Since its discovery nearly 50 years ago, a room beneath the Medici Chapels in Florence covered in sketches has been closed to the public. Next month, that will change.
Category: Art
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The Marie Laurencin Exhibition Making the Case for Art Without Men
Loved in her day, the French painter Marie Laurencin depicted a dreamy vision of a world of women. What does she have to say to audiences now?
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A Treehouse Builder Who Celebrates Impermanence
Japan’s Takashi Kobayashi has found freedom in the canopies.
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Uncanny Art for the Post-Truth Era
As deepfakes and A.I. images proliferate, hyperrealist sculpture has taken on an eerie new relevance.
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What Happens When an Artist’s Technology Becomes Obsolete?
Curators and conservators are working to save — and update — art made with aging hardware.
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7 Queer Icons From the Ancient World They Don’t Teach in School
When an Irish poet and an English illustrator set out to dust off Greco-Roman tales with homoerotic undertones, they were not hard up for options (or for overtones, for that matter).
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Harry Smith, a Culture-Altering Shaman, at the Whitney
A solo show takes on the legacy of the painter, folk musicologist, filmmaker, obsessive collector and underground legend. It also hints at what has been lost.
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Eddie Martinez Defers to the Desires of His Paints
At his studio in Queens, the artist’s routine includes turkey meatballs, cut-up Crocs and the patience to let his materials set his pace.
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Art Auction in Hong Kong Draws Lower Bids Than Expected
A portrait by Amedeo Modigliani sold for less than expected and several artworks went unsold as China’s best-known art investor liquidated part of his collection.
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A Giacometti for a Cezanne: Jeffrey Epstein’s Role in a Pricey Art Deal
Mr. Epstein helped the billionaire Leon Black defer capital gains taxes from the swap. A Senate committee is scrutinizing some of Mr. Black’s art deals as it looks into tax avoidance schemes.