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The Ghost of Roy Cohn
Subpoena powers can’t cure a diseased body politic.
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The Politics of the Gallery Display
Gaylen Gerber's Supports, on view at the Arts Club of Chicago, continues to raise questions about what happens to an object when we place it in a gallery.
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Caravaggio’s Mark of Madness
Caravaggio may have eluded a death sentence by fleeing to Malta and Sicily, but in the end there was nowhere to run.
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A Portrait of Black Mental Health in Hues of Black and Blue
Influenced by Picasso’s Blue Period, Malik Roberts explores the repercussions of generational poverty, racism, and violence in Black communities using monochromatic hues.
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What It Means to Dream Avant-Garde
To Dream Avant-Garde acknowledges the artistic innovators of today — those who push the cultural status quo in their work.
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A Fantastic Recreation of a Renaissance Cabinet of Curiosities
The Houston Museum of Natural Science brings back Ferrante Imperato's cabinets of curiosities in its decade-long exhibit.
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Some Dark and Satirical Takes on Misogyny
In Strange Girls, the mixed-media artist pokes fun at twisted gender dynamics through visual puns.
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An Artist's Ofrenda Celebrates the Day of the Dead at Green-Wood Cemetery
Last weekend, visitors to the Green-Wood Cemetery celebrated the dead with an altar for Dia de Muertos.
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A Collective Gives Female Curators a Room of Their Own
The founders of Assembly Room are invested in representing the female curatorial vision — and this vision may include artists from anywhere on the gender spectrum.
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Remembering the Curious Worlds of Sculptor David Beck
Artist Oriane Stender reflects on the wild imagination and underrated career of the San Francisco-based sculptor, who died in October.
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Textile Artists Weave 21st-Century Stories
A new exhibit showcases contemporary takes on the millennia-old art of textile-making, from El Anatsui's shimmering bottle-cap tapestries to Nevet Yitzhak's renditions of Afghan war rugs.
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The Photographer as Archivist
It is heartening to see the FotoFocus Biennial continue to gain ground as it endeavors to present a wider range of visions.