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As the World Cup Looms, Qatar Unveils an Array of Public Art

Since winning its bid for the FIFA World Cup over a decade ago, Qatar has been eager to bolster its

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This New York Development Has an Artwashing Problem

A proposal to transform an industrial area of Queens into a sprawling mixed-use development and...

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An Artist Giving Historic Statues the Trash Compactor Treatment

With an acclaimed show at The Hole in L.A., the American artist cheekily questions how we approach...

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Artist Derrick Adams is Building a Retreat for Black Creatives

The artist spoke with 'Surface' about how he partnered with Tiffany & Co. and Artsy to support the...

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When Art Censorship Backfires

A censorship scandal is sweeping Documenta 15, overshadowing the artwork and calling the German...

Event Recap
Art for Change Artists Launch a New Series of Prints at the Rockaway Hotel

The artists, whose prints are now included in the hotel's contemporary art collection and available

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Bettina Huang’s Guide to Buying Art

The brainchild behind Platform, the David Zwirner–backed digital marketplace for contemporary...

ARTIST STATEMENT
A Vivid Robe Empowers Zadie Xa’s Ancestral Past

The Sobey Art Award winner explores the Korean peninsula’s pervasive pagan spirituality before...

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Two Countries, Two Diverging Paths on Crypto

The crypto market may be simmering down, but remains a key issue as governments seek to tighten...

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“Stay In Your Limited Lane”—Basquiat Drama Erupts in Orlando

The Orlando Museum of Art recently wrapped up an exhibition of paintings they attributed to...

ARTIST STATEMENT
Paola Pivi Weaves Landscapes of Reverie

Delivering a welcome dose of whimsy during turbulent times, the Anchorage-based artist transforms...

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How Women Artists Are Responding to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade

Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holzer, Marilyn Minter, and more weigh in on the Supreme Court’s...

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Piet Mondrian Painted Masterpieces Under His Masterpieces

A two-year-long project undertaken by Fondation Beyeler and La Prairie to preserve four late Piet...

CULTURE CLUB
Sotheby’s and Equinox Shine a Spotlight on Queer Intimacy

On June 21, Sotheby’s and Equinox hosted an intimate cocktail to celebrate “Forms of...

ARTIST STATEMENT
Cara Despain Excavates the Buried Injustices of Cold War Artifacts

Reckoning with the reverberations of uranium mining and atomic weapons testing in her home region...