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“Roni Horn Recent Work” Plays With Language That Reflects This Cultural Moment

Over the last four decades, Horn's artistic practice has sought to create new possibilities and also create alternative ways of seeing the world.

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Six People Have Been Arrested in Connection to Vandalized Richard Serra...

'East West/West East," located in the Qatari desert, has frequently been targeted by vandals upset about cultural sanctions.

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Yayoi Kusama’s New York Botanical Garden Exhibition is All About Springtime...

The polka-dot heavy, effervescent outdoor exhibition is perfect for art-starved, post-pandemic New Yorkers.

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Artist Danny Cole on Dreams of A Utopia of Creatures and Vandalism

When asked if the spaceship is metaphorical or another art piece, he laughed then urged persistently: “It is a spaceship.” 

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The National Museum of Ireland Has Decided to Return Its Benin Bronzes

By making this decision, the institution mirrors the intents of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, Aberdeen University and the Church of England.

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2021’s Met Costume Institute Exhibition Will Focus on American Fashion’s History

The two part exhibition includes "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" and "In America: An Anthology of Fashion."

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Two Flemish Tapestries of Moses That Were Looted by the Nazis Will Be Returned

The tapestries have been on display in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art since at least the 1970s.

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Russian Artist Yulia Tsvetkova is Facing Pornography Charges for Her Vagina...

Tsvetkova, a vocal advocate for LGBTQ rights and for breaking taboos surrounding vaginas, was on house arrest for four months.

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Dawoud Bey Retrospective at The Whitney Museum Honors Groundbreaking...

“Dawoud’s portraits manage to convey—in a way that is truly quite rare—the present, vital humanity of his subjects,” said Sherman.

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Today’s Google Doodle Celebrates Printing Press Innovator Johannes Gutenberg

In democratizing the printing of the written word, Gutenberg made literature accessible to the eager masses.

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The New Dia Chelsea is Bolder, Streamlined and Ready to Elevate Talented Artists

"This type of single-story industrial space was very much what artists wanted," Jessica Morgan, Director of the Dia Art Foundation, said.

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A Drone Sculpture by Sam Durant Will Soon Hover Over New York’s High Line

'Untitled (drone)', a proposed sculpture that depicts a gigantic, abstracted drone over the High Line made by the artist Sam Durant.

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‘Fresh Earth’ at Aicon Gallery Wrestles With Colonialism’s Environmental Impacts

“Fresh Earth” carefully considers colonization’s far-reaching effect on the environment at-large until April 17th at Aicon Gallery.

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The Inaugural 21c Artadia Award Will Offer $10,000 to Emerging Artists

Further awards will be granted to artists in Kansas City, MO, Durham, NC and Nashville, TN.

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39% of Full-Time Museum Staffers Lost Income During the Pandemic, Report Finds

An additional 20% of surveyed workers and students said it was unlikely they'd be working in the arts sector in 3 years.

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New Report On Art and Technology Finds Collectors Crave Personal Communication

78% of respondents to an ART+TECH survey had bought art without seeing it in person, but they still mostly craved a personal touch.

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A Fire at the University of Cape Town’s Library Has Likely Destroyed Many...

The fire, which began over the weekend on South Africa's Table Mountain, eventually engulfed the Jagger Library.

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Artist Christina Quarles Questions What It’s Like to Live In a Body

What is it like to live in a body? This is a question at the center of Quarles’ art practice.

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The Everson Museum in Syracuse is Offering Free Admission if You’re Vaccinated

It's a novel strategy that larger institutions should also consider adopting.

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Today’s Google Doodle Honors the Iconic, Velvet-Voiced Crooner Luther Vandross

"Never Too Much," the singer's best-known track, is the rare and elusive example of a perfect song.

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