Five destinations, whether in the English countryside or a forest in Thailand, where the work and nature go hand in hand.
Category: Art
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What Historical Feuds and Onscreen Squabbles Can Teach Us About Our Obsession With Revenge
From Washington to Hollywood, American culture is now defined by score settling. But what do centuries of feuding have to teach us about getting even?
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Marilyn Minter Is Camera Ready
The 77-year-old artist has spent her career observing others. Now, with the documentary “Pretty Dirty: The Life and Times of Marilyn Minter,” she becomes the star.
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How Magdalene Odundo Makes Ceramics Seem Like Bodies in Motion
For more than five decades, the ceramist Magdalene Odundo has been making abstract, time-intensive vessels that recall bodies in motion.
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At $236.4 Million, Portrait by Klimt is Second Most Expensive Painting at Auction
The portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, looted by the Nazis and spared from a blaze, was a highlight of the Sotheby’s evening sale.
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Artists Pick Their Favorite Films About Artists
Movies with artist-protagonists are known to be disappointing. These pass muster and even inspire.
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The Art of Britain’s Windrush Generation Has Never Felt More Relevant
At a time of rising xenophobia and nativism, their work examines the meeting of different cultures, and their own right to belong.
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With New Condé Nast Galleries, the Met Museum Gets Fashion Forward
The Costume Institute is bringing its annual blockbuster show to a permanent home off the Grand Hall, due in part to Anna Wintour’s efforts to get “out of the basement.”
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These Six Artworks Could Predict the Auction Market
The art market had a summer of closures and consolidations. But major collections, blue-chip art and guarantees have pushed expectations high for the marquee sales.
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Want to Buy a Work of Art at Auction? Here’s What to Know.
A step-by-step guide to navigating this oft-misunderstood part of the market, with tips on getting what you want without experiencing buyer’s remorse.
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A Company Sold Investors $1 Billion in Art. Did it Paint Too Rosy a Picture?
Masterworks offers average investors a chance to buy individual shares in paintings often only owned by the rich, but critics say its marketing can overstate the upside of investing in its art.
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Sam McKinniss Paints the 2020s
Now on display at a Manhattan gallery, his internet-sourced portraits are in demand. But he says, “I’m a very nervous person.”