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After 12 Years in Charge of Berlin’s Top Art Museums, Power Director Udo Kittelmann Is Stepping Down

The director has raised the international profile of the city's most prestigious museums while continuing to organize big exhibitions.

By Kate Brown, Aug 21, 2019

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History’s First Female Filmmaker Has Been Rescued From Obscurity Thanks to an Enlightening New Jodie Foster-Narrated Documentary

Alice Guy-Blaché, the director of nearly 1,000 early films, created what may be the world's first narrative movie.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 20, 2019

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Here’s the Story Behind That Bizarre Painting of Bill Clinton in a Blue Dress Seen at Jeffrey Epstein’s Home

The painting has launched 1,000 conspiracy theories. But the artist says she had no idea Epstein owned it.

By Ben Davis, Aug 16, 2019

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Lee Hadwin Never Dreamed of Being an Artist. To His Surprise, He Becomes One in His Sleep

For nearly 40 years, Lee Hadwin has been making complex works of art while sleepwalking. He doesn't remember any of them.

By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 14, 2019

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Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Are Opening an Art and Music Center in Upstate New York to Build a ‘Global Creative Community’

The space will showcase the couple's art collection and teach emerging artists about the business side of the industry.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 13, 2019

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Thanks to an Old Photograph, an Explorer Believes He Can Solve the Mystery of Amelia Earhart’s Disappearance Once and for All

Explorer Robert Ballard, who found the wreck of the Titanic, may finally solve the mystery of Earhart's disappearance.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 13, 2019

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‘You Don’t Have to Go Where Everyone Else Is Going’: How the Cultivist’s Joey Lico Spends Her Art-Filled Summers

From Mexico and Sharjah to Chicago and Sonoma, Lico shared her discoveries from the international art scene.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 12, 2019

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The Greek Artist Takis, Who Used Magnets to Create Pioneering and Entrancing Kinetic Art, Has Died at 93

Marcel Duchamp and John Lennon were admirers of the inventive Greek artist.

By Javier Pes, Aug 9, 2019

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Comedian Julio Torres Has a Surreal New HBO Special About His Favorite Shapes. He Has Thoughts About Art, Too

We talk to Torres about what he learned from Marina Abramovic, Zaha Hadid, and Jed Perl, among others.

By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 9, 2019

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A Man Who Has Attended Burning Man for Decades Captured the Event From His Airplane—See His Stunning Photos Here

Will Roger captures the beauty of Black Rock City, the temporary desert settlement built each year for Burning Man.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 9, 2019

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How Artist Kara Walker and the New Yorker Teamed Up to Pull Off a Poignant Cover Honoring Toni Morrison in Less Than 24 Hours

The New Yorker's art editor, Françoise Mouly, tapped Kara Walker to create "Quiet As It's Kept," a cover in tribute to author Toni Morrison.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 8, 2019

‘We Need to Tell a Different Story’: Why Tamir Rice’s Mother Samaria Is Collaborating With Contemporary Artists to Honor Her Son’s Legacy

With the help of artist and activist Amanda D. King, Rice is at work creating the Tamir Rice Afrocentric Cultural Center in Cleveland.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 30, 2019

People

After 12 Years in Charge of Berlin’s Top Art Museums, Power Director Udo Kittelmann Is Stepping Down

People

History’s First Female Filmmaker Has Been Rescued From Obscurity Thanks to an Enlightening New Jodie Foster-Narrated Documentary

People

Here’s the Story Behind That Bizarre Painting of Bill Clinton in a Blue Dress Seen at Jeffrey Epstein’s Home

People

Lee Hadwin Never Dreamed of Being an Artist. To His Surprise, He Becomes One in His Sleep

People

Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Are Opening an Art and Music Center in Upstate New York to Build a ‘Global Creative Community’

People

Thanks to an Old Photograph, an Explorer Believes He Can Solve the Mystery of Amelia Earhart’s Disappearance Once and for All

People

‘You Don’t Have to Go Where Everyone Else Is Going’: How the Cultivist’s Joey Lico Spends Her Art-Filled Summers

People

The Greek Artist Takis, Who Used Magnets to Create Pioneering and Entrancing Kinetic Art, Has Died at 93

People

Comedian Julio Torres Has a Surreal New HBO Special About His Favorite Shapes. He Has Thoughts About Art, Too

People

A Man Who Has Attended Burning Man for Decades Captured the Event From His Airplane—See His Stunning Photos Here

People

How Artist Kara Walker and the New Yorker Teamed Up to Pull Off a Poignant Cover Honoring Toni Morrison in Less Than 24 Hours

People

Pace Gallery Hires Hirshhorn Museum Curator Mark Beasley to Head Up Its New ‘Live’ Art Program in New York

People

‘We’re Just So Crazy in Love With Her We Had to Do It!’: The National Portrait Gallery Acquires a Portrait of Beyoncé

People

‘His Generosity Is Legendary’: Artists and Curators Remember the Trailblazing London Gallerist Karsten Schubert

People

‘We Need to Tell a Different Story’: Why Tamir Rice’s Mother Samaria Is Collaborating With Contemporary Artists to Honor Her Son’s Legacy

After 12 Years in Charge of Berlin’s Top Art Museums, Power Director Udo Kittelmann Is Stepping Down

History’s First Female Filmmaker Has Been Rescued From Obscurity Thanks to an Enlightening New Jodie Foster-Narrated Documentary

Here’s the Story Behind That Bizarre Painting of Bill Clinton in a Blue Dress Seen at Jeffrey Epstein’s Home

Lee Hadwin Never Dreamed of Being an Artist. To His Surprise, He Becomes One in His Sleep

Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Are Opening an Art and Music Center in Upstate New York to Build a ‘Global Creative Community’

Thanks to an Old Photograph, an Explorer Believes He Can Solve the Mystery of Amelia Earhart’s Disappearance Once and for All

‘You Don’t Have to Go Where Everyone Else Is Going’: How the Cultivist’s Joey Lico Spends Her Art-Filled Summers

The Greek Artist Takis, Who Used Magnets to Create Pioneering and Entrancing Kinetic Art, Has Died at 93

Comedian Julio Torres Has a Surreal New HBO Special About His Favorite Shapes. He Has Thoughts About Art, Too

A Man Who Has Attended Burning Man for Decades Captured the Event From His Airplane—See His Stunning Photos Here

How Artist Kara Walker and the New Yorker Teamed Up to Pull Off a Poignant Cover Honoring Toni Morrison in Less Than 24 Hours

Pace Gallery Hires Hirshhorn Museum Curator Mark Beasley to Head Up Its New ‘Live’ Art Program in New York

‘We’re Just So Crazy in Love With Her We Had to Do It!’: The National Portrait Gallery Acquires a Portrait of Beyoncé

‘His Generosity Is Legendary’: Artists and Curators Remember the Trailblazing London Gallerist Karsten Schubert

‘We Need to Tell a Different Story’: Why Tamir Rice’s Mother Samaria Is Collaborating With Contemporary Artists to Honor Her Son’s Legacy

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