As I wandered this fair, I asked myself: Who is being served by the purportedly revisionist undertaking of singing the unsung?
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Three Lessons About Art on Paper
Paper is all about ease, comfort, and approachability, and it’s gratifying when artworks embody these values.
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Your Handy Guide to the NY Armory Week Art Fairs
Hop from the Seaport District to Madison Avenue without despairing with our run-down of next week’s art-fair extravaganza.
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Notes and Pictures From Frieze New York
I won’t bother you with talk about how obscenely decadent and out of touch the Frieze art fair is. And yet…
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A Spirit of Confident Feminism at Salon Zürcher
The small New York art fair celebrated its 26th edition with the works of 11 women artists.
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Satisfyingly Tactile Art at Frieze Los Angeles
It is as if, after two years of staring at works on screen, galleries knew that audiences were hungry for artwork so physical, you could devour them with your eyes.
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The Spring/Break Art Show Fills Up an LA Warehouse With Eccentric Visions
This year’s theme, Hearsay/Heresy, allowed curators and artists to play with dissent, nonconformity, and truth versus fact.
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2022 Armory Show Will Focus on Latinx and Latin American Art
Carla Acevedo-Yates, Mari Carmen Ramírez, and Tobias Ostrander will head the fair’s curated sections and programs next year.
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At Art Toronto, a Third of Galleries Are Showing Indigenous Artists
“There was no call out to galleries to submit any specific work, only to submit their best work,” said fair director Mia Nielsen.
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Your Concise Guide to Armory Week 2021
Your useful guide to the fairs and exhibitions of interest this week.
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The Pandemic’s Silver Lining for Artists
With art fairs grounded and galleries temporarily or permanently closed, more and more sales happened directly from artist to buyer.
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1-54 New York Returns with an Emphasis on Textiles
This year’s edition will highlight contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora through both an online platform and an in-person exhibition.