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In New York City’s Subway System, There’s Beauty in the Mundane
“Contemporary Art Underground” showcases hundreds of artworks commissioned by the M.T.A., by artists like Alex Katz, Kiki Smith and Vik…
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World
A Rubens Returns to a German Castle, 80 Years After It Was Stolen
The oil painting of a saint, looted from the castle in the closing weeks of World War II by the…
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How to Transport a Giant Valuable Artwork in Australia
It takes a big truck, a convey of safety vehicles, good planning and a cool nerve.
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Barbara Gladstone, 89, Dies; Art Dealer With a Personal Touch and Global Reach
An art world power, she represented more than 70 artists and estates and ran two large exhibition spaces in Manhattan…
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From the Darién Gap to ‘The Great Dictator’
For his latest art project, Javier Téllez makes eight Venezuelan migrants his collaborators on a film about power.
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Ben Vautier, Artist Whose Specialty Was Provocation, Dies at 88
A core member of the anti-art movement Fluxus, he died by suicide hours after the death of his wife of…
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Overlooked No More: Lorenza Böttner, Transgender Artist Who Found Beauty in Disability
Böttner, whose specialty was self-portraiture, celebrated her armless body in paintings she created with her mouth and feet while dancing…
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John Wilmerding, Who Helped Give American Art an Identity, Dies at 86
American paintings were largely overlooked and undervalued until he came along. A scholar, curator and collector, he oversaw important exhibitions…
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Watching the Future Hatch in the New Museum Incubator
Tech-savvy creators are flocking to New Inc. The focus is less on making art than on making it in a…
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Museum Calls Off Kehinde Wiley Show, Citing Assault Allegations
The Minneapolis Institute of Art said it would not move forward with a show after the artist was accused of…