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Katharina Grosse’s Park & 75 Show Explores the Power of Music Through Paint

Grosse’s work is part color theory, part dreamlike expression and part art therapy.

07.12.2024 10

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Nadja Sayej

At One Hundred, Surrealism Is Alive and Well in Austin and Beyond

Surrealism was born in October of 1924 when French poet and critic André Breton published the Surrealist Manifesto, forever staking claim to the term...

28.09.2024 3

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Nadja Sayej

Berlin in the 1990s Was Revolutionary: Inside C/O Berlin’s Analogue Photo Retrospective

“Dream On—Berlin, the 90s” immortalizes a city in a state of flux.

23.09.2024 7

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Nadja Sayej

Gonzo Artist Ralph Steadman On Showing in Washington and Hunter S. Thompson’s Infamous Fax Machine

Welsh artist and illustrator Ralph Steadman, 88, has had not one, but many careers. Known as “the godfather of Gonzo art,” he basically invented...

09.09.2024 4

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Nadja Sayej

The Must-Read Art Books to Pick Up This Fall

Most of us don’t read books the way we used to—attention spans are short, BookTok recommendations populate our shelves and audiobooks are the new...

26.08.2024 4

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Nadja Sayej

Celebrity Photographer Vijat Mohindra On Shooting Plastic Girls in Plastic Worlds

Hollywood’s favorite photographer, Vijat Mohindra, is living the dream. He’s shot Kim Kardashian multiple times since 2009, to market Skims and...

25.08.2024 5

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Nadja Sayej

An Elizabeth Catlett Retrospective Is Coming to the Brooklyn Museum

This artist-activist made major contributions to art history that have only lately been more widely recognized.

20.08.2024 8

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Nadja Sayej

Performance Artist Philippe Petit On Passion, Taking Risks and His Life On the Wire

The audacious French performance artist Philippe Petit probably isn’t as widely known as he ought to be. If the name rings a bell, it might be...

25.07.2024 6

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Nadja Sayej

Holden Luntz Gallery’s ‘Summer Snapshots’ Is a Celebration of Perfect Golden Summers

If any one exhibition this summer celebrates sunlit photo moments, it has to be Holden Luntz Gallery’s group show, “Summer Snapshots: A...

16.07.2024 10

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Nadja Sayej

The Forgotten Photos of Vivian Maier Are On View Now at Fotografiska

Long before the female gaze was a thing in photography, there was vivian maier. The photographer, who lived in New York City from 1951 to 1956, then...

01.07.2024 3

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Nadja Sayej

PAMM Chief Curator Gilbert Vicario On the Museum’s Momentous Group Show of Xicanx Art

This is the first exhibition that Vicario, who has extensive experience with Latin American and Latinx art and joined the museum in 2022, is curating...

24.06.2024 6

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Nadja Sayej

The Met’s ‘Collecting Inspiration’ Is a Trip Around the Globe in Silver and Glass

These days, most of us know Tiffany’s as the leading jewelry brand in America and a cultural icon. There’s the lately revamped New York City...

17.06.2024 5

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Nadja Sayej

These Are the Must-See Art Exhibitions in Europe This Summer

Summer is basically here, the New York art scene is set to slow down for the season and all the coolest art world insiders’ travel plans are coming...

12.06.2024 3

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Nadja Sayej

The Costume Institute’s ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’ Is Full of Couture Corpses

While the sleeping beauties themselves are not exactly thrilling to behold, there is a fun twist to the exhibition.

13.05.2024 60

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Nadja Sayej

Frieze Brings Glitter and Gloss to New York But Takes Few Risks

Frieze New York has arrived with all its “I’m the art fair” glory. Expect long, awkward lineups snaking around poorly placed escalators and a...

02.05.2024 20

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Nadja Sayej

Joan Jonas Brings Her Experimental Video Performance Art to MoMA

Nobody influenced performance art quite like Joan Jonas, who rose to prominence in the 1960s when experimental art was an exciting new frontier. With...

09.04.2024 20

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Nadja Sayej

At the de Young, Irving Penn’s Genius Is On Full Display

There is no photographer in history quite like Irving Penn. He built a bridge between commercial photography and fine art photography. He helped...

28.03.2024 30

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Nadja Sayej

The 2024 Whitney Biennial Is a Romp Through Turmoil and Abstraction

The 81st Whitney Biennial, “Even Better Than The Real Thing,” feels decidedly anti-artificial intelligence. The introductory wall text puts it...

18.03.2024 30

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Nadja Sayej

The Iconic Richard Avedon: A Look at the Photographer’s Long-Lasting Appeal

May of last year marked the centenary of photographer Richard Avedon’s birth, and the exhibitions and events held in honor of his talent and lasting...

14.03.2024 10

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Nadja Sayej

Painter Eric Fischl Invites Our Interpretations

Eric Fischl is a figurative painter known for his cinematic, dreamy paintings of American life. Whether it’s suburbia in the 1970s and 1980s,...

12.03.2024 3

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Nadja Sayej

The Met Pays Tribute to New York’s Great Black Artists

Among New York neighborhoods, Harlem has long stood out for its immense impact on culture. Early in the Twentieth Century, it emerged as an epicenter...

12.03.2024 9

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Nadja Sayej

The Bronx Biennial Showcases the Struggles of Urban Life

The Bronx Museum of the Arts is way up there, but if you can make the trek to 166th Street, it’s worth checking out “Bronx Calling: Sixth AIM...

11.03.2024 7

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Nadja Sayej

Cindy Sherman Explores Our Photo Editing Addictions at Hauser & Wirth

Cindy Sherman, New York artist and trailblazer of the selfie, once said she hates being called “a selfie queen” and that the appellation is total...

14.02.2024 8

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Nadja Sayej

Photographer David LaChapelle On Photography, Worshiping Stevie Wonder and His Early East Village Days

There are two Davids in pop culture: David Chapelle, the comedian, and David LaChapelle, the world-renowned photographer Jay-Z rapped about on “All...

24.01.2024 9

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Nadja Sayej

Curator Virginia Brilliant On the Old Master Women History Chose to Forget

When it comes to Old Master works, many of us think immediately of art made by men—most often Caravaggio, Rembrandt or Vermeer. But there were women...

11.01.2024 10

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Nadja Sayej

Elizabeth Renstrom’s ‘Yummy’ Is A.I.’s Take On Old-School Teen Tabloids

When it comes to exploring the female gaze in photography, so many talented photographers have emerged in the past decade, proving that now truly is...

09.01.2024 20

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Nadja Sayej

Sharon Stone Exorcises Pain Through Painting

To this day, people think of Sharon Stone as the femme fatale in Paul Verhoeven’s Basic Instinct, but she is so much more than that: award-winning...

05.01.2024 9

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Nadja Sayej

NYC Nightlife Queen Susanne Bartsch On Surrealism, Pigeon Couture and Her New Book

On New Year’s Eve, the designer, Netflix star, style icon and impresario Susanne Bartsch took over the Gatsby Mansion with Matt Kovalsky for an epic...

03.01.2024 4

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Nadja Sayej

Dan Lam On Mastering the Art of the Drip

If anyone has mastered the art of the drip, it is artist Dan Lam. Her organic yet otherworldly sculptures have gone viral, attracting hundreds of...

29.12.2023 6

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Nadja Sayej

A Guide to the Artsiest, Craziest, Most Extra Christmas Trees in New York City

When it comes to Christmas trees, nobody does it quite like New York City. The much-anticipated, much-photographed Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree...

20.12.2023 4

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Nadja Sayej

Last-Minute Books, Prints and Other Gifts for the Art Lovers On Your List

Art gifts are a unique, unforgettable way to say: “The culture in me sees the culture in you,” and they don’t have to be expensive. You can gift...

18.12.2023 3

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Nadja Sayej

Curator Katerina Gregos On the Forthcoming Exhibit “WOMEN, together”

Since the Greek curator Katerina Gregos was appointed the artistic director of Athens’ National Museum of Contemporary Art in 2021, she has not only...

13.12.2023 60

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Nadja Sayej

Off-Basel Highlights from Miami Art Week 2023

For the hardcore art aficionados who recently descended on the 305, Miami Art Week is about much more than what’s on view at Art Basel. That...

11.12.2023 10

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Nadja Sayej

Day One Highlights from Art Basel Miami Beach 2023

The art world is a cold place; Miami is even colder. At least it is this year. With record-breaking low temperatures, it’s being called one of...

07.12.2023 5

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Nadja Sayej

The Costume Institute’s ‘Women Dressing Women’ Exhibit Is Long Overdue But Also Lacking

When it comes to fashion, we tend to celebrate male designers. Whether it’s Claudia Schiffer crediting Karl Lagerfeld for her success, Thierry...

06.12.2023 6

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Nadja Sayej

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