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“The male body is under the spotlight,” says Alona Pardo, a curator at the Barbican Art Gallery in London who has organized a hit show on masculinity in its many guises and meanings. The exhibition has struck a nerve in the wake of the #MeToo movement. The spectacular downfall of toxic alpha-male film producer Harvey Weinstein, […] More
New York’s latest pop up museum isn’t about ice cream, pizza, or rosé. It’s called Sex Workers’ Pop-Up, and it’s promoting the global campaign to support sex workers’ rights, featuring more than 50 works by 22 artists—17 of whom have backgrounds in sex work. “Sex work is really misunderstood, misrepresented, and stigmatized, so it was important […] More
Every museum in Italy is closed now that the entire country is in a lockdown in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. That includes the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition in Rome on Raphael, which marks the 500th anniversary since the Renaissance master’s death. The remarkable exhibition at the Scuderie del Quirinale celebrates the brief life of […] More
Looking for a way to mark International Women’s Day on March 8? Look no further. From a London exhibition that examines patriarchal power structures, to a German show paying tribute to the women of the Surrealist movement, here are nine shows around Europe not to miss. Joana Vasconcelosat Yorkshire Sculpture Park Joana Vasconcelos, (2016). © […] More
Long before he represented the United States at the Venice Biennale, won the MacArthur “Genius” Award, or had collectors paying eight figure sums for his artworks at auction, Los Angeles-born artist Mark Bradford loved to watch his mother working as a hairdresser. One of the most vital tools in that profession, the young Bradford soon learned, […] More
The enigmatic Irish-born architect and designer Eileen Gray tiptoes a curious historical line between obscurity and cult legend, all depending on whom you ask. On the one hand, she has been called the “Mother of Modernity,” a name given to her by Cloé Pitiot, a leading scholar of Gray’s life and work and the curator […] More
Armory week is officially here, and with a gust of warm weather, it’s a perfect time to scope out some of the talent on view at the galleries. To help navigate, here’s a brief guide to some of the exhibitions opening this week. “Mimi Lauter: Symphony No. 1” at Blum & PoeMarch 3–April 18, 2020 […] More
A painting of David and Goliath newly hailed by experts as the work of Artemisia Gentileschi will, alas, not be a late addition to the National Gallery’s forthcoming first-ever exhibition celebrating the most famous Italian female artist of the 17th century. But a conservation studio in London is stepping in to show the picture anyway. […] More
