Book Review
This Novel Is the Art World’s Black Mirror
We all know the protagonists of Vincenzo Latronico’s Perfection. You’ve seen them at the gallery openings, on Instagram. In fact, there’s a good chance you are them.
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Sandra Poulson’s Haunted House
Sculptures based on household objects make history palpable, layering colonial legacies, trade networks, and Angolan national memory.
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The Life-or-Death Art of Hamad Butt
A survey centers the threat of disease and the complex, often contradictory emotions stirred up by the risk of contagion.
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When Chinese Astrology Becomes Portraiture
When John Clang read my ziwei doushu chart, he helped me discover a new way of depicting myself — without a camera, pencil, or paintbrush.
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With Cafecito Cups and Direct Action, Miami Artists Rise Against “Alligator Alcatraz”
As the notorious detention center faces legal setbacks, an exhibition in Little Havana underscores the need to keep resisting.
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Ancient Sculptures Recovered From Sunken City Off Alexandria
Statues including an intact sphinx and a Ptolemaic figure were hoisted out of the water on the Egyptian coast.
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Kenny Nguyen: The Divine Eye
Torn strips of silk reflect Caodaist temple architecture in this massive installation, inviting Halsey Institute visitors to engage with the history of Vietnam.
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Erasure of Rainbow Memorial for Pulse Shooting Victims Raises Alarm in Florida
State Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith called the state’s reported paving over of the street crossing a “disgusting betrayal.”
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Trump Targets LGBTQ+ History, Migrants, and More in Chilling Smithsonian Hit List
The White House's 26-point bulleted memo includes Amy Sherald's painting of a transgender woman and an animation of Anthony Fauci.
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The Mesmerizing Wonder of Wabanaki Weaving
Jeremy Frey’s first museum show presents the artist’s virtuosic craft as must-see contemporary work.
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Required Reading
This week: Sudanese diasporic photography, art-world novels, inside Gaza’s only Catholic church, scientists ditch X, “Christian girl fall” threatens to return, and more.
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Months After LA Fires, Altadena's Black History Endures
An exhibition at the California African American Museum is both an exercise in reverence and a declaration of resilience for the neighborhood’s artistic community.