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For $9.5M, Rothko's Former Home and Studio Could Be Yours
The artist created his series of paintings for the renowned Rothko Chapel in the Upper East Side property.
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How Is Art Selected for New York City’s Airports?
Developers are investing in art for multi-billion-dollar terminal enhancement projects, but the process around commissioning these works is mostly opaque.
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Indigenous Museum Closes Temporarily After Whitewashing Pro-Palestine Mural
Artist Jamie John said he feels “betrayed” by the Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum, which covered up a preliminary underpainting for his mural commission.
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Four New York Area Shows to See Right Now
Our favorite shows all have a historical bent, as they look to China a millennium ago, the Catskills in the 1950s, New York City in the ’70s, and more.
Art Review
Chinese Bronzes Blur the Line Between Original and Copy
An exhibition champions 12th-to-19th-century bronzes dismissed as copies, yet struggles with its own definitions of originality.
Opinion
We Can’t Afford to Lose the Institute of American Indian Arts
The threat of defunding this precious, influential university is heartbreaking to those of us who know the worth of the IAIA experience.
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Visitors Can't Keep Their Hands Off This Eggplant Artwork
The National Gallery Singapore is asking for the public’s cooperation in preserving Suzann Victor’s wall installation “Still Life.”
Opinion
A Hiroshima Survivor’s Message for Jerry Saltz
“I don't think there's any kind of justification for the dropping of the bomb,” said Howard Kakita in response to the art critic’s statement in defense of the American atomic bombing of Japan in 1945.
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The Artists Who Made a “Sculpto-Pictorama” of Manhattan
With a zest for New York City and its people, Ruckus Manhattan by Red Grooms and Mimi Gross chooses celebration over hopelessness.
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Casa Susanna Is a Glimpse Into a Midcentury Refuge for Trans Women
As exciting as it is to see snapshots of this community, it’s just a tiny taste of the vast and long-standing history of trans people around the globe.
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Smithsonian’s New Trump Impeachment Label Is Shorter and Safer
The institution installed an updated label to a display about presidential impeachments after backlash over the text’s removal.
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The Asian Modernists of Paris
Across more than 220 works by Asian artists, a landmark exhibition tells a different story of the city’s golden age.