I cannot think of another American artist who went as far as Guston did without a safety net.
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Danish Artist Runs Away With Museum’s Cash and Calls It Art
Artist Jens Haaning claimed that the stunt was in reaction to the low fees offered to him by the museum.
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The Rich History of Women in Design, From 1900 to Now
Here We Are! is an expansive exhibition exploring the role of women in furniture design, fashion design, industrial design, and interior design.
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The Many Feminisms of Contemporary Art
After years in the making, New Time opens at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
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The Problematic Allure of Titian’s Poesie Paintings
Titian’s paintings are masterpieces, with all the complications of the term.
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With a Denver Location, Meow Wolf Expands Its Immersive Schtick
The company’s mastery of the art market’s smoke and mirrors is its most impressive illusion.
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A San Francisco Muralist Painting “Latino Culture In All Its Beauty”
Josué Rojas came from El Salvador as a toddler, and his family settled in the Mission.
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When Disney Declared War on Deutschland
Walt Disney built his media empire animating fairy tales; he did not start making films set in a Nazi-occupied Europe by choice.
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The 18th-century English Craze for One-Eyed Portraits
Most eye miniatures were exchanged between lovers, though they were also given to close friends and family members.
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A Collector of Antiques Asks: “Can Something Be Racist and Also Be Beautiful?”
In the Blactiquing Space, curator and collector Kevin Jones presents deeply fraught objects with emotion, connection, and care.
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“Truly Heartbreaking”: Osage Nation Decries Sale of Cave Containing Indigenous Art
Scholars have called it “the most important rock art site in North America” on account of 290 prehistoric glyphs adorning its walls.
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The Best Thing About This Year’s Met Gala Are the Memes
The Met Gala moved forward last night with the laughably dystopian theme of “American Independence.”