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Painting From The Inside Out With Christian Van Minnen – Hi-Fructose Magazine
Strange—the sensation one gets when confronted with mounds of bruised, tumorous flesh, mingled with various forbidden fruits, festering produce, and delicious looking gummy forms. Such is the kind of disorienting cornucopia that Christian Rex van Minnen brings to the table. Gazing into these luscious assortments, we just may feel tempted to reach out and give read more
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Philip Leider, Artforum Founding Editor Who Shaped a Changing Art World, Dies at 96
Philip Leider, the founding editor of Artforum, died at his home in Berkeley, California, on January 11 at 96. Artforum announced his death over the weekend, but did not state a cause. Leider’s career arc was an unusual one. He helped turn Artforum into a go-to source for serious, no-nonsense art criticism, serving as its read more
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Nomad Launches Hybrid Titanium Apple Watch Band in New Icy Blue Glow Color
Nomad today introduced a new version of its popular titanium Stratos band that’s designed for the Apple Watch. The new version features a limited edition icy blue glow colorway, providing a subtle glow-in-the-dark effect that can be seen between the titanium links of the band. Available for $189, the Stratos Apple Watch band combines the read more
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John Wilson Bears Witness
New York Newsletter The Met has a union, John Wilson has a message, Ana Mendieta’s traces, and other happenings around the city this week. Wow, it’s cold out there. This morning, as I was getting absolutely wrecked by the wind on the walk to work through McCarren Park, I spotted a lone snowman, sitting upon read more
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Palestinian football pitch faces Israel demolition ultimatum
BBC Israeli authorities have ordered the football club to take the pitch apart, or they’ll demolish it A Palestinian children’s football club in the occupied West Bank faces imminent demolition despite an international campaign to save it. Its supporters say it provides a rare sporting opportunity for young Palestinian players. But Israel insists it’s been read more
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Yoko Ono’s Art Is an Exercise in Hope
CHICAGO — With her iconic long dark hair curtaining her demure countenance, Yoko Ono has been in my personal pantheon of women makers for most of my life. When I was a distraught teenager in a midwestern suburb, she was there — singing discordant arias from my bedroom stereo. Her siren call couldn’t quite be read more
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Voice of Hind Rajab director made film to bear witness and not feel helpless
Paul GlynnCulture reporter Altitude Motaz Malhees stars in the film which places the late Hind Rajab front and centre “They’re shooting at me. Please come get me. I’m scared.” When filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania first heard the emergency phone call recording of Hind Rajab, a frightened six-year-old Palestinian girl begging for help while under siege read more
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Hard Choices: Can You Still Hack Being a Contemporary Art Curator?
With a world in crisis and an art market spinning out of control, ace art-world consultants Chen & Lampert deliver a quiz full ofhard choicesforArt in Americareaders from far and wide. You landed a desirable museum job as a contemporary art curator in the mid-2000s and quickly became a power broker on the scene. Back read more
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New, Higher End AirPods Pro Coming This Year
Apple is planning to debut a high-end secondary version of AirPods Pro 3 this year, sitting in the lineup alongside the current model, reports suggest. Back in September 2025, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that Apple is planning to introduce a successor to the AirPods Pro 3 in 2026. This would be somewhat unusual read more
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Warning issued after first Asian hornet nest discovered in Wales
A nest of invasive Asian hornets has been found for the first time in Wales, prompting a warning from the Welsh government. The Asian hornet, also known as the yellow-legged hornet, is an invasive species originating from east Asia that was first recorded in Europe in 2004. The insect was first spotted in the UK read more
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Texts between Donald Trump, Jonas Støre, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Rutte
Olivia Irelandand Paulin Kola Reuters US President Donald Trump speaking to media outside Air Force One with Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum A series of text exchanges between Donald Trump and European leaders about ownership of Greenland have sensationally been released. The US president has pledged to tell European leaders at this week’s forum read more
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Malawi raises fuel prices by more than 40%
Malawi’s energy regulator has hiked petrol and diesel prices by more than 40%, marking the second time fuel costs gone up in four months. In a statement on Tuesday, the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) said the fixed pricing system of the previous government was “unsustainable” and had led to “significant” losses. President Peter Mutharika, read more
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Evan Beard Has Left Masterworks to Launch His Own New York Gallery
Editor’s Note:This story is part ofNewsmakers, a newARTnewsseries where we interview the movers and shakers who are making change in the art world. Not every art dealer is in the mold of Leo Castelli, the aristocratic Italian who came to New York and created a market for artists like Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol. His read more
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Latest iPhone 18 Pro Leak Corroborated by Respected Former Analyst
Respected veteran display analyst Ross Young has added his support to a new leak today about the iPhone 18 Pro’s front-panel design. In a new post on X (Twitter), the now-retired Counterpoint Research VP said that Chinese leaker Instant Digital’s latest explanation of how Apple will shrink the Dynamic Island is what he was alluding read more
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Timo Kappeller Joins Pace Gallery as Senior Director in New York
Timo Kappellerhas joined Pace Gallery as a senior director in New York, where he will focus on sales and artist relationships, the gallery announced this week. He begins the role on January 20. Kappeller arrives at Pace after three years as artistic director of The Campus, the collaborative exhibition space in upstate New York operated read more
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For Which It Stands…
Announcement Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States, this major loan exhibition at the Fairfield University Art Museum explores more than a century of artists taking on the American flag. Left: N. C. Wyeth, “The Victorious Allies” (1918), oil on canvas, 45 ¼ × 34 ¼ inches (courtesy the Delaware Museum of Art, Gift read more
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Despite Greenland, Frances Macron and NATOs head make nice with Trump behind the scenes
PARIS (AP) — While Europe is pushing back publicly against U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland, the language appears softer behind the scenes. Trump published a text message on Tuesday that he received from French President Emmanuel Macron, confirmed as genuine by Macron’s office. Starting with “My friend,” Macron’s tone was more deferential than the read more
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Top Architecture Firm Accused of Illegally Firing Union-Supporting Staff, Founding Editor of Artforum Dies: Morning Link for January 20, 2025
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Headlines UNIONERS PAY PRICE.In 2023, employees at Snøhetta, the prominent New York–based architecture firm, mounted an unsuccessful effort to unionize. Now the National Labor Relations Board has accused the firm of unlawfully retaliating against workers who supported the campaign, the New York Times reports. read more
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Anthony Joshuas driver appears in court after Nigeria crash that killed two
Andrew GiftBBC Africa, Sagamu BBC Adeniyi Kayode wore all black for his court appearance on Tuesday A chauffeur who was driving Anthony Joshua when their car crashed, killing two of the boxer’s friends, has appeared in a court in Nigeria. Adeniyi Kayode, 46, was previously charged with four crimes, including death by dangerous driving. Joshua’s read more
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