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ART
Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola Wields Simple Yet Loaded Materials

By extracting meaning from flags, palm oil, bullet shell casings, and now durags, the Nigerian-born

ART
Jace Clayton Interweaves Sound, Memory, and Space

At Boston’s MassArt Art Museum, the writer and DJ explores how sound creates and complicates...

ART
Kehinde Wiley’s Gripping New Show Has a Respite Room

If visitors to the American portraitist’s recently opened show at San Francisco’s de Young...

CULTURE
The Radical Rage of the Blacklips Performance Cult

A new book and compilation album chronicle the abject glamour and visionary legacy of New York...

ART
NFTs Are Having a “Four Seasons Total Landscaping” Moment

A miscommunication resulted in digital artist Claire Silver being dragged online for believing her...

ART
A Pared-Down Desert X Opens in Palm Springs

The closely watched sculpture biennial returns to the Coachella Valley with a modest but more...

Museums
In London and the Bronx, the Next Generation of Children’s Museums

Last week, the Victoria & Albert Museum announced the July opening of its long-awaited children’s

ART
At the New Museum, Wangechi Mutu Puts Down Roots

The multitalented artist is pulling up the curtain on a sweeping retrospective that takes up the...

ART
How Postage Stamps Are Chronicling the War in Ukraine

Whether laden with irreverence or grief, Ukraine’s postage stamps have come to reflect the...

CULTURE CLUB
Inside Amref Health Africa’s Annual Auction and ArtBall

On Feb. 25, Amref Health Africa hosted the annual ArtBall and art auction to celebrate creative...

ART
David Hockney’s New Immersive Show Has Scandalized London Critics

The art world's eyes are on David Hockney as he looks to transcend the gimmickry of immersive light

CULTURE CLUB
Scenes From Serpentine’s Annual Frieze LA Cocktail

On Feb. 15, Serpentine hosted its annual Frieze LA reception at the West Hollywood home of...

Art
Suneil Sanzgiri’s Anti-Colonialism Films Get a Bigger Screen

The Indian-American artist, who became the first filmmaker to win the UOVO Prize, talks about...

CULTURE CLUB
Fairchain Fêtes LA Art Week With a Festive Rooftop Cocktail

On Feb. 15, Fairchain hosted a happy hour to kick off Frieze and LA Art Week. Max Kendrick and...

Exhibition
At Frieze, Sebastian ErraZuriz Infuses Scotch Whisky with AI

The multihyphenate is the latest design-world luminary to partner with Mortlach to showcase the...