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There’s Something Toxic About Megan Bickel’s Landscapes
Knowledge, visual perception, and the disruption of both by new technologies are at the heart of artist’s multimedia paintings.
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Five Art Shows to See in New York Before July Ends
From a Christmas-themed show to a window exhibition at Chinatown’s oldest running shop, this hot month is full of surprises.
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The Chicanx and Latinx Artists Who Made the Border a Connection Point
Suturing the Border shows how an international group of artists built relationships along this nebulous zone dividing Mexico and the United States.
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How Memes Unravel the Image of Trump as Martyr
While cultural critics slobber over the former president’s media savviness, meme-makers are here to burst their disingenuous bubble.
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Seeing Is Creating in Mark Milroy’s Art
Milroy begins his paintings with direct observation but ends up someplace that I cannot name.
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The Geometry in Motion of Nancy Holt
A survey at Gropius Bau frames Holt as an artist committed to the human body’s actions and dimensions, and its perceptual and cognitive boundaries.
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Dog Lovers Rejoice! NYC Art Gallery Shows 60+ Pup Portraits
Dog Days of Summer, a group exhibition devoted to our darling companions, explores humor, adoration, fidelity, and companionship.
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The Serious Joy of Joyce J. Scott’s Beaded Art
The decorative allure of Scott’s textile and beaded creations seduces viewers into her sharp critiques of racism, misogyny, and other social ills.
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Required Reading
Do White guys who say "inshallah" think they just fell out of a coconut tree? And much more.
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Käthe Kollwitz’s Profoundly Human Art
As images of violence have become more ubiquitous, it’s a devastating testament to Kollwitz's artistry that her works are still so moving.
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Why Are We Celebrating Dutch Imperialism in 2024?
An exhibition relishes in the opulence of the objects produced by Dutch globalism while disingenuously acknowledging its destruction on unpictured shores.
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Seven Women Offer Alternative Ways of Relating to the Earth
These artists from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Peru, Sudan, and Palestine use soil as a different kind of building medium in their works.