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A Painting-Centric Fair Marks 10 Years of NADA in New York
Sci-fi, absurdism, and surrealism shine in this show, where the best works rely on pure imagination.
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Latin American Galleries Inject Vibrancy into Frieze New York
The strongest galleries convey a sense of locality, often of Indigenous communities, with a particular sensitivity to environmental issues.
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Giving Space to Black Women at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
The special attention to women artists highlights the importance of intersectional representation in the fight for inclusion.
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Required Reading
This week, new US census categories, a dispatch from an art-framing shop, university crackdowns on student protesters, silly TikTok recipes, and much more.
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The Animal Wonderland of Les Lalanne
Blending zoomorphic elements with a fanciful aesthetic, the artist duo’s functional animal sculptures evoked a sense of wonder and enchantment.
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Here’s What’s Worth Seeing at Frieze New York
The East Asian art of paper cutting, drawings inspired by Brazilian woodworking, and cunty ceramics are among the standouts of a mostly uninspiring affair.
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Who Is the Cartoon Child Seen on Palestinian Protest Signs?
Created in 1969 by late political cartoonist Naji al-Ali, the figure known as Handala has long symbolized Palestinian identity and resilience.
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Xiyadie’s Papercut Love Letters
Butterfly Dream speaks eloquently of the artist’s loves and losses, his public burdens and private desires.
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Isabel Quintanilla’s Dreamy Realism
The same small Duralex glass cup appears repeatedly in the artist’s sparse and intimate still lifes, evincing her uncanny ability to capture light.
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The Cuban Artists Who Turned Havana's May Day Parade Into a Protest
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Raychel Carrión used state-orchestrated political theater as a backdrop for their critiques of institutional power and mindless consent.
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The Echoes of Russian Atrocities in Two Venice Pavilions
The Venice Biennale’s Polish and Russian pavilions are both showing work by foreign countries, but their intentions and results couldn’t be more different.
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How Should Art History Judge Angelica Kauffman's Work?
Though technically proficient, the painter and Royal Academy cofounder owed a great deal of contemporary recognition to her active social networking.