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Kour Pour Reclaims the Geometry of Abstraction
With his latest series of shaped paintings, layered with meaning and symbolism, the artist insists that the so-called canon is informed by non-Western visual traditions that preceded it.
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A Moving Encounter With the Art of Bernard Williams
Along with his studio art, Williams has long worked with the Chicago Public Art Group and his collaborative handiwork can be found throughout the city.
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José María Velasco Lovingly Captured a Changing Mexico
He celebrated the physical entity of Mexico in its exactness, rather than appealing to ingrained nationalistic European sensibilities of history painting.
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Changing Tides Expose Centuries-Old Petroglyphs in Hawaii
A 115-foot-long stretch of carvings is now visible for the first time since it was spotted nine years ago.
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Harlem’s Studio Museum Announces Reopening Date
After a seven-year renovation beset by delays, the New York institution returns with significantly expanded spaces and iconic works from its collection.
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LGBTQ+ Art and Historical Ephemera Up for Auction at Swann Galleries
Fine art by Hugh Steers, Glenn Ligon, Robert Mapplethorpe, and more lead the auction on August 21.
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Haunted by the Gray
What do we lose when we can’t see the Black American people in Amy Sherald’s paintings with their real skin color?
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New York City Shows We Love Right Now
From Moomins to Warhol to posters protesting nuclear war and prayer as healing, we’re all about uplifting shows this week.
Art Review
The Visual Language of the Nuclear Age
Eighty years after the US bombed Hiroshima, a show tracks the cultural reception of both nuclear weapons and nuclear power.
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For EJ Hill, Art Is an Act of Faith
Without irony, Hill draws on his Catholic upbringing in his current solo exhibition to cultivate a secular spirituality and a space for hope.
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Activists Denounce Plans to Reinstall Confederate Statue in DC
The monument of Alfred Pike was the only outdoor statue of a Confederate official in the nation's capital when it was toppled by Black Lives Matter protesters in 2020.
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The Hyperallergic Art Crossword: Public Art Edition
Niki de Saint Phalle’s exuberant sculptures, street art in Puerto Rico, a certain infamous “bean,” a mural for Muddy Waters, and more in this month’s themed puzzle!