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Boiling Tensions and the Unprecedented Jury Walkout at the 61st Venice Biennale

In a move that has sent shockwaves from the Giardini to the Arsenale, the entire five-person jury of the 61st Venice Biennale has officially resigned. The unprecedented walkout occurred just days before…

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Georg Baselitz, the Provocateur Who Turned Art Upside Down, Dies at 88

by Raquel Cohen

He painted upside down. Meaning the art, not the artist. It was the longtime trademark of German-born painter Georg Baselitz, who passed away peacefully on April 30 at the age of 88. No, these canvases…

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The Confessional is Open: Maurizio Cattelan’s Second Coming of the Meteorite Pope

by Raquel Cohen

The art world’s most notorious trickster, Maurizio Cattelan, has returned to his favorite stage: the intersection of sacred ritual and profane consumerism. Fresh on the heels of the 21st anniversary of…

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The $80 Million Masterpiece: Agnes Gund’s Historic Rothko Goes Under the Hammer

by Raquel Cohen

The relationship between the late philanthropist Agnes Gund and the work of Mark Rothko was one of the most storied in the art world. A blend of personal history, domestic intimacy, and a final, grand…

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States Pick Up the Slack on Arts Funding After Federal Reductions

State legislatures are moving to soften the blow of shrinking federal cultural support. According to the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA), combined appropriations for the 50 states and…

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Berndnaut Smilde : Sculpting Clouds Indoors

by Justin Muñoz

Step inside an abandoned chapel and, for a few heart-stopping seconds, a luminous cloud floats just above the pews, drifting like a dream you could almost reach out and touch. This impossible sight is…

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