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On the Met Roof, Skywriting His Way to Freedom
Petrit Halilaj of Kosovo began drawing as a refugee child in the Balkans during a violent decade and invented a calligraphic world of memory.
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CreditHiroko Masuike/The New York Times Arlene Shechet’s ‘Girl Group’ Nudges Heavy Metal Men at Storm King
Once known for ceramics, she now commands the rolling hills at the prestigious New York sculpture park with a chorus of six giant welded works.
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The Venice Biennale and the Art of Turning Backward
Every art institution now speaks of progress, justice, transformation. What if all those words hide a more old-fashioned aim?
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CreditCasey Kelbaugh for The New York Times Maurizio Cattelan Turned a Banana Into Art. Next Up: Guns
As his bullet-riddled panels go up at Gagosian, the artist, in a rare in-person interview, tells why he turned his sardonic gaze on a violence-filled world.
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Chicago Museum Says Investigators Have No Evidence Art Was Looted
In a court filing, the Art Institute of Chicago fought Manhattan prosecutors’ efforts to seize an important Egon Schiele drawing, denying that the Nazis had stolen it.
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CreditArt Institute of Chicago For Sale: A Rare Klimt Portrait, Valued at $32 Million. But of Whom?
The painting’s re-emergence after decades has come with a swirl of questions about its subject, one of three related teenage girls.
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Creditim Kinsky These highlights drew the big crowds in the early days, from a sonorous symphony made by fruit, to an underwater spectacle to a modern-day Tintoretto.
By Jason Farago, Alex Marshall, Julia Halperin, Jillian Steinhauer, Zachary Small, Casey Kelbaugh and
CreditCasey Kelbaugh for The New York Times Roni Horn: a Restless Artist With 4 Shows and More Identities
The spring exhibitions display Horn’s work across many mediums — a reflection of how the artist, known for her serene glass sculptures, sees herself.
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CreditJeanette Spicer for The New York Times What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in April
Will Heinrich covers Beau Dick’s alluring masks, Al Freeman’s jokey book and album covers and Meghan Brady’s radiant new paintings from Maine.
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Judd or Dud: Can You Tell the Difference?
It’s not that easy to tell fake Donald Judd furniture from the real thing. See if you can do a better job than Kim Kardashian.
By Anna Kodé
Museums Are Changing How They Bring Natural Sciences to Life
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is rolling out two new exhibition halls and making its scientists more accessible. And don’t forget the dinosaurs.
By John Hanc
After Setbacks, a Textile Artist Finds New Success
Venues across the U.S. and beyond are giving Liz Collins, who first found fame as a fashion designer, the art-world recognition that had eluded her.
By Laura van Straaten
Upgraded Museums Add New Value to College Campuses
Educational institutions across the United States are spending more money to renovate museums and make them a more integral part of learning.
By Alina Tugend
Children and Museums: You Can’t Start Early Enough
Many museums around the country have had children’s programs for years — but they are on the rise now more than ever.
By Shivani Vora
Exploring Pittsburgh’s Legacy of Steel
At the Carnegie Museum of Art, an installation by the artist Marie Watt celebrates the region’s industrial history with I-beams and glass.
By Leslie Wayne
Women Artists Are Catching Up, but Equality Will Still Take a While
An exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts features an array of artists sharing their views of an increasingly complex world.
By Eilene Zimmerman
Critic’s NotebookAt the Louvre, the Olympics Are More French Than You Might Think
The Games were revived from an ancient Greek spectacle, but an exhibition timed for the Paris Olympics argues that France’s fascination with the ancient world played an outsized role.
By Emily LaBarge
Exploring Atomic Bomb History Beyond Los Alamos
The Atomic Museum in Las Vegas explains to visitors that Nevada and other states also played a role — for better or worse — in the creation of nuclear energy.
By Michael Janofsky
An Artist Is Finding Out Who She Is Through Her Art
Robin F. Williams, whose first solo museum show opened this month in her hometown in Ohio, is evolving through her works, which are often injected with humor.
By Ted Loos
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