Category: art
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Hard Truths: Can an Artist Exact Revenge on a Dealer Treating Her Like a Pariah?
With a world in crisis and an art market spinning out of control, ace art-world consultants Chen & Lampert deliverhard truthsin response to questions sent byArt in Americareaders from far and wide. I fired my gallery of 25 years after they refused to release me from a contract that forbade me from selling my work read more
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Michaelina Wautier Finally Known by Her Name
Michaelina Wautier, “Self-portrait” (circa 1650) (all photos courtesy the Royal Academy of Arts) LONDON — The most remarkable aspect of the Royal Academy’s newly opened monographic exhibition on Michaelina Wautier (1604–1689) is its rediscovery of a talent on a par with the likes of Van Dyck and Rubens. Despite apparent success and recognition during her read more
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A Delightful Short Film Highlights the Remarkable Self-Taught Art of George Voronovsky
In the mid-20th century, before preservation efforts revived Miami’s Art Deco South Beach neighborhood with bright colors and lavish hotels, the area was a whitewashed holiday haven for retirees. And in a third-floor room of the Colony Hotel, which looked out onto the building’s marquee and the street below, a unique artistic endeavor unfolded. Ukrainian read more
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Prehistoric Stone Altar with Human Remains Discovered in Central Mexico
Researchers working on an archaeological salvage project related to construction of a passenger train between Querétaro and Mexico City discovered a 1,000-year-old stone altar. The discovery was first reported in March, and was uncovered within the Tula Archaeological Monument Zone, a Toltec site in the central state of Hidalgo, according to Mexico’s INAH (the National read more
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Cinga Samson Conjures Mystery and the Sublime in Large-Scale Oil Paintings
Amid groves of trees, meadows, and aging infrastructure, Cinga Samson’s dreamlike tableaux are bathed in eerie light, as if spotlit or illuminated by the moon. The South African artist is known for his use of deep, dark pigments such as carbon black and Prussian blue, complemented by the occasional teal or purple and pops of read more
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Chicana Painter Criselda Vasquez Says ICE Detained Her Father
News Vasquez was inspired by her Mexican immigrant parents to paint her celebrated 2017 portrait “The New American Gothic.” Criselda Vasquez’s parents posing in front of the artist’s painting “The New American Gothic” (2017) (photo courtesy the artist) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained the father and portrait muse of California-based Chicana painter Criselda read more
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Kendall Ross Comments Directly on the Craft Vs. Art Debate – Hi-Fructose Magazine
From her dining room table in Oklahoma City, Kendall Ross knits brightly colored, intricately patterned sweaters and vests—some so large that referring to them as wearables is a bit misleading. Her textile pieces are often emblazoned with diary-like messages that speak of relationships, insecurities, and life’s joys. Sometimes, too, she uses her work to comment read more
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Child’s Play: The Paintings of Kayla Mahaffey – Hi-Fructose Magazine
On a very basic level, Mahaffey’s style is an answer to the question, what kind of art should she make? As a child, she wanted to be an illustrator. Children’s book art has been a big inspiration. She was—and still is—a fan of cartoons and comic books. Dr. Seuss books, vintage Disney, Scooby-Doo, The Jetsons, read more
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A Strong Gust of Wind Disrupts the Mundane in 'Jour de Vent'
“Wind carries away destinies,” reads the brief synopsis for a short film titled “Jour de Vent,” or “Windy Day.” The sweeping animation was created in 2024 by a team of six graduates—Martin Chailloux, Ai Kim Crespin, Élise Golfouse, Chloé Lab, Hugo Taillez, Camille Truding—from École des Nouvelle Images school in Avignon, France. A cast of read more
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Two Free Events to Check out This Weekend at Capture
Exhibition Tour | Embodied Conversations: The Lillian and Billy Mauer Collection with Gonzalo Reyes Rodriguez April 12, 20261:00—2:00pm Griffin Art Projects1174 Welch Street, North VancouverAdmission is FREE, no registration required. Join Vancouver-based photographer and film/video artist Gonzalo Reyes Rodriguez for a special tour of Embodied Conversations: The Lillian and Billy Mauer Collection. The Mauer collection, read more
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Proposed Restitution Law in France Advances in National Assembly
In what was described as “a decisive step in the long road to the restitution of property looted in Africa during the colonial era,” on Wednesday the French National Assembly’s Cultural Affairs Committee approved a proposed bill that wasunanimously passed by the Senate’s Cultural Affairs Committee in January, setting up a plenary session debate on read more
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Trustees of Renowned West Coast Artist Residency Visited Epstein’s Island
News Djerassi board members Michael Molesky and Alexander Maxwell Djerassi, nephew of Ghislaine Maxwell, visited the notorious private island in 2011. Alexander Djerassi and Michael Molesky attend the Djerassi Resident Artists’ Program “Artful Harvest” Annual Fundraiser on September 28, 2025. (photo Drew Altizer Photography) Two board members of the esteemed Djerassi Resident Artists Program in read more
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12,000 Years Ago, Native Americans Were Playing Games of Chance with Handmade Dice
Archaeologists have long known that the ancient peoples of North America—not unlike us—played a lot of games. Going back millennia, cultures around the world developed myriad ways to keep entertained, and for a long time, it was thought that the first dice ever used could be traced to the ancient Eastern European and Near East read more
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For Frode Bolhuis, The Figure Contains Life’s Mysteries and Its Multitudes – Hi-Fructose Magazine
For example, hunched shoulders signify insecurity. Straightening up the figure conveys its power, and so on. The standing figure is to Bolhuis what the reclining figure was to Henry Moore: a space to which perpetually return to, full of mysteries that a lifetime of practice can’t hope to unlock. That’s what Bolhuis likes most about read more
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Kyle Cobban Draws From The Unknown – Hi-Fructose Magazine
Recently, Cobban collaborated with artist Won Kim to create a single piece that fused the former’s drawings with the latter’s acrylic and spray paint style. “We’ve talked about art so much together, and I’ve never really done anything like that before,” Cobban says. So he gave a drawing to Kim, who is known for his read more
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Nine Lessons on My Path From Engagement to Leadership
Editor’s Note: The following text has been excerpted with permission from Curating Engagement (2026), a new field resource developed by the Wagner Foundation and the Public Trust. This essay was adapted from a keynote presentation delivered by Ryan N. Dennis, senior curator and director of public initiatives at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston, at the read more
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Artist Ali Cherri Files Complaint After Israeli Army Kills His Parents, Indian Painting Sets Auction Record: Morning Links for April 2, 2026
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Headlines BEARING WITNESS. Today, the acclaimed French-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri, together with the International Federation for Human Rights, filed a complaint with the French War Crimes Unit against “unknown perpetrators,” and denouncing the Israeli army’s bombing of civilian homes in Lebanon, according to a read more
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Symbiotic Communion Flourishes in Laura Berger's Expansive Paintings
Chicago-based artist Laura Berger continues her explorations of communion in a suite of staggering paintings that place her signature minimal figures in intimate fellowship with one another and the earth. Spanning six feet wide, the monumental works layer limbs and landscapes, as nude bodies merge with waves, flowers, and sun-strewn clouds. Berger frequently gestures toward read more
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2025 Photo Awards Winner: Jonah Reenders
Can you describe three life moments that made you who you are today? I grew up on a blueberry farm, and it had a profound effect on who I am today. It created a deep connection with the earth and its seasons, and how to care for the land. My entire childhood revolved around being read more
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Street Artists Take On Monumental Infrastructure in 'Impossible' Photos
Known for his collaborative photography projects like Invisible Jumpers, Joseph Ford is interested in perception and intervention. His ongoing series, Impossible Street Art, invites artists such as Antonyo Marest, Alex Senna, and MadC to imagine their work in monumental landscapes via a bit of sleight of hand. The artists create trompe-l’œil interventions on Ford’s photographs, read more
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