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Drunk Santas, Yoko Ono, and Other Joys of DOC NYC
From the disruptive nonsense of Santacon to Kwame Brathwaite’s “Black is Beautiful” movement, here’s what to see or stream.
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How Detroit Became a Hub for Black Art
A decade before the mainstream Black Arts Movement, Detroit underwent a transformation of its own, driven by Black artists who recognized a need for opportunities and community.
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Can We Meme the British Museum Into Doing the Right Thing?
The once and always profiteer of colonial looting is once again getting flak in the wake of the Louvre heists.
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Pyaari Azaadi’s Epic Mission to Mend the World
Our relationship as artist and critic deepened in a profoundly unexpected way as we faced darkness together.
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Writing My Own Artistic Origin Story
I didn’t speak until I was almost seven. But just because I was not speaking, did not mean I was not listening.
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Madison Ave Gets New Luxury Store: Sotheby’s
The auction house’s new headquarters in the iconic Brutalist building includes private showrooms, jewelry sales, and of course, Maurizio Cattelan’s solid gold toilet.
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A Look Inside the Studio Museum’s New Home
After a seven-year closure, the beloved Harlem institution is opening its new building to the public on November 15.
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The Best Memes From the New York City Mayoral Election
Hot mayor representation, Shakira law, and unemployed Andrew Cuomo — all you could want, and more.
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The Museum Donors Accused of Sucking California Dry
Pistachio Wars argues that billionaires Lynda and Stewart Resnick are harming California’s environment as they artwash their damage.
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A Trip Through Xin Wang’s Hallucinatory World
Her vision is simultaneously utopian and anarchic, erotic and dissipating, blooming with life and haunted.
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Who Won Gay Halloween This Year?
What’s more gay or queer than pushing that which is marginalized into the spotlight?
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Inside the Newly Reopened Princeton Art Museum
After five years, the institution invited the public for a 24-hour marathon celebration to inaugurate its new boxy, 146,000-square-foot home.