The Art

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Climate Activists Splash Paint on a Picasso in Montreal

Climate Activists Splash Paint on a Picasso in Montreal

"There are more than 200 wildfires in Canada at the moment," said a protester as...

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An LA Show Breathes New Life Into Fire-Damaged Art 

An LA Show Breathes New Life Into Fire-Damaged Art 

Burn Me! at The Box examines how fire has shaped art and life west of the San Bernardino...

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Alice Austen’s Pioneering Lesbian Gaze 

Alice Austen’s Pioneering Lesbian Gaze 

Her intimate photographs of women include humor and playfulness, and speak to her...

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Scientists Recreate Ancient Egypt’s Prized Blue Pigment

Scientists Recreate Ancient Egypt’s Prized Blue Pigment

The researchers shared their surprising findings in a new study that highlights...

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For Glenn Ligon, Language Is Material

For Glenn Ligon, Language Is Material

An exhibition of Ligon’s well-known works at the Brant Foundation shows how language...

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11 Juneteenth Events Around New York City 

11 Juneteenth Events Around New York City 

Workshops inspired by contemporary artists, performances, comedy, food, screenings,...

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30 NYC Monuments of Black Americans You Should Know

30 NYC Monuments of Black Americans You Should Know

From Harriet Tubman to Duke Ellington, the city boasts a wealth of public art honoring...

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Juneteenth Is the Story of a Freedom Withheld

Juneteenth Is the Story of a Freedom Withheld

In the art world, as in America at large, spectacle is welcomed more readily than...

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The Queer History of Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain

The Queer History of Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain

Artist Emma Stebbins may have modeled her 1873 bronze angel for the popular landmark...

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The Des Moines Art Center Presents Firelei Báez

The Des Moines Art Center Presents Firelei Báez

The artist’s first North American survey explores the legacy of colonial histories...

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National Portrait Gallery Director Quits After Trump “Firing” 

National Portrait Gallery Director Quits After Trump “Firing” 

“This was not an easy decision, but I believe it is the right one,” Kim Sajet said.

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LA Museums Have Failed Undocumented Immigrants

LA Museums Have Failed Undocumented Immigrants

In a county of over one million undoc+ individuals, why is "undocumented" a bad...

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If the US-Mexico Border Could Talk

If the US-Mexico Border Could Talk

Echoes from the Borderlands, which transcribes a sound installation tracing the...

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Preserving the Age-Old Art of Malaysian Shadow Puppetry 

Preserving the Age-Old Art of Malaysian Shadow Puppetry 

In the north of the country, Wayang kulit Kelantan is being revitalized through...

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Ali Banisadr Paints a World in Calamity

Ali Banisadr Paints a World in Calamity

Banisadr makes images that are relentless in their toiling motion — he paints as...

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MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary Shutters Amid LA Protests 

MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary Shutters Amid LA Protests 

The museum has become the backdrop of ongoing protests against ICE raids in the...