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Filling Out the Story: On the Art of Norman Lewis
Norman Lewis (1909-1979), in the last two decades of his life, fused black struggle with abstract painting.
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A Digital Story Leads You Through Italy's WWII Resistance
To mark the 70th anniversary of Italy's 1945 liberation from fascism, the Milan-based duo We Are Müesli developed an interactive story based on the country's 20 months of partisan resistance.
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A Los Angeles Mega-Gallery Opens with Museum Ambitions
LOS ANGELES — Hauser Wirth & Schimmel, the local outpost of mega-gallery Hauser & Wirth, will open its massive hybrid art space to the public on Sunday.
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Scientists Identify the Fungi Clouding Leonardo's Self-Portrait
A red chalk sketch from around 1512 CE, long believed to be a self-portrait by Leonardo da Vinci, has a glowering, bearded man's face emerging from a swarm of brown spots. Kept safely in the vaults of the Biblioteca Reale in Turin, the portrait's power, despite the imperfections, has even gained rum
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Beautiful Surprises and Surprising Depth at Cooper Hewitt’s Design Triennial
If beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder, the curators of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum faced a daunting task when they chose beauty for the latest design triennial's theme.
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A Blue Gallery Tour of Chelsea
There is a special opportunity right now in Chelsea to explore the color blue.
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The Transgender Women Activists of Color in Andrea Bowers’s Iconic Photos
CeCe McDonald is one of the activists featured in Whose Feminism Is It Anyway?, a solo show of work by Los Angeles–based artist Andrea Bowers, now on view at Andrew Kreps Gallery.
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Report Advises Museums on How to Be More Inclusive and Maximize Happiness
The Center for the Future of Museums recently released the 2016 edition of TrendsWatch, its annual report highlighting global trends museums should consider as they move forward to better respond to society's behaviors and needs.
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The Majesty of a Restored and Reunited Early Renaissance Triptych
Until March 20, visitors to the New-York Historical Society can absorb a unique example of Gaddi’s work: a small but exquisite panel from c. 1330–34 depicting the Maestà.
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A Ghanaian Web Series Explores Sex, Sassiness, and What It Means to Go Home Again
An African City presents West African feminine fierceness.
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An Exhibition to Mark the Canonization of Saint Bowie
There has been a David Bowie-shaped void in the souls of many since January 10.
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Photographing Biodiversity, One Cubic Foot at a Time
WASHINGTON, DC — Much of science is observation, being attuned to what others overlook.