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Leonora Carrington’s Surrealist Cat Sculpture Could Fetch $7M
Who is this diva? Why, it's “La Grande Dame (The Cat Woman),” the star of Sotheby’s Modern Evening Sale in New York.
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Art
An Erotic Puppet Theater Makes Its Grand NYC Debut
“That Paradise Place” explores the romantic lives and sexual fantasies of artists with disabilities through song and puppetry.
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Crudely Gesturing Trump Effigy Appears in Philadelphia
The anonymous work, placed behind a sculpture of a female figure, features a “grabbing” hand in reference to Trump’s lewd comments about women.
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Carrie Mae Weems Kitchen Table Photos Star in Kamala Harris Ad
The iconic images from Weems’s 1990 series appear in a recent video advertisement airing in key battleground states.
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Six Artists Open Up About Voting in the US Election
Immigrants’ rights, reproductive freedoms, and funding for the Israeli military are among this year’s top issues.
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New York’s Frick Collection Will Finally Reopen in Spring
The museum, which houses 1,800 European artworks including three Vermeer paintings, is set to welcome visitors again after a four-year renovation.
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New Yorkers, Cast Your Vote Early at One of These Museums
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and other cultural institutions are open for early voting.
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Ancient Maya City Discovered in Southeastern Mexico
Archaeologists derived the findings from data collected in 2013 as part of a forest-monitoring survey.
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There’s a New Paranormal Museum in Town
The Rowtons’ Museum in Wales is part of a wider cultural movement to dive deeper into the histories of the supernatural and the spiritual.
Film
New Documentary Gives a Voice to Benin's Looted Treasures
Mati Diop's Dahomey centers on the repatriation of 26 stolen Beninese objects and how it could shape the African country’s future.
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LA Artists Push Back Against Call to “Beautify” RV Encampment Sites
Dozens signed an open letter criticizing the project for failing to involve unhoused people and for seeking to “cover up … sites of trauma and loss.”
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Whitney Museum Could Expand Into Historic Meat Market Next Door
A new development known as “Gansevoort Square” would include housing and around 45,000 square feet set aside for the Whitney and the High Line.