Art
Capturing the Elusive Magic of California’s Golden Light
Artists have long been drawn to California’s sun-cloaked landscapes. But now, this idyllic light might be fading against the backdrop of social inequalities and rising air pollution.
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Researchers Plan to Lift 3,000-Year-Old Shipwreck From Sea Floor
The team embarking on the underwater mission next month says it is the oldest known hand-sewn shipwreck in the Mediterranean.
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Agnes Questionmark on Humans, Aliens, and Sea Creatures
The Brooklyn-based trans woman and interspecies artist creates installations that invite solidarity with all living beings.
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Myrlande Constant Composes the Tapestries of Life
For the Haitian artist, both art and life are a mixture of joy and pain, of rituals and healing, and a celebration of nuance and interconnectivity.
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Indigenous Artists Paint 300-Foot “Path to Reconciliation” in Canada
Geanna Dunbar and Brandy Jones’s pavement mural in the province of Saskatchewan is painted in the style of traditional beadwork.
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Kea Tawana: I Traveled into the Future in a Dream
The first museum show on the underrecognized artist features the John Michael Kohler Arts Center’s acquisition of contents from her apartment. On view in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
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“There Is a Certain Slant of Light” at Pratt Manhattan Gallery
Curated by Seph Rodney, this NYC exhibition examines the poetic use of light in art through the work of 14 Pratt Institute alums.
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10 Art Shows to See in the Bay Area This Summer
Insightful, generous, radical, and very “Bay way” shows, including Bernice Bing, Estefania Puerta, Remedios Varo, Frank Bowling, and more.
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The Fight to Preserve Denver's Chicano Murals
The city's murals are more than cultural aesthetics; they are living texts, a multimodal composition based on tlacuilolitztli, the Aztec concept of writing.
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Akiko Stehrenberger’s Explosive Movie Poster Art
Stehrenberger's ability to capture the essence of a film in a single image has made her one of the most sought-after poster designers in the industry.
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Can European Museums Lure Visitors Once Again?
The Rijksmuseum’s Vermeer exhibition made headlines, but across Europe, many institutions seem to be quietly inching back to their pre-pandemic peaks.
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Taking Up Space With Aki Hassan
“I propose the potential of expressing care by being nearby — in proximity to — one another,” says the Singaporean trans nonbinary artist.