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Nicole Eisenman’s Portraits of Angry White Men
We have seen these men before; they are oafish and hapless, yet dangerous. They are Philip Guston’s Klansmen, back from the dead to ruin us.
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An Artist Finds the Roots of Language in Natural Forms
Over the past 40 years Michele Oka Doner has been developing her own "personal hieroglyphics" shaped out of clay to illustrate how language comes from nature.
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A Creative Couple's Strange Synthesis of Science and Art
Covering subjects from to post-election anxiety to the microbiome of the gut, the work of Caitlin Foley and Misha Rabinovich marries science and art.
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The Dazzling Abstractions of a Neglected Taos Artist
An exclusive look inside the archive of the American Museum of Western Art, which contains remarkable artworks and writings by Emil Bisttram.
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The Rich Chicano Tradition of Black Velvet Paintings
An exhibition in Detroit's Mexicantown takes an in-depth look at the black velvet painting tradition in Chicano communities, from renderings of a Nahuatl legend to portraits of Elvis and Zapata.
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How Robots Can Help Painters
Barnaby Furnas's latest paintings, which deconstruct American myths and symbols, were made with unusual studio assistants.
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The Newly Expanded Wende Museum Offers a Nuanced Perspective on the Cold War
Amid continued misconceptions about the Cold War and Russia, the mission of the Wende Museum is vital.
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An Artist Borrows from Obscure Books for a Pop-Up Tattoo Shop
For her tattoo designs, Doreen Garner mined the Reanimation Library, a collection of obscure books, finding hand signals and "the occasional escalator going up into a vagina."
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Artists Who Unlocked the Modernist Grid
A gallery show that turns the form of the grid inside out, shedding more light on this iconic 20th-century favorite.
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Meet the Monster Artist Who Created the Hellboy Universe
On Friday, the Society of Illustrators hosts a talk with Mike Mignola, whose signature style includes careful compositions, large swaths of dark ink, and shadowy humanoid monsters.
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Learn How to Build a Lowrider
Artists at the Petersen Automotive Museum will teach various techniques, from hydraulics and engraving, to painting and pin-striping.
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How Tarsila do Amaral Reinvented Brazilian Identity with Modern Art
Tarsila unearthed her roots to understand them better, and showed them off to the world. No Brazilian artist before her had probed the country's past in such a personal way.