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Björk’s New Album Is an Ode to Mushrooms

On her latest record, Fossora, the Icelandic avant-pop fixture meditates on physicality, ecology,...

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Old-Guard Auction Houses Are Embracing the Future

Aiming to attract younger collectors, Christie’s is launching two new departments focused on NFTs

ARTIST STATEMENT
An Electrified Canova Masterpiece Oozing With Homoerotic Heat

Cheekily nodding to a Neoclassical statue’s covert portrayal of same-sex desire, up-and-coming...

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Meet the Makers Behind Remarkably Ornate Mardi Gras Costumes

A member of a tribe practicing Black Masking Indian culture in New Orleans, Charles DuVernay is...

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Nate Lewis’s Dancing Figures Awaken a Sense of Healing

Propelling his signature paper-carving techniques to new heights, the former critical-care nurse...

CULTURE CLUB
Ryuichi Sakamoto and Krug Champagne Light Up the Brooklyn Museum

The award-winning Japanese composer premiered “Suite for Krug 2008,” a symphony inspired by...

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The Art World’s Most Followed Shitposter Is Gaining Unlikely New Fans

Sotheby’s taps Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, the force behind viral art-world meme page...

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Storefront for Art & Architecture Toasts 40 Years

On Sept. 19, Storefront for Art & Architecture brought together the New York design cognoscenti for

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Thirty Years in the Making, Berlin’s Humboldt Forum Is Complete

After nearly three decades of planning, the Humboldt Forum has finally opened to the public. But...

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Egyptian-Honduran Artist Jackie Milad Pays Tribute to an Avant-Garde Feminist Poet

With her 11-year-old son's drawings interwoven throughout, the mixed-media piece dedicated to...

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Celebrating Carl Craig’s Vinyl Release with Nazy Nazhand and Dia Art Foundation

On Sept. 13, an intimate group gathered at The Clocktower at The New York EDITION to celebrate Carl

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The Armory Show Returns With Renewed Energy and a Global Perspective

New York’s pre-eminent contemporary art fair returned to the Javits Center this past weekend with

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The Artists First Alliance’s Lively Benefête in the Rockaways

On Sept. 9, The Artists First Alliance—a collective consisting of Baxter St at CCNY, NXTHVN, and...

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Documenting Climate Change Through Art

The newly launched World Weather Network is mounting 28 art projects around the world to track the...

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Will Seoul Become Asia’s Next Major Art Hub?

With the arrival of the first-ever Frieze Seoul this weekend, collectors and dealers are zeroing in