a few of the subjects explored by this year’s LensCulture Portrait Award winners.
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Preserving Indigo and Woven Grass Practices in Northern Ghana
Despite a lack of investment in the region’s cultural practices, artisans are looking for ways to make local craft economically sustainable for their communities.
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Late British Artist’s Whimsical Home Granted Protective Status
Discovered after his passing in 2019, Ron Gittins’s apartment is chock-full of inventive murals and artworks inspired by Ancient Rome and Egypt.
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Stop Calling the Whitney Biennial “Safe”
Art-world people love lobbing this low-hanging critical fruit at the exhibition. This year especially, the moniker is ill-fitting and glib.
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Required Reading
This week, Eid in Gaza, Arizona’s draconian anti-abortion law, a TikTok critic’s honest review of the eclipse, trolling Eric Adams, postmodern Bob Ross, and more.