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The Milk of Dreams will be the theme of the Art Venice Biennale 2022

June 26, 2021

domus - The body and its possible transformations will be once again at the center of the artistic debate in 59. International Art Exhibition directed by Cecilia Alemani. The title is inspired by a book by the ...

New Collections: Pandemic Oral History Project

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May 25, 2021

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Smithsonian Magazine - To document the cascade of public health, social, and financial crises set in motion by COVID-19, the Archives of American Art developed an oral history series that recorded responses to ...

Hockney and Van Gogh: How images of nature bring us joy

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May 25, 2021

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BBC - In a new BBC Culture series that explores the ways that nature inspires artists, Cath Pound looks at the paintings of the natural world that can soothe and uplift us in difficult times. - read more ...

The Venice Biennale, Twice Delayed, Takes On New Relevance

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May 25, 2021

Art Fairs, Trending

NY Times - Hashim Sarkis, curator of this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, developed its theme — “How Will We Live Together?” — long before Covid-19 had made us deathly afraid of one another, before the mur...

A Rare, Looted Statue of Greek Goddess Has Been Returned to Libya

Artery

May 11, 2021

Archeology, Trending

hyperallergic - A 2,000-year-old statue of a Greek goddess looted in 2011 from Libya has finally been repatriated. Experts believe the sculpture is a likeness of Persephone, goddess queen of the underworld and...

Frieze New York, First Live Art Fair in a Year, Kicks Off at the Shed

Artery

May 11, 2021

Art Fairs, Trending

NY Times - The colossal white tent on Randalls Island — the one that occasionally threatened to uplift and blow away — is gone, along with the frenetic ferry rides up and down the East River. But Frieze is back...

Sotheby’s record design auction totals $45m

Artery

May 11, 2021

Auctions, Trending

domus - Philanthropist Michelle Smith design collection totaled an outstanding $45 million at a Sotheby’s auction, well above its highest estimate of $16 million. - read more...

THE LIGHT FANTASTIC

Artery

April 24, 2021

Art and Society, Trending

Smithsonian Magazine - In the Arizona desert, James Turrell is creating one of the most ambitious artworks in American history. Here’s an exclusive look. - read more...

Yayoi Kusama wraps New York Botanical Garden trees in polka dots

Artery

April 24, 2021

Museums, Trending

de zeen - Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has poured over a thousand mirrored balls into a pond and covered the trees of the New York Botanical Garden in polka dots as part of a park-wide exhibition. - read more ...

Unique Folk Art Recreates the World Before the Armenian Genocide

Artery

April 24, 2021

Artists, Museums, Trending

Hyperallergic - In the Armenian Museum of America, there’s a curious collection of dioramas that might represent one of the most unique forms of Armenian-American folk art. On the first floor of the Watertown, ...