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ART
The Reason Why Basquiat Is Everywhere

The late artist is appearing on everything from Coach handbags and whiskey bottles to phone cases...

FASHION
Hair Has a Surprisingly Hairy History

From gravity-defying bouffants to the politically charged hairstyles of a tumultuous 20th century,...

ART
Carmen Winant Documents the Dignity of Labor

At the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the restless writer, professor, and artist mounts thousands of

ART
Fotografiska Lets Four Photographers Run Wild

For a new exhibition at the photography museum’s New York outpost, it immersed four talents in...

ART
In an Arid Colorado Valley, a Gently Profound Earthwork

Through scores of plant-like sculptures scattered across 160 acres, artist Marguerite Humeau mounts

ART
Ukrainian Painter Pazza Pennello Remains Unshaken

One of the Odessa-born artist’s pop-inflected canvases embodies the tranquil resilience radiating

ART
Jean-Michel Othoniel Explains the Hypnotic Potential of Flowers

Gesturing toward rebirth, spirituality, and enlightenment, the French artist recasts the Brooklyn...

ART
The Sensual Subversion of J.C. Leyendecker

The early 20th-century illustrator, the subject of a current show at the New York Historical...

BOOK
A New Book Tracks the Past and Future of Dyestuffs

Anthropologist and textile artist Lauren MacDonald details the difficulty with which traditional...

ART
The Fraught Mythologies of New England Widow’s Walks

On Martha’s Vineyard, Charlap Hyman & Herrero smoke out the hidden mysteries of New England’s...

ARTIST STATEMENT
Zhang Zipiao’s Fleshy, Psychologically Charged Still Lifes  

Mesmerized by videos of gastrointestinal surgeries viewed over her mother’s shoulder as a child,...

ART
Robert Smithson, Geological Agent

Five decades after the enigmatic Land Artist’s untimely death, he continues to lay the groundwork

EXHIBITION
A Secret Jay-Z Retrospective Takes Over the Brooklyn Public Library

Thousands of artifacts documenting the music mogul’s career were secretly assembled at the...

ART
Monday-Night Tributes to One of Manhattan’s Most Offbeat Clubs

The Center for Art, Research, and Alliances has partnered with Voluminous Arts to create a series...

ARTIST STATEMENT
Evan Paul English Untangles Queer Tensions

By subverting floral motifs and tropes of American domesticity, the Boise-born, Brooklyn-based...