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Botticelli’s Perfect Beauty
A new series explores intimate encounters with a single work of art. This week, we look at Sandro Botticelli's "Paradiso" (1480–1495).
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The End of the Art World as We Know It
An international art world that has called persistently for radical socioeconomic change is now faced with it.
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When a Square Is Not Just a Square
Like his best works, Sean Scully’s “Black Square” is oddly exhilarating, especially because it is initially grim.
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Ways of Traveling
“MARFA,” a wall piece by Greg Colson, is a street map in the purest sense, and highly impractical.
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Tyler Mitchell, a Rising Star of Photography, Steps Into His Own
With I Can Make You Feel Good, Mitchell goes beyond his commercial photography to revisit his roots, documenting Black youths enjoying simple pleasures.
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Learning to Draw From a Middle School Art Teacher’s YouTube Tutorials
After making YouTube art tutorials for five years, Jescia Hopper is now streaming live “Quarantine Editions” of her tutorials, making paintings with materials like instant coffee and ketchup.
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What Does It Mean to Exhibit “Black Excellence”?
Two shows in New York City take profoundly different approaches to the idea, but are worth comparing for how they represent being Black and talented or accomplished.
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How John Deere and Eero Saarinen Inspired Georgia O'Keeffe's Largest Painting
The Saarinen-designed John Deere headquarters prompted O’Keeffe to create the monumental Sky Above Clouds IV in her Ghost Ranch garage.
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Artist Patty Chang Puts Out an Open Call For Your Fears
Since the pandemic and lockdown, Chang has decided to recirculate a survey she’s been working on since 2019.
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An ASMR-style Fermentation Workshop for Your Viewing (and Snacking) Pleasure
This week, artist Tiffany Jaeyeon Shin will be hosting a tutorial on making water kimchi, a refreshing snack which helps boost the immune system. (Think lots of fun crunching sounds.)
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Find “Joy and Stress Relief” in Online Still Life Drawing Sessions
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Anna Breininger and Kristin Cammermeyer will be hosting “Be Still Life” drawing sessions via Zoom every Sunday.
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A Sudanese Printmaker Radiates Light From Darkness
Mohammad Omar Khalil, whose work often draws inspiration from his homeland, calls black “the richest medium, the richest color for me in all printmaking.”