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Critique of Inequality Is Aimed in All Directions at the 2019 Whitney Biennial

The artists of the 2019 Whitney Biennial overwhelmingly articulate a desire for a more just society—but often from a safe vantage point with little personally at stake.

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The Gloves Are Off in the Legal Battle Over Robert Indiana’s ‘Love’ and...

'I am going to rip them apart... I am done being a nice guy with them. They can all go to hell,' said Michael McKenzie of Robert Indiana's estate after the latter terminated his licensing agreements of...

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What Jeff Koons’ Record-Breaking ‘Rabbit’ Sale Signals for the...

Finally, the spectacle feeds itself.

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Why a Painting of SpongeBob SquarePants Just Sold for $6 Million

The contemporary artist KAWS is operating in what we might call a post-Koons landscape, and we have his sale of a SpongeBob portrait to show for it.

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Can You Capture a City in One Image? Artist JR Tries With a Tricky Target:...

'A city rich in contrasts' is how the French artist known best for his murals describes San Francisco. For his new project at SFMOMA, JR attempts to put the whole city in one frame.

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The American Civil War Museum’s CEO on the Myths That Persist About Our...

Watching these unfounded 'truths' play out in politics today, Christy Coleman argues, 'The greatest gift that we could give to our nation is a clearer and better understanding of how the Civil War was...

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Ai Weiwei Has Sued Volkswagen for Using His Refugee Life Jacket Installation...

"Why should refugees choose to associate with me if they believe that I would exploit their plight for commercial gain?" Weiwei wrote.

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With MOCA the Latest to Make Admission Free, Other Museums Question Following...

Should a museum be more like a library, where education is free? For MOCA director Klaus Biesenbach, the answer is yes.

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The Passive-Aggressive Fight Over Luis Barragán’s Archive Hits the Big Screen...

Visionary architect Luis Barragán's legacy is being eclipsed by a squabble over his archives. 'The Proposal' covers all the drama, but entirely from one side.

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Six Artists Scrutinized the Gaps and Hidden Gems of the Guggenheim’s...

The Guggenheim's latest show puts a group of unusual curators at the helm: the artists Cai Guo-Qiang, Paul Chan, Jenny Holzer, Julie Mehretu, Richard Prince and Carrie Mae Weems. Here's what they...

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Annie Lennox: ‘I’m a Magpie of Sorts.’ How She Amassed All the Items in Her...

It all started when she couldn't bear to get rid of a pair of her daughter's old shoes. Scottish rock star Annie Lennox explains where she found the items included in her exhibition 'Now I Let You Go'...

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A New, Richly Illustrated Tarot Deck Reframes the Mystic Art as a Form of...

Tarot isn't just for psychics anymore. If you ask Jerico Mandybur, it's a method of self care.

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Reconsidering Walt Whitman: A Time-Honored American Tradition

A new exhibition at the Morgan Library and Museum looks beyond the 'happy wanderer' persona of Walt Whitman.

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Elvia Wilk’s Dystopian ‘Oval’ Imagines an Art World That Sold Its Soul

In Wilk’s dystopian Berlin, the creative class has happily sold its integrity for a decent living. Artists are 'consultants' working for mega-corporations, while hold-outs from our current era are...

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Egyptian Artists Claim Government Interference in the Country’s Controversial...

Behind the scenes, the Egyptian government is handling the pavilion in a way that essentially sets it up to fail.

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Marlborough’s Rebrand and Expansion Puts an End to an Older Way of Selling Art

'The markets were much more localized than they are now.' A lot has changed since the first Marlborough art gallery opened in 1946. New president, Max Levai, told us why it was time to rebrand.

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Why the Sudden Spotlight on Australian Aboriginal Art?

Despite having a presence in the art market for decades, the field of Australian Aboriginal art appears to be at the beginning of a new trajectory. Experts in the field showing and selling the work...

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Tax Fraud and Flying Typewriters: How Art Basel Learned From Early Challenges

Fine art shipping and logistics expert Jonathan Schwartz on some of the issues Art Basel faced in early years, and how the fair circuit has changed.

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The Art-Making Trend Outshining Large-Scale Sculpture in New York City’s Best...

Forget sculptures that swallow the gallery whole, these painstaking works at James Cohan, Gagosian and Matthew Marks impress without relying on size.

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Art Basel’s Savviest Galleries Capitalize on Venice Success Stories

There's a reason Basel fairgoers will feel like they've been seeing these artists everywhere...

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