Calling Holley an “artist” only tells a bit part of a life whose epic origins begin in a muddy Alabama ditch.
Lonnie Holley
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Stream Afrofuturist Gems, Including John Akomfrah’s The Last Angel of History
Here are some important titles you should seek out in the Criterion Channel’s Afrofuturism series.
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Elaine de Kooning’s Old House Is Art’s New Home
In East Hampton, the modern artist’s former residence is emerging as an unexpected cultural hub.
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Outsider Art Comes to the Metropolitan Museum
The entry of works from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation into the Met’s collection has prompted the museum to rethink the way it presents 20th-century art history.
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Found Object Sculptures that Spell Out an Urgent Environmental Message
At MASS MoCA, sculptures by Lonnie Holley and Dawn DeDeaux reflect the environmental and political state of the earth today.
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Meandering Through MASS MoCA’s Vast Expansion
On May 28, Building 6, a three-story structure that was renovated by architecture firm Bruner/Cott, opened on the museum’s industrial campus and doubled its gallery footprint.
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From the Deep South, an Overlooked Chapter in Art History
ATLANTA — Is Bill Arnett enjoying the last laugh?