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Falling Apart: A Conversation Between Artists Miranda July and Cindy Sherman

Miranda July in “The Swan Tool,” 2000, at the Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland, Oregon. Photo by Harrell Fletcher; Courtesy of Miranda July Studio Editor’s Note: This conversation between Cindy Sherman and Miranda July was originally realized for #37 Miranda July: New Society, part of the Quaderni series published by Fondazione Prada. That publication was published …

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Man Steals Andrew Norman Wilson Artwork from PST Exhibition in California

“Digital Capture: Southern California and the Pixel-Based Image World,” 2024. Courtesy UCR Arts A man pulled an Andrew Norman Wilson artwork from a California exhibition being staged as part of the Getty Foundation’s science-themed PST Art initiative. The piece was in a show at the California Museum of Photography and Culver Center of the Arts …

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UK Museum Directors Say Climate Protests in Galleries ‘Have to Stop’

Just Stop Oil protesters with tomato soup in front of Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London. Courtesy Just Stop Oil Leaders of national collections and major regional museums in the United Kingdom issued an open letter saying that protests involving notable artworks “have to stop.” “They are hugely damaging to the …

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Met Returns Greek Artifact to Italy After Researchers Find Links to Looting

A view of the Metropolitan Museum of Art building in New York City, United States on July 15, 2024. NurPhoto via Getty Images The Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned another ancient Greek drinking vessel to Italian officials overseeing the countries’ repatriation efforts after finding the artifact was likely looted from its origin site. The …

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Queen Elizabeth I Portrait Swapped for Paula Rego Painting in Rehang of 10 Downing Street

The portrait of Queen Elizabeth I by Marcus Gheeraert the Younger moved from a meeting room of No.10 Downing as part of its “long planned” re-hang. Wikimedia Commons Two paintings by the Portuguese painter Paula Rego have replaced portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh at 10 Downing Street, the residence of the …

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Hermitage Artist Retreat in Florida Heavily Damaged by Hurricanes Helene and Milton

Hurricane Milton ripped wood boards off and pushed several feet of sand into buildings. Courtesy Hermitage Artist Retreat The Hermitage Artist Retreat in Englewood, Florida, experienced huge storm surges due to Hurricane Milton, with repairs and damage estimated at “upwards of $1 million” as well as the cancelation of residencies and other programs for several …

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75 Latinx Artists to Know

Clockwise from top left, works by Luis Jiménez, Yvette Mayorga, Lady Pink (Sandra Fabara), Delilah Montoya, Muriel Hasbun, Vincent Valdez, and Barbara Carrasco. Illustration by Daniela Hritcu Though Latinx people have long been part of the fabric of this country, Latinx artists in the United States have only recently begun to be acknowledged by the …

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After a Year of Silence, Dor Guez Is Ready to Show the Art World the Value of ‘Not Knowing’

A work from Dor Guez’s 2023 series “Amid Imperial Grids” in the exhibition “Not knowing is a good place to start” at carlier | gebauer in Berlin. Courtesy of the artist and carlier | gebauer, Berlin/Madrid; Photo © Andrea Rossetti The maps won’t tell you where you are in Dor Guez’s new solo exhibition at …

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For More than Half a Century, Collector Joan Agajanian Quinn Has Been the Heart of LA’s Art Community

Joan Agajanian Quinn in her Beverly Hills home. Photo Ryan Pfluger For nearly 50 years, Joan Agajanian Quinn has asked the questions that everyone wants to answer. A consummate journalist, she was the West Coast editor at Interview magazine, a society editor at the LA Herald Examiner, and host of the TV interview shows Joan …

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