The architect Maxime Bousquet has reimagined a portion of a grand 17th-century building as a fittingly irreverent home for a young gallerist.
Category: Art
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Frank Bowling’s Geographies
The restless innovation of the influential painter is on display in a retrospective in California.
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Martha Rosler Wants to Know Why We Still Aren’t Outraged
Since the 1960s, the artist has channeled her wit and her conscience into works that face American injustice head-on.
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Myron Goldfinger, 90, Architect of Monumental Modernist Homes, Dies
His houses, which dot the Hamptons and other parts of the New York region, include a residence featured in “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
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Secret No More: Louis Armstrong Center Amplifies Satchmo’s Vision
New jazz and exhibition spaces, and an inaugural show curated by Jason Moran, feature the trumpeter’s “wonderful world” in full, collaged onto the walls.
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Blaise Cendrars’s Eye-Opening Artist’s Book at the Morgan
A travelogue in verse, rich with Sonia Delaunay’s art pyrotechnics, is the centerpiece of one of the most eye-opening shows of the summer.
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Isabella Rossellini’s Mama Farm Introduces a Knitwear Collaboration
Plus: obscure Surrealist literature, a virtual South African art gallery — and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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How to Avoid Crowds in Venice
Yes, Venice is so very congested. Yet visiting this unique Italian city doesn’t always require taking what Italians call un bagno di folla — a bath in the crowd.
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The Price of Admission to America’s Museums Keeps Rising
Their buildings have expanded and expenses have surged, even as attendance slowed. Art lovers will bear the cost: The Guggenheim is the latest to increase its entry fee to $30 — the new normal.
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SunRay Kelley, Master Builder of the Counterculture, Dies at 71
The go-to guru for those seeking their dream yurt, spiritual retreat or treehouse, he brought forth his handmade structures like a wizard with a chain saw.
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‘Mr. Blandings’ Is Now 75. What Can His Dream House Tell Us About Ours?
The 1948 film starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy celebrated leaving city life and spreading out in suburbia. Even then, it was a questionable idea.
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Europe’s Cities Rely on Age-Old Ways to Stay Cool as Heat Waves Intensify
Architectural styles and construction materials can significantly reduce the need for air-conditioning during heat waves, according to sustainable architecture experts.