Art
Sculpture Does Not Need to Be Permanent to Be Great
Robert Grosvenor unmasks the anti-democratic, hierarchical forces that go into the making of an impeccable monumental sculpture.
Sculpture
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What Giacometti Learned From de Sade
Prompted by his friend André Breton, Alberto Giacometti first read de Sade in 1933, and his studio notes ruminated on seduction, idolatry, and fetishism.
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Minimalist Art that Speaks for the Birds
With their exhibition, Look, it’s daybreak, dear, time to sing, Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens investigate the complex, cross-species relationship between birds and humans.
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Agnes Denes's Future Imperfect
Spanning half a century, this retrospective reveals Denes's art to be so forward-looking that some of it remains ahead of its time even today.
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John Pai’s Complex, Abstract Drawings in Space
John Pai’s steel sculptures, nourished by a community of Korean artists in New York, reflect a sensibility outside the mainstream of American art.
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Marino Marini’s Scarred Monumentality
Marini’s membership in the Fascist Party is something that will cling to him, despite his self-exile to Switzerland and the anti-imperialist tone of his postwar work.
In Brief
Lincoln Center Scraps Richard Lippold’s Chandelier Sculpture in $550M Renovation Plans
Preservationists have voiced their concerns about eliminating Lippold's “Orpheus and Apollo,” one of the original pieces of public artworks at Lincoln Center, installed in 1962.
Art
Caravaggio and Bernini, Together at Last
We could call this exhibition a battle of the swaggerers.
News
Monument to Seneca Village Family Rushed and Historically Inaccurate, Experts Say
The monument to the Lyons family from the historic 19th-century village of mostly Black residents will be placed nearly 20 blocks uptown from its original location in Central Park.
News
In Times Square, Kehinde Wiley Unveils a Massive Monument to Black Identity
Wiley is contributing his own public monument to American history, which will later join 10 Confederate sculptures in Richmond, Virginia.
News
Vote on Central Park's Contested Suffragist Monument Is Postponed
The New York City Public Design Commission said that the statue, which features Sojourner Truth alongside Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, still failed to address its concerns.
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Introducing Isamu Noguchi's Playground Designs to the Next Generation
The Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens will host a free workshop on the magic of playground design by the Noguchi Museum.