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The Most Controversial Artworks of the 21st Century So Far
These envelope-pushing works seemed designed to create scandal—and that was sometimes the point.
Drawing on Religious Renaissance Art, Marc Padeu’s Paintings Monumentalize the Quotidian
Through the immediacy of acrylic, Padeu renders everyday scenes on a monumental scale.
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The Getty Trust Is Selling $500 M. in Bonds for Increased Protection Against Natural Disasters
The Getty maintains earthquake and fire insurance, but there are concerns “such insurance could become unavailable at rates considered reasonable by the Getty Trust.”
Tate Modern Acquires Joan Mitchell Masterpiece in Major Gift from Pérez Family
Pérez said that Iva “resounds” when displayed next to Rothko. “And it’ll be there forever,” he added.
Frieze Commissions Artists Pilvi Takala and Asad Raza for New Performance-Based Pieces
Takala represented Finland in the 2022 Venice Biennale.
Nancy Lupo “Princessletthewind” at Kunstverein in Schwerin
With “Princessletthewind”, the Kunstverein für Mecklenburg und Vorpommern in Schwerin presents the first institutional solo exhibition of the American sculptor Nancy Lupo in Germany. Lupo’s artistic practice is deeply connected to material culture, including language, and draws attention to our presence amidst everyday materials and spaces. The artist examines how collective fantasies, emotions, energies, and
Carolyn Lazard “Two-way” at Artists Space, New York
Two films were shot in the same location: a simulation center. A simulation center is a controlled environment in which hospital professionals engage in a form of roleplay-based procedural enactment with one another and with medical mannequins. The practice of simulation is pedagogical in focus and centers on improving patient care. Both films presented in
Siyi Li “Adonis” at Antenna Space, Shanghai
Born from the split trunk of a tree, Adonis is a deity of vegetation and rebirth in Greek mythology. The exhibition’s title comes from artist Siyi Li’s visit to the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands, where he encountered Hendrick Goltzius’s Dying Adonis (1609). Hanging high above eye level, the painting captures Adonis lying on the grass,