It’s only fairly recently that the mainstream art world, which likes to think of itself as progressive, has fully begun to embrace the idea that Black art matters. Even a few decades ago, if you
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Blanton Museum Redesign Aims to Raise Its Profile
The Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin is planning a $35 million campus redesign led by the firm Snohetta. It will feature architectural and landscaping improvements throughout the museum’s 200,000-square-foot
Read moreWho Said Art Is Only for the One Percent?
Somewhere around the fall of 1967, a couple of new-minted Ph.D.’s, feeding six kids on an income of something like $9,000, set out to decorate their modest house. They brought home a wall-filling banner by
Read moreWhat Will Become of a Tycoon’s Art Gems?
In an apartment high above Manhattan, paintings by van Gogh, Matisse and Modigliani overlooked the East River and tribal artworks and Egyptian antiquities mingled with Giacometti bronzes and furniture. Several blocks west, a monumental Miró
Read moreHow Can I Make a Home After Moving Again?
In T’s advice column, Culture Therapist, either Ligaya Mishan or Megan O’Grady solves your problems using art. Have a question? Need some comfort? Email us at [email protected] Q. Dear advice-givers: My husband and I and
Read moreWorks by Three Finalists of MAXXI Bulgari Prize Presented in Rome
MILAN — These are tough times for museums and theaters, impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and as a consequence, social distancing, but Bulgari continues to show its support of young talents in the arts through
Read moreReimagining Lady Liberty’s Torch to Meet This Moment
When Abigail DeVille began site research for her public art project in Manhattan’s Madison Square Park, she stumbled on a wild 1876 photograph of the Statue of Liberty’s detached hand and flaming torch in the
Read more‘Everything Crossed Over’: Michael Clark’s Cheeky World of Dance
LONDON — Dancer, choreographer, ex-heroin addict, prodigal son, perfectionist, art-world darling, club-world star: Michael Clark was for a long time the enfant terrible of British dance. Today he is 58 and the subject of a
Read moreDelay of Philip Guston Retrospective Divides the Art World
The decision by four major museums to delay until 2024 a much-awaited retrospective of the modernist painter Philip Guston, which was announced earlier this week, is roiling the art world, with some calling the decision
Read moreHavana, the 'Paris of the Caribbean,' gets its own Eiffel Tower
HAVANA (Reuters) – Havana was once dubbed the ‘Paris of the Caribbean’ for its beautiful architecture, vibrant arts scene, and flourishing nightlife. Now it even has its own Eiffel Tower. The illuminated four-meter (13-ft) high
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