As Israel launches its promised attack on Rafah City in the Gaza Strip, anti-war protesters make their views known at the glitzy Met Gala in New York and another gala at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, police arrest dozens of students at the Art Institute of Chicago, continuing a nationwide crackdown on pro-Palestine college protests. Read our reports on all of the above.
Also today, we look back at the life and work of American Abstractionist Frank Stella, who passed away on Saturday at age 87.
In other stories, Lisa Yin Zhang reports from the Ridgewood Open Studios in New York and AX Mina examines how the Venice Biennale responds to global turmoil and chaos.
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The painter and sculptor reoriented the North American arts landscape, defying any strict characterizations of his work as it evolved across concepts and media.
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A 40-minute dance performance, themed around the four elements of fire, air, earth, and water, takes center stage at NYUAD Art Gallery for a limited series of shows.
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Political cartoons abound, long-lost sculptures resurface, and strange monarchical monuments crop up in this month's puzzle.
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In Venice, Art Bears Witness to Chaos |
What role can art play in helping us understand a time of great chaos and what role can national pavilions play in a time when nation states are ever present?
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A new show at the Menil Collection in Houston raises important questions about the ways that we remember and historicize artists.
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As seen at Ridgewood Open Studios, a wide array of art, galleries, and studio spaces nestle in the crevices of this Queens neighborhood.
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The artist’s exploration of counter-narratives in Turkey plays with the tension between representation and manipulation that is inherent in image creation.
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In 1972, Stella donated “Isfahan III” (1968) to the Museum of Solidarity in Chile. After a coup d’etat, the artwork disappeared for nearly 20 years, but its story is coming to light as the museum conserves the painting with the help of the Getty Foundation.
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