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[TRENDING NEWS] Mikio Shinagawa, Who Ran a Fashionable SoHo Haunt, Dies at 66

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Author: BY ALEX VADUKUL - Publish Date: December 13, 2021 at 01:49AM His earthy Japanese restaurant, Omen, became a downtown canteen for well-known patrons like Patti Smith, Yoko Ono and Richard Gere.

[TRENDING NEWS] As Metro Pictures Closes, Its Founders Look Back

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Author: BY ROBERTA SMITH AND DAVID COLMAN - Publish Date: December 10, 2021 at 11:59PM Janelle Reiring and Helene Winer on their landmark gallery, which introduced Cindy Sherman, Louise Lawler, Robert Longo and Richard Prince to the art world.

[TRENDING NEWS] Met Museum Removes Sackler Name From Wing Over Opioid Ties

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Author: BY ROBIN POGREBIN - Publish Date: December 10, 2021 at 12:21AM The museum and the Sackler family announced that the name would be removed from seven exhibition spaces, including the wing that houses the Temple of Dendur.

[TRENDING NEWS] Carrie Mae Weems Sets the Stage and Urges Action

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Author: BY ARUNA D’SOUZA - Publish Date: December 7, 2021 at 01:29AM In “The Shape of Things” at the Park Avenue Armory, the artist tells us how we got to this political moment, and asks us to decide what comes next.

[TRENDING NEWS] Cambodian Effort to Find Artifacts Won’t End With Informant’s Death

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Author: BY TOM MASHBERG - Publish Date: December 6, 2021 at 04:00AM Officials plan to use evidence from the former looter known as Lion as they seek the return of stolen objects from museums and private collections.

[TRENDING NEWS] Signs of Sea Change at Art Basel Miami: More Galleries of Color

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Author: BY ROBIN POGREBIN - Publish Date: December 5, 2021 at 05:29AM Changes to eligibility requirements enabled more diversity at the fair, which roared back for the first time since the pandemic.

[TRENDING NEWS] Signs of Sea Change at Art Basel Miami: More Galleries of Color

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Author: BY ROBIN POGREBIN - Publish Date: December 5, 2021 at 05:29AM Changes to eligibility requirements enabled more diversity at the fair, which roared back for the first time since the pandemic.

[TRENDING NEWS] Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden Redesign Is Approved

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Author: BY ZACHARY SMALL - Publish Date: December 3, 2021 at 02:43AM The much-debated plan by Hiroshi Sugimoto will overhaul the Brutalist design by Gordon Bunshaft, adding open-air galleries, a new water feature and improved access.

[TRENDING NEWS] Cutting a Banksy Into 10,000 (Digital) Pieces

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Author: BY ROBIN POGREBIN - Publish Date: December 1, 2021 at 11:28PM A former Christie’s executive has joined cryptocurrency experts to create a company that purchases art and sells the fragments as NFTs.

[TRENDING NEWS] Dave Hickey, Iconoclastic Art Critic, Dies at 82

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Author: BY CLAY RISEN - Publish Date: December 1, 2021 at 02:58AM His status as an art-world outsider, and as a staunch defender of “beauty” in art, drew him legions of fans and enemies alike.

[TRENDING NEWS] A Designer Who Lives With ‘Pickled’ Balloons and a Jellyfish-Shaped Lamp

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Author: BY MEARA SHARMA - Publish Date: December 1, 2021 at 02:53AM Bethan Laura Wood has made her name dreaming up transportive rainbow-hued furniture and housewares. Her own London home is just as fantastical.

[TRENDING NEWS] The Wandering Creativity of Sophie Taeuber-Arp

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Author: BY JASON FARAGO - Publish Date: November 27, 2021 at 01:57AM The Swiss artist did it all — paintings and puppets, sculpture and tapestry — and was underestimated because of it. At MoMA she joins the major leagues.

[TRENDING NEWS] Space Pagans and Smartphone Witches: Where Tech Meets Mysticism

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Author: BY JOSIE THADDEUS-JOHNS - Publish Date: November 25, 2021 at 12:22AM The internet allows us to discover, select and combine the spiritual traditions that suit us best. In a new exhibition, artists are exploring the connections between ancient beliefs and futuristic systems.

[TRENDING NEWS] Bettina Grossman, an Artistic Fixture at the Chelsea Hotel, Dies at 94

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Author: BY COREY KILGANNON - Publish Date: November 14, 2021 at 03:59AM Her apartment was so crowded with her artwork that she slept in the hallway. But she did not become widely known until near the end of her life.

[TRENDING NEWS] Salon Fair, Still Focused on Decor, Now Back at the Armory

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Author: BY MARTHA SCHWENDENER - Publish Date: November 12, 2021 at 02:21AM On Park Avenue, booths display an intersection of design and art, from Japanese metalwork to an American artist who trained with Tiffany.

[TRENDING NEWS] Barbara Kruger: Infinitely Copied, Still Unmatched

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Author: BY JON CARAMANICA - Publish Date: November 12, 2021 at 12:11AM For decades this social critic has addressed the powerful influence of media, consumerism and politics. Her work anticipated how images and ideas are now disseminated.

[TRENDING NEWS] Christopher Walken Destroys Banksy Painting on BBC Comedy Show

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Author: BY DANIEL VICTOR - Publish Date: November 11, 2021 at 11:22PM A genuine painting by Banksy, the street artist whose work has sold for millions, was gone in seconds as the actor painted over the artwork as a gag on the show.

[TRENDING NEWS] At Hunter Biden’s Art Show, Line, Color and Questions

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Author: BY GRAHAM BOWLEY - Publish Date: November 6, 2021 at 12:06AM Paintings by the president’s son are drawing visitors to a gallery in SoHo, and also criticism from those who worry that purchasers might hope to be buying not just art, but access.

[TRENDING NEWS] Hunter Biden: Emotionally Honest, Generically Smooth

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Author: BY JASON FARAGO - Publish Date: November 6, 2021 at 12:03AM The president’s son has turned to art as a career. “The Journey Home” is his first solo exhibition.

[TRENDING NEWS] After Time of ‘Real Terror,’ City’s Resilience Is Symbolized in Statue

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Author: BY ELISABETTA POVOLEDO - Publish Date: October 28, 2021 at 11:48PM Brescia, Italy, was one of the first Western cities devastated by the pandemic. It has adopted a famed ancient statue, “Winged Victory,” as the emblem of its recovery — and a prod for visits.