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The Feminine Abandon of Danielle Mckinney
The painter enshrines private moments of ease within small, intimate canvases.
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The Bukhara Biennial Will Break Your Heart
The work in Uzbekistan’s first major biennial shimmers with the promise of culture as a connective tissue, while the autocratic government that funded it lurks in the shadows.
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Howard Hodgkin Was Best in the Dark Spaces
Five paintings in a print-focused show on the late artist, fiercely spot-lit against much surrounding darkness, look and feel like the real thing.
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A Textile Show Ruptures, Cascades, and Bleeds
Raisa Kabir, Katherine Earle, and Leila Seyedzadeh envelop viewers in conversations about climate change and shifts in cultural identity alike.
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Gilbert & George Forever Together
Looking at 25 years of art by the duo who have made themselves into their art, it feels as if they have made collectible editions of themselves.
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The Memory of a Nation Finds a Home in Lviv
Amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, The Stammering Circle situates artmaking in a context of violence, resistance, resilience, and fundamental humanity.
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Take a Trip Through Ursula K. Le Guin’s Conjured Worlds
The fantasy and science fiction writer found her way into her invented worlds by making maps and then mentally exploring them.
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Sarah K. Khan Crafts a History of Unruly Women
Her current exhibition, addressing histories of immigration and cultural encounter, emphasizes the legacies of African and Asian women.
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Carmen Argote’s Maximalist Homage to Garment Workers
The artist makes each article of clothing in her current exhibition from the same sewing pattern, but they all have their own personalities.
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Gideon Bok Goes Political
With Gaza on his mind, he pushes us to reconsider the relationship between the studio artist and activist.
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The Minister Who Created Care Through Clay
Joyce McDonald describes herself as a “testimonial artist,” who bears witness and represents the sacred as she and her community experience it.
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Nayland Blake’s Dark Joke Is On You
The artist has perfected a register that is laugh-out-loud funny or absurd, rigorously conceptual, and erotic, edged with simmering rage.