Art
The Jewish Museum’s Sanitized History of an Opium Dynasty
With The Sassoons, the Manhattan museum missed an opportunity to look more critically at the family’s opium trade, and to delve into the lives of its women.
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Starchitect David Adjaye Accused of Sexual Misconduct
Adjaye is no longer working on the UK Holocaust Memorial after three former female employees came forward with allegations, which the architect denies.
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Seattle Art Fair Returns This Summer
A showcase for the Pacific Northwest arts community and a destination for contemporary art, the fair takes place at Lumen Field Event Center from July 27 to 30.
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Experience Fabulous Free Art Events at Manhattan West
Seasonal programming includes a dance series presented in partnership with the Guggenheim’s Works & Process, live music from around the globe, and opera.
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The Sweet Pain of Saint Francis
What of Saint Francis, that selfless feeder of the birds and the animals? Does he not deserve to be remembered benignly?
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Alexis Rockman Depicts the Ominous Beauty of Glaciers and Shipwrecks
Rockman renders crashing ships invisible behind clouds of snow.
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Raven Halfmoon's Monuments to Mothers
Sculpting voluptuous figures with richly dynamic surfaces creates a shared humanity between Halfmoon, the artwork, and the viewer.
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D’Angelo Lovell Williams’s Nuanced Vision of Black Queer Love
The Brooklyn-based nonbinary artist discusses their recent foray into weaving and how photographs can challenge the seemingly static images in our minds.
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A Peek Into London’s Newly Reopened National Portrait Gallery
After a three-year, $52M renovation, the museum hopes a more diverse artwork offering will draw visitors, but many challenges lie ahead.
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MFA Programs in LA See Enrollment Dip as Costs Rise
The programs, often considered a foundation for a career in the arts in the US, are still popular, but many are questioning whether they can be sustainable.
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Artists Denounce Supreme Court’s Ruling on Affirmative Action
Cultural workers and institutions are sharing their reactions to the decision, which makes it unlawful for colleges to consider race as a factor in admissions.
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Henry Taylor Unravels the Fabric of White Supremacy
The artist’s show at the Fabric Museum and Workshop in Philadelphia features works that investigate the racist history of tartan plaid.