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Scenes From the Art Students League of New York’s Annual Gala

On Nov. 7, the Art Students League of New York hosted its annual gala at the Museum of Modern Art...

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Why the Art World Is Embracing WeChat

With more than a billion monthly users around the world, art-world institutions are flocking to...

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Jean-Pierre Villafañe’s Paintings Piece Together Eternal Nights

The self-taught painter channels his architectural background to distort perspectives in his...

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Seven Luminaries Shine at the National Portrait Gallery

Newly commissioned portraits of Ava DuVernay, the Williams sisters, José Andrés, and more will...

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Refik Anadol’s Swirling Abstractions Will Soon Illuminate MoMA

The Turkish-American digital artist plugged more than 138,000 images and text materials from two...

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The Rubell Family Collection Enters a Former D.C. Schoolhouse

Three years after greatly expanding their presence in Miami, Mera and Donald Rubell transform an...

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Kevin Brisco, Jr.’s Sensual Canvases Conjure Twilight Memories

Capturing the haziness seen and felt after sunset in a dimly lit room, the Queens-based painter...

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Is Philanthropy As We Know It Going Out of Style?

As a new generation comes into their inheritances—or self-made fortunes—and supplants...

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Oscar yi Hou Reveals the Complexity of Asian-American Identity

In his richly layered portraits, the British-born Cantonese painter and UOVO Prize winner surrounds

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A Colossal Ship-Like Artwork Evoking America’s Slave Trade

For his first public artwork, renowned conceptual artist Charles Gaines mounts a giant installation

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The National Arts Awards Honors Creative Thinkers Spurring Social Change

On Oct. 17, Americans for the Arts presented the annual National Arts Awards at Guastavino’s in...

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A Flashy New Museum’s Downfall Embodies Russia’s Cultural Decline

A spate of high-profile departures, canceled exhibitions, and anti-war protests have shrouded the...

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Yukimasa Ida Crystallizes Memories of a Sacred Landscape

After a spiritual journey to Spanish dolmens, the Japanese painter captures the landscape’s...

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Robert Peterson’s Intimate Portraits of Black Peace and Strength

Flipping the script on how Black families are often portrayed, the Oklahoma-based painter lovingly...

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How Museums Became Staging Grounds for Protest Movements

Two activists flung tomato soup over a Van Gogh painting at London’s National Gallery last week,...