Art
The Tactile Pull of Keith Smith's Book Art
An exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art features Smith's many and manifold book artworks.
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Books
The Histories of Ten Colors Through Multiple Lenses
Rather than merely tracing a visual history of determined hues, On Color considers them across multiple disciplines, including film and literature.
Art
The Radical Work of Women Artists in Latin America from 1960 to ‘85
Radical Women shares the work of 120 Latin American and Latina artists from 15 different countries during times of intense political and social unrest.
Art
Urs Fischer and Gagosian Bank on a Big Pop-Up Show on Fifth Avenue
The artist's massive aluminum sculpture "Things" commands a former bank space in Midtown Manhattan.
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LA Artists Take Us from the Colonial Past to the Interstellar Future
Winners of the City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowship highlight contested histories and utopian pasts in their group show.
Art
Five Artists Explore the Aesthetics of Mourning
An exhibition of video work forces different styles of grieving into one small space.
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Curators Test Ties Between Science, Art, and The Colonial Imagination
An ongoing investigation into the impact of 19th century botanical adventurers on culture shapes questions posed in an exhibition in a now defunct Veterinarian College.
Books
Ted Greenwald's Poems Chart Our Connections to the Earth
Greenwald combines a Wordsworthian sense of nature with cartoon-like characters.
Art
An Artist Who Turns Detritus into Talismans
Nicola Ginzel’s choice of found materials speaks to a society in which disposability is a commonplace, deeply ingrained mechanism.
Art
Surprises from Wayne Thiebaud, Master Draftsman
Thiebaud, just a few months shy of his 98th birthday, offers a glimpse into the thinking behind his five decades of work.
Art
The Art Object as Institutional Critique
The artists in Décor urge viewers to question the creator’s role in the management and presentation of art.
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Conjuring a Revolutionary Icon in Art
The works of Leandro Katz constitute an arduous investigation into the events surrounding Che Guevara’s capture and execution.