Gerhard Richter, Self-Portrait, Three Times, 1/24/90, 1990 Arwork copyright © Gerhard Richter 2025 (01102025). Digital image © copyright Tate, London/Art Resource, New York. In 2017, Gerhard Richter announced that he’d completed the last of his paintings, prompting some to say that he was retiring altogether. This wasn’t the case; he continued to produce drawings, other …
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Seydou Keïta Now celebrated as the father of African photography, Seydou Keïta (ca. 1921–2001) operated a busy studio in Bamako, Mali (until 1960, French Sudan), between 1948 and 1963, a time of radical transformation—from rural to urban and from colonial to postcolonial—both in that country and across Africa. The thousands of people Keïta photographed during …
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The opening performance of Barsakelmes. Photo Nurtas Sisekenov Kazakhstan’s newly opened Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture offers a guide to decolonization, and it goes something like this: Remember, rethink, advance, dance. These steps were put into practice in September, when a collective of Kazakh visual artists, musicians, poets, and singers, adorned in feathers and sumptuous fabrics, …
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The facade of the Philadelphia Art Museum, showing off its new name and logo. Photo Rob Cusick/Courtesy Philadelphia Art Museum On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Museum of Art announced a major rebrand to—drum roll, please—the Philadelphia Art Museum. In a press release, the museum said the change “places Philadelphia front and center,” though, by my read, …
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The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. De Agostini via Getty Images As the government shutdown continues into its third week, museums previously unaffected are beginning to close their doors. This is the latest change in programing amid the ongoing government shutdown, which has seen a number of museum and national park services suspended. One …
Haitian-American artist Patrick Eugène has been tapped by Dior to reinterpret the house’s iconic Lady Dior handbag. Patrick Eugène Atelier © Heather Sten Haitian-American artist Patrick Eugène has been tapped by Dior to reinterpret the house’s iconic Lady Dior handbag for the 10th-anniversary edition of its Dior Lady Art initiative. For a decade, the project has invited artists from around the world to transform the classic bag …
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Diane Keaton attends the Handprint and Footprint in Cement Ceremony for Actress Diane Keaton hosted by TCL Chinese Theatre on August 11, 2022 in Hollywood, California. Getty Images Diane Keaton, the beloved actress known for her singular style and screen presence, died Saturday at the age of 79. While she was primarily celebrated for her …
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Glenn Close at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ Governors Awards, 2024. Photo Frazer Harrison/Getty Image The Hollywood actress Glenn Close began collecting the costumes she wore in her movies after wrapping her very first film, The World According to Garp (1982), for which she was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. …
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Jacques-Louis David, The Oath of the Horatii, 1784. Photo Michel Urtado/©GrandPalaisRmn (Musée du Louvre) The bicentenary of Jacques-Louis David, who passed away on December 28, 1825, is just around the corner. To mark the occasion, the Louvre presents an exhibition of 100 works by the celebrated French artist. “This anniversary was certainly an opportunity,” the …
Radcliffe Avenue in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles during the Palisades Fire, January 2025. Photo Apu Gomes via Getty Ron Rivlin thought he was well prepared for fire. The owner of Revolver Gallery in Los Angeles and a prolific collector of works by Andy Warhol had custom-built his home in Pacific Palisades with …
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