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How R.B. Kitaj Kept It All Together
In Kitaj’s work, the whole is an extravagant layering of several images into one.
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Gravity-Defying Sculptures Shatter Traditional Notions of Pottery
Inspired by the Dutch tradition of Delft blue pottery that imitated Chinese porcelain, Patrick Bergsma incorporates handcrafted bonsai trees into his exploding works.
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A Jewish Family’s Story of Loss and Restitution
An exhibition at LA’s Skirball Cultural Center chronicles three women’s decades-long struggle to reclaim a family painting seized by the Nazis.
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Shining a Light on First California Artists
California Stars illuminates contributions to contemporary art that have been long ignored and excluded from the standard Euro-American canon.
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Nerding Out at New York’s Print Fair
A nod to Diego Rivera, Maya Lin’s new generative art, and Flemish engravings shine at the International Fine Print Dealers Association show.
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Frans Hals, a Dutch Golden Age Rebel
He contributed to his own obscurity by portraying his sitters and characters with humor and smiles, rather than aloof nobility.
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The Glimmering World of Dorothy Liebes’s Weavings
A new book and show at Cooper Hewitt introduces the artist’s vivid, textural world to a new generation.
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Crowning the Queens of Hip-Hop Culture
Women artists’ contributions shine in The Culture, an exhibition about hip hop at the Saint Louis Art Museum.
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Required Reading
This week, Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish’s enduring legacy, the “doyenne of Black horror,” the ultimate Jeff Koons Halloween costume, and why do cats meow?
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Remedios Varo in a Sphere of Her Own
Varo's paintings beckon us to plunge into their vaporous worlds while challenging us to decode intricate scenarios.
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The Pleasures and Perils of the Amazon Rainforest
What the artworks in Amazonia offer is a means to communicate complex or abstract subjects with uncommon immediacy.
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Mind-Boggling Nail Art to Kick Off Spooky Season
These are not your goth grandmother’s Halloween nails.