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The Brilliant Blooms of EJ Hill’s Painted Flowers
“I was sad and tired, so I decided to buy myself flowers,” Hill shares.
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Artists in Denver Invite You to Their Yards, Living Rooms, and Skating Rinks
From an art incubator wedged between a train station and stairwell to a roving space where you can skate and look at art, spaces in Colorado's capital are engaging new audiences through unusual means.
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The Art World's Tainted Love for "Discovering" Artists: The Case of Etel Adnan
There isn’t enough discussion about the institutional structures that led to the exclusion of underrepresented artists from art history in the first place.
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Mis/Communication Highlights Artists Examining the Intersection of Language and Power
The artists in this Stony Brook University exhibition defy many of the linguistic and cultural hierarchies that museums often perpetuate.
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Bits and Pieces of Our Mortality
The images in Vik Muniz's exhibition Scraps tempts that implicit human tendency to fill in the blanks, complete that which is partial, fragmentary.
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A "Boobs-Eye View" and Other Perspectives on the Body
In Danica Lundy's paintings it seems that I can see two places at once, inside and outside my body.
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Painting that Exhilarates the Eye and Mind
It can be tempting to compare these historical Indian paintings with familiar examples from the Euro-American canon but that would do a disservice to these artworks, which are revelatory on their own.
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Required Reading
This week, the artist representing Ukraine at the Venice Biennale speaks, Israel's Holocaust museum is embroiled in controversy allegedly trying to protect an oligarch, Ray Johnson in Chicago, the problem with queer influencer activists, and more.
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In the Work of Ai Weiwei, Biography Supersedes Art
Perhaps Ai is untouchable. If that is the case, where were we left when judging his new art?
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Jenny Dubnau Captures a Momentary Encounter
With her portraits, Jenny Dubnau seems to be drawn to that psychologically charged instant of the momentary encounter.
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Hana Yilma Godine’s Paintings Depict Ethiopian Traditions with Modern Style and Flair
Her work transports viewers into a timeless space where beauty, community, and the natural world are valued above all.
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What the ‘Karen’ Meme Shows About Declining US Exceptionalism
While there's room for debate about who is and is not a Karen, one critical component is the stench of entitlement and a pressing need to appeal to authority.