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Amy Sherald’s Show Sets Visitor Record at Baltimore Museum of Art
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (674+ words) The museum became a venue for "American Sublime" after Sherald withdrew her exhibition from the Smithsonian, citing censorship concerns. The traveling exhibition Amy Sherald: American Sublime has set a new attendance record at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) since…...
A Surprisingly Enjoyable Show About Critical Theory
11+ hour, 20+ min ago (313+ words) An exhibition about the influence of French critical theory on American art finds inspiration in diasporic thinkers like Frantz Fanon and Aim" C"saire. Yet even if viewers disregard this facet, the show is a pleasure to digest. While that…...
Remembering Ted Berger, Christopher White, and Hudson Talbott
11+ hour, 50+ min ago (534+ words) This week, we honor a devoted patron of the arts, the director of the Ashmolean, and a beloved children's book illustrator. In Memoriam'is published every Wednesday afternoon and honors those we recently lost in the art world. Ted Berger (19402026)Head…...
Waiting for Spring in the Bay Area
21+ hour, 25+ min ago (366+ words) MoMA PS1 announces the artists for its Greater New York exhibition, Pride flag removed from Stonewall National Monument, Jennifer Sammet interviews Mary Lovelace O'Nealon for Beer With a Painter, and don't give up on the Bay Area's art scene. Theresa Hak…...
10 Art Shows to See in the Bay Area This Spring
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (372+ words) Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's vital scrolls, muralist Cece Carpio's first solo show, the Matisse painting that launched Fauvism, the future of Japanese ceramic art, and more. SOMArts, 943 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CaliforniaThrough March 29 Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CaliforniaThrough…...
Amanda Ross-Ho Finds Herself in Her Parents' Art
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (205+ words) The artist's current show is a moving reflection on the ways our identities are inexorably entangled with our relationships and surroundings. I was impressed by the way that Ross-Ho worked deftly with the eccentricities of the space to further enrich…...
Beer With a Painter: Mary Lovelace O'Neal
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1196+ words) At this marvelous hard-won age, the days of jumping and dancing with the paintings are over. But I don't feel limited," says the artist, educator, and Civil Rights luminary. Hyperallergic: You grew up in Mississippi and Arkansas, and traveled each…...
These Are the Artists in MoMA PS1’s Greater New York Show
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (853+ words) On its 50th anniversary year, the Queens-based museum tapped 53 local artists for the sixth edition of its cross-borough survey. MoMA PS1 has announced the artist lineup for the sixth edition of its Greater New York exhibition, which highlights emerging and mid-career contemporary…...
Bad Bunny Makes Meme History
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (276+ words) How the "Benito Bowl" took on a second life in the digital realm, Israel's artwashing at the Venice Biennale, an art history of liminalism, and shows to see in NYC. "Valentina Di Liscia, senior editor Matthew Bogdanos Awarded Marica Vilcek…...
Art Books That Serve Up Beauty and Depth
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (411+ words) Our favorite art books for February, the writings of Claude Cahun, and an imaginative history of Michelangelo and Titian. There's plenty more on our reading list, and make sure to check out the book reviews linked below. "Natalie Haddad, Reviews…...