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Guy Stanley Philoche Has Spent Over $70,000 in His Quest to Get Artists to...

Since the pandemic first hit, Philoche has been buying as much art by local artists as he can in order to provide support and confidence.

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Devendra Banhart’s First Solo Exhibition in Los Angeles Opens

This highly self-reflective and personal healing work takes shape as abstracted forms and shapes that are completely at peace in their absurdism.

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Christie’s Will Become the First Auction House to Offer Non-Fungible Token Art

On February 25th, the auction house will offer a work by Beeple that features 5,000 images accumulated over 13 years.

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With a $50,000 Grant, Black Quantum Futurism Will Continue to Disrupt Space...

Rasheedah Phillips and Camae Ayewa have formed a multidisciplinary collective dedicated to collapsing notions of time and consciousness.

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Today’s Google Doodle Honors “Black, Lesbian, Mother, Warrior, Poet” Audre Lorde

Lorde's poetic mastery and powerful modes of self-identification have grown to become extremely influential.

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Leslie-Lohman Museum Celebrates Laura Aguilar in Retrospective Exhibition

"Aguilar has allowed women to stand up to the viewer, not as an object, but as an individual to be seen and heard."

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Banksy’s Hula-Hooping Girl Has Been Removed and Sold to an English Gallerist

The artwork first appeared on the side of a beauty salon last October in Nottingham, England.

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Cy Twombly’s Louvre Ceiling Has Been Altered Without Permission, Foundation...

According to the Cy Twombly Foundation, they were not aware that the gallery where the ceiling is located was undergoing renovations.

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For the Entrepreneurial Performance Artist Danielle Baskin, the Internet is a...

“It’s taking something very whimsical, surreal, and silly extremely seriously,” she told Observer. 

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The 5 Best New York Exhibitions That are Worth Making Appointments For

Kapp Kapp, Anonymous, Bridget Donahue, Dia Beacon and Richard Gray are all hosting shows capable of puncturing the pandemic-fog membrane.

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Today’s Google Doodle Honors Zitkála-Šá, a Passionate Indigenous Artist and...

Zitkála-Šá wrote the music and text for the first Indigenous American opera, and worked to pass the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924.

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Painter Salman Toor Depicts Contemporary Queer Life

Toor’s paintings are deeply personal and depict isolation in very intimate ways.

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Philip Guston’s Daughter is Defending His Controversial Klan Paintings in New...

Musa Mayer believes that the retrospective's organizers "were simply afraid" to challenge an audience with the paintings.

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Zoë Buckman Embroiders Fabrics Using Threads of Trauma and Joy

“I hope that [this exhibition] will encourage people to embrace all the aspects of themselves."

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A Breonna Taylor Exhibition Will Open at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville...

The exhibition, entitled 'Promise, Witness, Remembrance,' will address Taylor's killing in Louisville and the aftermath of the event.

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Amsterdam’s Mayor Wants to Return a Nazi-Looted Kandinsky to Its Rightful Owners

"Returning this artwork will mean a lot to the victims and is important for acknowledging the injustice perpetrated," Femke Halsema stated.

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The American Alliance for Museums is Appealing to Congress for Widespread...

Laura Lott, the president of the AAM, said in a statement that it's clear that Congress hasn't always understood the value of museums.

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Conversations with Sam Pollard and Lyle Ashton Harris on HBO’s ‘Black Art’

Sam Pollard’s newest documentary, "Black Art: In the Absence of Light" highlights the late David Driskell’s legacy as an artist and curator.

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Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation is Auctioning Off a Unique Bottle of Cognac

The bottle is adorned with 24 karat gold leaf and carries Jay-Z's unique signature.

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MASS MoCA is Going to Open a New James Turrell ‘Skyspace’ in May

Turrell created his first Skyspace in 1974, and now, over 80 Skyspaces exist in public and private collections around the world.

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