The mementos and keepsakes that populate many of this show’s artworks were once ordinary objects but now appear totemic.
Nene Humphrey
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A Performance Where Victorian Mourning Braiding Meets Neuroscience
Artist Nene Humphrey’s ‘Circling the Center’ is a striking visual metaphor for grief.
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The Art Spirits: The National Academy’s 185th Annual
The National Academy Museum’s Annual Exhibition, often seen as the Whitney Biennial’s dowdy cousin, still privileges the rich traditions that bigger museums, galleries, and curators often overlook when they focus on younger, sexier media like video, installation, and social sculpture. This year, due to the economic downturn, the 185th NAM Annual includes less art than usual, but has continued to choose outstanding artists deeply engaged in traditional studio practice.
