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The Painted Book Cover Is Back
The recent shift toward figuration on book covers may reflect a broader desire for physical presence — proof of the artist’s hand in the digital age.
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The Black American Artists Who Dazzled Post-War Paris
An exhibition in Chicago celebrates the painters, writers, and performers who sought freedom in the city of light and left an indelible mark on its history.
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A Contemporary Art Haven Just a PATH Ride Away
More than a third of Mana Contemporary’s artists opened their spaces to the public for its spring open studios event, the largest participation number in years.
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Martin Wong’s Brick Monument to Popeye
He repurposed bygone cartoon characters and gave them new life with a queer, magpie sensibility, which still pops two decades after his death.
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Seattle Art Museum Workers Move to Unionize
Over 100 employees are urging the museum to voluntarily recognize the union, citing unsustainable wages and subpar benefits.
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Who’s That Nude Figure on a Washing Machine Outside the New Museum?
Sarah Lucas’s new public sculpture “VENUS VICTORIA,” on view for the next two years, subverts the mostly male history of public monuments.
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Thousands Decry Right-Wing “Smear Campaign” Against Misan Harriman
“Truth itself is on the line,” the Southbank Centre board chair told Hyperallergic, rejecting accusations of antisemitism leveled by conservative outlets.
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12 Art Books to Kick Off Summer
A novel lampooning the art world, Megan O’Grady’s meditation on art and living, the man who defined color in the dictionary, Nan Goldin’s tender photo essay, and more.
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Gabrielle Goliath Sounds a Call to Action in Venice
With “Elegy,” the South African artist proposes that grief is a necessary tool for building solidarity.
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Still in Sound
Sound artists compose sonic and multisensory interpretations of abstract paintings for this new exhibition at the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, Colorado.