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Good morning. 🌤️ Today, a NFT platform is hit with scandal as an employee appears to have gamed the system, an artist reflects on 10 years of Occupy, and a new book considers the 18th-century craze for one-eyed portraits.

— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

The 18th-century English Craze for One-Eyed Portraits

Lover’s Eyes features a richly illustrated cache of over 130 of these bejeweled, hand-painted treasures. | Lauren Moya Ford

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Whimsy and Personality in Early American Photography

About the size of a smartphone screen, cabinet cards were not unlike sharing snapshots in the 20th century or selfies today. | Anne Wallentine

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ICA Philadelphia Presents the First Major Retrospective on Ulysses Jenkins

Over 50 years of the artist’s video and media work on how images, sound, and cultural iconography inform representation is on view through December 30. Learn more.

A Forgotten Female Flower Painter, Revived

One hundred years after Mary Hiester Reid’s death, Flower Diary recovers the elusive, overlooked artist’s life and work. | Lauren Moya Ford

Thinking About Art on the 10th Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street

I used to think that to be relevant as an artist was to participate in the logic of the market, but that changed in 2011. | Noah Fischer

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Jen Stark’s Colorful World Comes to Life in Brooklyn

Visitors to the William Vale Hotel can experience interactive, mind-bending projections and more at the immersive exhibition Cascade, on view through October 24. Learn more.

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