Ghanaian Curator Nana Oforiatta Ayim on Why the Future of the Museum Must Exist Beyond the Art World’s Boundaries

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Ghanaian Curator Nana Oforiatta Ayim on Why the Future of the Museum Must Exist Beyond the Art World’s Boundaries

Her vision for the second Ghana Pavilion in Venice is finally coming to fruition after a funding delay.

By Christine Ajudua, Jul 26, 2022

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Art School Is Too Airless, Inaccessible, and Out of Touch. Here’s How the Artist Mark Leckey Is Trying to Change That

The course focuses on creative technical skills rather than theory or critique.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 26, 2022

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Joanna Piotrowska’s Photographs Make Our Quotidian World Appear Uncanny and Unsettling—and the Art World Can’t Get Enough

The Polish artist's work is featured in this year's Venice Biennale.

By Devorah Lauter, Jul 25, 2022

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Meet Alberto Gerosa, Who Forges Credentials and Evades Security to Stage Outlaw Performances in the Art World’s Most Rarified Spaces

We caught up with the artist ahead of a planned series of performances in New York.

By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 19, 2022

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Claes Oldenburg, the Leading Pop-Art Sculptor Who Turned Hamburgers and Erasers Into Whimsical Totems of the 20th Century, Has Died at 93

Oldenburg's monumental and playful outdoor sculptures can be seen all over the world.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 18, 2022

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‘It’s Society’s Problem, and That’s Why It’s Interesting’: Artist Miriam Cahn on Painting Controversial Subjects in an Age of Correctness

With an eye on political and social conflicts, Cahn touches on hot issues, evoking their ambiguousness and complexity.

By Devorah Lauter, Jul 17, 2022

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Matt King, Artist and Visionary Cofounder of Immersive Art Giant Meow Wolf, Has Died at 37

No further details of his death have been made public, though Meow Wolf described it as “sudden.”

By Dorian Batycka, Jul 12, 2022

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Painter Sam Gilliam Spent His Entire Career in Washington, D.C. Here’s How the City Sustained Him When the Art World Wasn’t Watching

Here's what the late painter, who died last month at the age of 88, meant to the city.

By Kriston Capps, Jul 7, 2022

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A Second Shot for Anna Delvey? The Park Avenue Building She Claimed Would House Her Fake Foundation Is on the Market for $135 Million

The building is currently on lease to Swedish photography museum Fotografiska.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 6, 2022

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Actor Keanu Reeves and Artist Alexandra Grant Are Funding Art Projects as Advisors to the New Futureverse Foundation

'The Matrix' star and his longtime girlfriend are teaming up to support underrepresented artists by using blockchain technology.

By Dorian Batycka, Jul 6, 2022

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Night at the Museum: NATO World Leaders Perused the Galleries of Madrid’s Prado Museum During the Organization’s Annual Summit

The various nation heads visited the world-famous Spanish institution for an official dinner.

By Dorian Batycka, Jul 5, 2022

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Artist Margaret Keane, Whose Husband Tried to Take Credit for Her Paintings of Big-Eyed Characters, Has Died at 94

Keane was the subject of a 2014 biopic directed by Tim Burton.

By Vittoria Benzine, Jun 30, 2022

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As Artists Look for Alternatives to the ‘Limiting’ Aspects of Figuration, Art Historian David Getsy Surveys the Landscape of Queer Abstraction

“I've been interested in figuring out the histories of queer art that do not immediately announce themselves as queer," Getsy said.

By Osman Can Yerebakan, Jun 29, 2022

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Painter Sam Gilliam, Celebrated for His Boldly Colored Draped Canvases, Has Died at 88

The abstract painter died at his home in Washington, D.C.

By Helen Stoilas, Jun 27, 2022

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‘I Want to Show the Conflict I Experience Within My Brain’: Young Painter Sasha Gordon on Her Tender and Menacing Self-Portraits

Just one year after graduating, Gordon discusses the inspirations behind her first New York solo show, "Hands of Others."

By Katie White, Jun 24, 2022