Ahead of his largest-ever exhibition in the U.S., the dissident artist reflects on collecting jade and living below ground.
Category: Art
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Fashion? Rockets? Yachts? A Trump Ally Has Ideas for the Kennedy Center
Paolo Zampolli, a Trump appointee on the center’s board, wants the institution to host Valentino fashion shows, send art into space and open a marina and a Cipriani restaurant.
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Balloon Art You Won’t Find at a Children’s Birthday Party
DJ Morrow’s creations, inspired by his own emotional life, can disturb as much as they delight.
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A Tour by Train of 5 Dazzling European Cities
Milan, Zurich, Berlin, Copenhagen and Stockholm: Our writer devised her own urban grand tour to some of the continent’s most dazzling cities.
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The Art World’s Next Big Thing: Tiny Paintings
Works the size of postcards and bathroom tiles are challenging the market’s appetite for grand scales.
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Anne Imhof’s ‘Doom’ at the Armory Has Everything, and Nothing
Anne Imhof’s three-hour spectacle of moody youth at the Armory is sweet sorrow, full of moping and muttering. Still, almost despite itself, it points to true art.
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Mirrors That Are Designed to Dazzle
Sometimes, the art of making mirrors has little to do with reflection.
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Juan Hamilton, Georgia O’Keeffe’s Companion and Contested Heir, Dies at 79
As a young potter, he turned up on the doorstep of an octogenarian master of modern painting. They grew so close it became a scandal.
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Why Is Hollywood Obsessed With Architects? ‘The Brutalist’ Gives Us a Hint.
The trope of the embattled auteur exerting their will is too tempting for filmmakers to ignore.
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Woodworking Is Losing Its Macho Edge Thanks to These Women
As contemporary woodworking loses its macho edge, it gains a whole new dimension.
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Can a Finnish Sauna Improve Society?
Contemporary sweat baths reflect the country’s architectural past — and propose a future in which simple, sustainable buildings can still be sublime.
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In Sardinia, a Showcase for Craft and Culture Rises From Ruins
A couple restored an abandoned farmstead as a rural haven where curious visitors can immerse themselves in the treasures of the island.