The Carnegie International Wants You to Feel ‘Museum Joy’ Again, With Mr. Rogers, Vietnamese Coffee, and Its Own Past

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The Carnegie International Wants You to Feel ‘Museum Joy’ Again, With Mr. Rogers, Vietnamese Coffee, and Its Own Past

The latest edition of the country's oldest recurring survey of contemporary art opened this weekend at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Art.

By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 18, 2018

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A New Exhibition Showcases the Most Legendary Couples in Modern Art History. Too Bad It Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story

A curatorial tour de force now in London is undermined by the way it plays down uncomfortable truths raised by the #MeToo movement.

By Lorena Muñoz-Alonso, Oct 15, 2018

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How Delacroix’s Revolutionary Art Was Forged in the Fires of Counterrevolutionary France

The French Romantic lived through dramatic times, and helped shape their mythology.

By Ben Davis, Oct 2, 2018

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After a $200 Million Upgrade, Glenstone May Fulfill the Fantasy of the Perfect Private Museum. It’s Also a Little Unsettling.

Glenstone is perhaps the most meticulous, detail-oriented museum you will ever visit.

By Julia Halperin, Sep 25, 2018

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Biennials Have Been Accused of Being Too Unwieldy—So the Busan Biennial Hired an Editor Instead of a Curator

Jörg Heiser's debut biennial is (perhaps unsurprisingly) tightly edited and well argued.

By Hili Perlson, Sep 19, 2018

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The Bienal de Sao Paulo Makes a Bold Attempt to Change the Way We Look at Art. Can It Work?

At a time of crisis in Brazil, curator Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro has eschewed spectacle for a much more contemplative, quiet biennial.

By Ben Davis, Sep 17, 2018

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In Guatemala, the Bienal de Arte Paiz Offers an Object Lesson in Community-Based Art Done Right

The event both centers Central American production and decenters art from its traditional spaces.

By John Pluecker, Sep 7, 2018

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Can Kansas City’s Open Spaces Biennial Help Bridge the Divide in One of America’s Most Segregated Cities?

Dan Cameron's new Midwestern biennial aims to mix international artists and local talent in Kansas City.

By Max Lakin, Aug 31, 2018

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I Saw Burning Man Art in a Museum While Not on Drugs, and Here’s What Happened

A visit to "No Spectators" in DC prompts some thoughts on the value of popular art.

By Ben Davis, Aug 31, 2018

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What Is the Real-World Value of a Left-Wing Art Show?

Our critic visits SITE Santa Fe and wonders whether biennials are ever able to truly live up to their grand ambitions.

By Ben Davis, Aug 30, 2018

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More Than Just a ’90s Firebrand: Three New Exhibitions Offer a More Complex Look at Revolutionary Artist David Wojnarowicz

Exhibitions at the Whitney, NYU's Mamdouha Bobst Gallery, and P.P.O.W offer a comprehensive look at an artist whose influence we are only now beginning to truly grasp.

By Eleanor Heartney, Jul 20, 2018

How Senga Nengudi’s ‘Performance Objects’ Stretched Sculpture Into New Forms—and How She’s Still Pressing the Limits Today

At Art + Practice in L.A., “Head Back and High" shows a very unique kind of social sculpture that emerged from a unique time of experiment in black art.

By Colony Little, Jul 3, 2018

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