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A David Wojnarowicz Documentary Honors the Gritty, Glorious Chaos of His Life
In Wojnarowicz's work, as in his life, testing the limits of artistic categories and systemic and institutional power was central to his impassioned vision.
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What Is Bruce Nauman for?
It is neither easy nor especially relaxing to spend time with Nauman.
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Eric Fischl’s Privileged Bubble
Fischl finds a visual bond between the seclusion of the affluent white world and the pandemic’s enforced isolation.
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Eight Digital Exhibition Spaces for the Second-wave Lockdown
Eight on- and offline exhibition spaces for the second-wave lockdown.
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Google Arts & Culture as an Agent of Ethnic Cleansing
After Azerbaijan declared victory following six weeks of brutal conflict, the state has gained control of the Armenian-governed area of Artsakh, increasing fear of erasure of the millennia-old Armenian monuments in the area.
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Tender, Yet Monumental Figures Crafted From the Tides
In Soles of My People, Khari Turner channels elements of Midwestern waterways into figures awash with global histories of triumph and struggle.
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“Bad Beuys”: Artists “Steal” a Joseph Beuys as a Statement About Repatriation
How better to illustrate the inadequacy of current restitution efforts than to offer up as tribute an object by one of Germany’s most famous artists, who thought art could bring about transformative social change?
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The Little-known, Refreshingly Vulnerable Works of Clyfford Still’s Final Years
The Late Works: Clyfford Still in Maryland offers a historical pivot by focusing on the last 20 years of the artist's life, revealing his most productive period and foregrounding work that is rarely discussed.
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The Met Museum Misses the Mark in Recounting Its Own Complicated History
Making the Met, the anniversary exhibition chronicling the museum’s first 150 years, botched several opportunities to truly reckon with its role in defining who is and isn’t included in dominant narratives of art history.
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Strategies for Embracing the Fabulously Mundane
A self-avowed pleasure activist, writer and professor Sami Schalk is building a project that revels in taking simple yet transformative steps towards feeling good, while rejecting ableist frameworks.
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A Statue of Leonard Peltier, Leader of 1970s American Indian Movement, Is Overlooking Alcatraz
Artist Rigo 23 was inspired to make the statue after seeing a self-portrait painted by Peltier in prison.
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A Sprawling Online Art and Craft Fair Where All Sales Go to the Artists
At the Art & Craft Fair, visitors can peruse and purchase a wide array of handcrafted jewelry, ceramics, fiber arts, tableware, paintings, and more.