The artist Emma Prempeh discusses her multifaceted sense of home and the freedom she’s found with a brush.
Category: Art & Museums
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On Emma Prempeh’s Canvases, Countries Collide
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Why the Sunflower Suddenly Looks Fresh Again
The New York Times – T Magazine:Long considered commonplace and overly cheerful, the bloom is once more enchanting designers.
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A New Exhibition at the Jack Shainman Gallery Highlights Gordon Parks’s Creative Community
The New York Times – T Magazine:Plus: the Southern grape exciting chefs, a new stay inside a converted 1930s L.A. church and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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What Is ‘Narrative Art’? The Lucas Museum Finally Shows Us Its Vision.
The New York Times – On the Runway:After several delays, George Lucas’s legacy project is finally ready to open. There’s less “Star Wars” than you might expect.
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Venice Film Festival: Wim Wenders Talks About Architecture and More
The New York Times – Movies:The director talks about his documentary on Peter Zumthor, the Pritzker Prize-winning Swiss architect, which is premiering at the Venice Film Festival.
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Why Andy Warhol Couldn’t Capture Dolly Parton
The New York Times – Music:Andy Warhol’s images of Parton don’t strike me as up to the level of his best society portraits; they aren’t quite worthy of the singer’s complex excellence.
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For Some in a Disrupted D.C., Grand Prix Is More Irritation Than Celebration
The New York Times – On the Runway:Race preparations have snarled traffic, rerouted flights and forced the National Gallery of Art to conduct vibration tests.
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8 Signs You’re Living in a Rom-Com
The New York Times – Movies:Are you baking cookies with your old high-school crush? Our cartoonist has seen enough trying-on-clothes montages to spot the clues.
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Judge Is Asked to Block Inscription of Trump’s Name on Kennedy Center
The New York Times – Music:The request from a Democratic lawmaker follows a decision by the Trump-allied board to add “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump” to the building.
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These Artists May Have Left Pakistan, but It’s Still Present in Their Work
The New York Times – T Magazine:Is it possible to make art that reflects a country and culture while living outside of it? For members of this diaspora, there’s no other choice.
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What Exile Means for an Artist
The New York Times – T Magazine:For many, the state of ‘in-betweenness’ can be a source of inspiration.
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Quit Lit
The New York Times – On the Runway:There are good reasons to abandon books we’re not enjoying, but our attenuated attention might lead us to tap out too early.