Fresh Sets Examines the Fine Art of Nail Art
Writer Tembe Denton-Hurst argues that this wearable art form isn’t just an extension of our fingertips, but also an extension of ourselves.
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Fresh Sets Examines the Fine Art of Nail Art
Writer Tembe Denton-Hurst argues that this wearable art form isn’t just an extension of our fingertips, but also an extension of ourselves.
Shahzia Sikander’s Transgressive Femininity
In the artist’s works, a woman is at once a social subject pushing back against marginalization and a disruptive energy, a flow that transcends barriers.
Shahzia Sikander’s Transgressive Femininity
In the artist’s works, a woman is at once a social subject pushing back against marginalization and a disruptive energy, a flow that transcends barriers.
Five Years in the Making, an MiG-21 Fighter Jet Gets a Glow-Up from Tens of Millions of Glass Beads
Ralph Ziman and a transcontinental team of craftspeople transform a military jet into a symbol of resistance and collectivity.
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With a New Museum in India, France Again Wades into a Controversial Nation-Building Project
France is again leveraging its museum expertise for soft power.
Ukraine Culture Minister Accuses Russia of Selling Stolen Pieces of Ukrainian Cultural Property on Black Market
Russia has been accused by Ukraine of deliberately targeting Ukrainian museums and monuments, an act that would violate international law.
Preview: Stipan Tadić Gives Los Angeles a New York State of Mind in “Diamonds and Rust”
It is rather refreshing to have Los Angeles painted by a New Yorker. That New Yorker is Croatian-born Stipan Tadić, who paints his adopted home in a comic-book meets cyberpunk meets realism aesthetic that when he began to produce the work felt refreshing and new. So not that we are all up-to-date on refreshing and refreshers of the life and times of Stipan Tadić, he is taking this style to Los Angeles and about Los Angeles in Diamonds and Rust, an upcoming solo show at James Fuentes’ west coast outpost. Tadić has the knack of making you rethink your relationship and familiarity with a place, giving it new life and a new angles to understand. He paints the night, but not always…
József Csató Eyes a “Siren Hospitality”
While specific works of his may vary greatly in terms of content and style, a general description of Hungarian painters József Csató’s paintings would typically highlight his innovative use of color and form. He has an approach that to me resonates with the legacy of 20th-century abstract expressionism, marks that seems feel of energy and intuition, but he also gives us nods to European modernism and classic figurative works. I first saw his art in the tradition of Kandinsky and Miró, who explored abstraction as a means of conveying deeper, non-representational content. Csató’s paintings also reflect a modern sensibility, where digital and global influences converge, embracing the eclectic and often boundary-free ethos of contemporary art. So this is to say, Csató is…
Elaine Wynn, Casino Resort Billionaire and Top Art Collector, Dies at 82
As a collector, she made headlines for her 2013 purchase of a Francis Bacon triptych for $142.4 million.