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Otters Are Art History’s Unsung Muses
From ancient times to the present day, join us as we pay tribute to these otter-ly charismatic creatures in various visual media.
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Poeticizing and Politicizing Black and Asian American Abstraction
Columbia University exhibition thwarts the de-politicization of postwar abstract art with a series of provocative questions.
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In Santa Fe, Artists and Retirees Join Hands to Combat Loneliness
Eliza Naranjo Morse and Jamison Chas Banks envisioned Giving Growth as a response to the forced isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Feminist Revival of Embroidery
Once denounced as "women’s work" with no artistic merit, embroidery is experiencing a revival, with a feminist punch.
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Dreaming With Homer on an Idyllic French Island
Inspired by the journey made by the epic hero Homer’s Odyssey, a show at Villa Carmignac combines myth with contemporary issues.
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Required Reading
This week, a Keith Haring drawing from his bedroom, reflecting on Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, you're not descended from Vikings, the death of cursive, and more
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Eroticism Beyond the Flesh
Eros Rising at New York’s Institute for Studies on Latin American Art demonstrates that eroticism might be closer to the cosmic than to the terrestrial in its infinite manifestations.
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Jordan Casteel Won't Rest on Her Laurels
I was curious to see Casteel's first exhibition since her New Museum show. I was not disappointed.
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Tackling the Myth of the American West
Stephanie Syjuco’s exhibition Double Vision points to the role that museums play in perpetuating narratives about the people, places, and events of the American West.
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What Do Native Artists Think of Michael Heizer’s New Land Art Work?
Characterizations of the artist's newest work, and that of other White land artists of his generation, sometimes ignore questions of place and locality that are central to Indigenous thinking.
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Highland Park Artist Helps Her Community Transform Grief Into Action
Jacqueline von Edelberg is "gently curating" an interactive memorial to the victims of the Highland Park mass shooting in Illinois.
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Aubrey Levinthal Chronicles the Estrangement in Everyday Encounters
Finding her subject matter in ordinary, everyday encounters, Levinthal hints at a subject’s interiority and to the way strangers are separated from each other.