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Can the V&A’s New Museum Fulfill Its Democratic Promise?
In contrast with the institution’s behemoth architecture, its recently unveiled East London branches seem built on a human scale.
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Roses and Thorns of Greater New York
An artist on saying no to the US Biennale pavilion, Dumbo Open Studios turns 10, and the Rijksmuseum takes on Ovid's magnum opus.
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What We Loved (And Didn’t) in “Greater New York”
Plus, the works we’re on the fence about in the massive MoMA PS1 survey.
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A Poetic Tribute to Ona Judge Is Coming to Philadelphia
The new work at the ArtPhilly festival will honor Judge, who fled enslavement by the Washington family, and Rem'mie Fells, a Black transgender woman murdered in 2020.
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Barbara Chase-Riboud Speaks Out on Declining US Biennale Pavilion
The sculptor told the Financial Times that “this was not the moment” to represent the nation at the Venice Biennale.
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Highlights and Hidden Gems at Dumbo Open Studios
Works on paper were a highlight in the event’s 10th year — not to mention the impromptu conversations and artistic community.
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Joan Semmel & Rama Duwaji
MoMA PS1 opens its once-every-half-decade “Greater New York” survey. Plus, we interview the great Joan Semmel and NYC First Lady Rama Duwaji.
Art Review
A Blockbuster Take on Ovid’s “Metamorphosis”
The Rijksmuseum exhibition raises questions about gender, sexuality, and transformation that it is not prepared to answer.
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Dance Your Way to the Museum
The benefits of rave culture, Genesis P-Orridge's subversive mail art, Jean Shin’s memorial to the trees of a New York cemetery, and more.
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Jean Shin’s Living Memorial to the Trees of Green-Wood Cemetery
Inspired by Korean funerary practices, the artist's new works examine how ritual and reflection mark the cycles of time.
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Mexico to Divert Train Route After Cave Art Discovery
Archaeologists found 16 drawings and petroglyphs along the route of a forthcoming high-speed passenger train.
Art Review
Jule Korneffel Finds Meaning at the End of Light
Her paintings compress Roman mythology, Italian Renaissance paintings, color relationships, and that moment before disappearance.