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Yes, Mr Doodle Did Cover Every Square Inch of His 12-Room Mansion With Doodles

The artistic makeover of the $1.54 million house in Kent took two years and hundreds of cans of paint to complete.

By Dorian Batycka, Oct 4, 2022

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Artist Derrick Adams Is Known for Depicting Black People at Leisure. Now, He Wants to Create a Residency Dedicated Solely to Rest

For the final installment of our social-practice series, we speak to Derrick Adams about his community work beyond the studio.

By Folasade Ologundudu, Oct 3, 2022

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Jameson Green Won’t Apologize for His Confrontational Paintings. Collectors Love Him for It

Prices for his paintings have quadrupled over the past two years as buyers search for art that will challenge them.

By Zachary Small, Oct 3, 2022

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Forrest Bess Was a Fisherman by Day and Painter of Wild Visions by Night. A New Show Explores His Legacy

An exhibition at the Camden Art Centre argues that the world wasn't ready for Bess during his life—but it is now.

By Wallace Ludel, Sep 29, 2022

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‘If We Are All That Lonely, It Can’t Be That Bad’: Wolfgang Tillmans on the Universal Thoughts Behind His Heart-Breakingly Visceral Photos

To mark his MoMA survey, we spoke to Tillmans about installation-making, the sneaky power of language in his art, and the allure of outer space.

By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 28, 2022

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For Artist Cassi Namoda, Whose Work Blends African Histories and Mythologies With Personal Memories, ‘Painting Is a Spiritual Act’

The Mozambique-born, US-based artist just wrapped a solo show at Goodman Gallery in Cape Town.

By Helen Jennings, Sep 26, 2022

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How Do You Judge the Value of Social Practice Art? Artist Helina Metaferia Developed Metrics to Determine if a Project Is Successful

In the third installment of our interview series, Helina Metaferia discusses teaching social practice art and finding healing in community.

By Folasade Ologundudu, Sep 26, 2022

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Louise Bourgeois’s Assistant Knew Her Better Than Most. He Tells Us What Made the Great Sculptor Tick

Jerry Gorovoy spoke to us as the first survey of Bourgeois’s late fabric creations, “The Woven Child”, is on view at the Gropius Bau in Berlin.

By Devorah Lauter, Sep 22, 2022

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Not Only Is the Singer Seal a Photographer, He Just Designed a Custom Leica for His New Gallery Show in L.A.

The camera comes with a Rag & Bone scarf and a strap featuring “Kiss from a Rose” lyrics on it.

By Artnet News, Sep 21, 2022

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‘It’s About Me as a Blind Person and Painter’: How Artist Manuel Solano Conjures Vivid Canvases From Memory

The works are filled with memories from the artist's childhood growing up in Mexico.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 21, 2022

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Elizabeth the Restorer: Why Britain’s Longest-Reigning Monarch Should Also Be Remembered as Its Greatest Preservationist

From tackling the destruction of World War II to reconstructing a scorched Windsor Castle, the late Queen devoted her reign to restoring Britain’s material culture.

By Maya Asha McDonald, Sep 19, 2022

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‘That Just Shattered Things for Me’: Rick Lowe on the Moment He Realized His Art Had to Escape the Studio to Have Real-World Impact

In the second of a four-part series on artists and social practice, Lowe shares his vision for community engaged art.

By Folasade Ologundudu, Sep 19, 2022

‘It’s All Art’: Legendary Gallerist Linda Goode Bryant on Why She Doesn’t Like the Term Social Practice, and How Feeding People Is a Creative Act

In the first in a four-part series on social practice art, we speak to Linda Goode Bryant ahead of MoMA's show on her pioneering gallery, JAM.

By Folasade Ologundudu, Sep 12, 2022

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Why a New York Street Artist Broke His 10-Month Instagram Hiatus to Commemorate Queen Elizabeth II on the City’s Subway System

“The world improved from the Queen being in it,” Adrian Wilson, aka Plannedalism, said.

By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 9, 2022

Yes, Mr Doodle Did Cover Every Square Inch of His 12-Room Mansion With Doodles

Artist Derrick Adams Is Known for Depicting Black People at Leisure. Now, He Wants to Create a Residency Dedicated Solely to Rest

Jameson Green Won’t Apologize for His Confrontational Paintings. Collectors Love Him for It

Forrest Bess Was a Fisherman by Day and Painter of Wild Visions by Night. A New Show Explores His Legacy

‘If We Are All That Lonely, It Can’t Be That Bad’: Wolfgang Tillmans on the Universal Thoughts Behind His Heart-Breakingly Visceral Photos

For Artist Cassi Namoda, Whose Work Blends African Histories and Mythologies With Personal Memories, ‘Painting Is a Spiritual Act’

How Do You Judge the Value of Social Practice Art? Artist Helina Metaferia Developed Metrics to Determine if a Project Is Successful

Louise Bourgeois’s Assistant Knew Her Better Than Most. He Tells Us What Made the Great Sculptor Tick

Not Only Is the Singer Seal a Photographer, He Just Designed a Custom Leica for His New Gallery Show in L.A.

‘It’s About Me as a Blind Person and Painter’: How Artist Manuel Solano Conjures Vivid Canvases From Memory

Elizabeth the Restorer: Why Britain’s Longest-Reigning Monarch Should Also Be Remembered as Its Greatest Preservationist

‘That Just Shattered Things for Me’: Rick Lowe on the Moment He Realized His Art Had to Escape the Studio to Have Real-World Impact

How Viral Meme-Maker @freeze_magazine, aka Artist Cem A, Won Over the Art World by Farce

‘It’s All Art’: Legendary Gallerist Linda Goode Bryant on Why She Doesn’t Like the Term Social Practice, and How Feeding People Is a Creative Act

Why a New York Street Artist Broke His 10-Month Instagram Hiatus to Commemorate Queen Elizabeth II on the City’s Subway System

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