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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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What Was the Chicano Art Movement?

Members of four organizations march in support of United Farm Workers at Denver’s Denargo market in 1967. Photo Dave Mathias/The Denver Post via Getty Images The Chicano Art Movement represents a kaleidoscopic convergence of aesthetics and politics. When examined at a distance, it can be misunderstood as a singular, cohesive movement with a clearly defined …

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Ruben Ulises Rodriguez Montoya Sculpts Vampires and Nahuales—But Do Not Be Afraid

“Ruben Ulises Rodriguez Montoya: Skinchangers: Begotten of My Flesh,” 2024, at Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, Ohio. Courtesy Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland One’s eye typically skates right over the list of materials on the caption for an artwork, since the verbiage used—“oil on canvas,” “ink on paper,” and the like—tends to be more perfunctory …

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Eikoh Hosoe, Artist Who Set Japanese Photography on a New Course, Dies at 91

Eikoh Hosoe (at right) with Mikhail Baryshnikov. Photo Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images Eikoh Hosoe, a Japanese photographer who blazed a new trail for his medium with his taboo-testing pictures about invisible worlds, has died at 91. The Japanese agency Kyodo News reported his death last week, saying that he died in Tokyo of complications related to …

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Sharjah Biennial Announces Artists for 2025 Edition, Will Feature Works by Arthur Jafa, Lorna Simpson and More

Hajra Waheed, Hum II, 2023, installation view at Sharjah Biennial 15. ©Hajra Waheed/Courtesy the artist and mor charpentier The Sharjah Art Foundation has announced the artists participating in the 16th Sharjah Biennial, set to run from February 6, through June 15, 2025. The exhibition, one of the premier international showcases of its kind, will feature …

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