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How Norman Bluhm Reinvented Gestural Abstraction
Long an admirer of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, Bluhm sought to recreate their sensual forms, unearthly light, and infinite space in abstraction.
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The Luminous Magnetism of the Transformistas
Manuel Herreros de Lemos and Mateo Manaure Arilla’s sumptuous 1982 film about trans sex workers in Caracas is the centerpiece of a new exhibition.
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We Are the New Romantics
Just like Caspar David Friedrich and the Romanticists, we live in anxious times and hunger for a touch of the sublime.
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Gift to New York
“The Gates” was an artwork within an artwork, inscribing the populist impulse of Central Park into 7,500+ neon orange armatures with billowing fabric.
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Buffalo AKG Art Museum Workers Decry Layoffs of 13 Union Members
“At a time when workers’ rights are under attack nationwide, it is appalling to see AKG take a page from Elon Musk’s playbook,” said union organizer Casey Moore.
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Chinoiserie Through a Feminist Lens
Met Museum curator Iris Moon dismantles misconceptions of vanity and frivolity within the porcelain craft in the upcoming exhibition Monstrous Beauty.
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Cum Shots Across Art History
In Deborah Kass’s Art History Paintings, the politics of display are just the beginning.
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Eternal Offerings: Chinese Ritual Bronzes From the Minneapolis Institute of Art
One of the world’s greatest collections of ancient Chinese bronzes outside of China is on view for the first time in NYC at China Institute Gallery.
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Brooklyn Museum Extends Timeline for Widely Criticized Layoffs
Workers now have until March 16 to make their voices heard as the museum awaits news of possible increased funding from the city.
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Workers Rally Outside Brooklyn Museum as Layoffs Deadline Looms
With staff cuts set to go into effect in just three days, workers and unions hope there’s still a chance the museum might reverse course.
Art
When Our Containers Can't Hold Us
Kay Kasparhauser’s sculptural habitats, in which live isopods and springtails, hint at the necessity and limitations of care.
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Two Iconic Bushwick Galleries Celebrate 10 Years Together
Transmitter and Tiger Strikes Asteroid have shown hundreds of exhibitions by emerging artists in their shared space since 2014.