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LGBTQ+ Art and Historical Ephemera Up for Auction at Swann Galleries

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A second-century Roman bust with ties to Tennessee Williams and Gore Vidal leads the summer auction at Swann on August 22.

https://hyperallergic.com/940321/lgbtq-art-material-culture-history-auction-swann-galleries/

Anti-War Artist Released as Part of Russia-US Prisoner Swap

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Aleksandra “Sasha” Skochilenko was given a seven-year sentence for an art project and protest that criticized Russia’s war on Ukraine.

https://hyperallergic.com/940954/anti-war-artist-alexsandra-sasha-skochilenko-released-as-part-of-russia-us-prisoner-swap/

Lessons on Black Art Writing From Toni Morrison

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Morrison reminds us to dwell in Black visions, to give ourselves over to them entirely, and to do so in language that does not plead for understanding.

https://hyperallergic.com/939458/lessons-on-black-art-writing-from-toni-morrison/

Required Reading

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This week: Street art memorializes Sonya Massey, the history of women’s athletic clothing, an Olympic cheese sponsorship, women rule BookTok, plucky astronauts, and more.

https://hyperallergic.com/939664/required-reading-692/

Required Reading

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This week: Street art memorializes Sonya Massey, the history of women’s athletic clothing, an Olympic cheese sponsorship, women rule BookTok, plucky astronauts, and more.

https://hyperallergic.com/939664/required-reading-692/

A View From the Easel

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“My studio is between the fruit seller and the kiosk. When I leave the doors open on hot days, people walking by drop in to share their thoughts on my paintings.”

https://hyperallergic.com/939158/a-view-from-the-easel-245/

Watch Virtual and Natural Worlds Collide in Sea Change with Pérez Art Museum Miami

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Streaming now on PAMMTV, the hybrid exhibition asks, “How can digital art address accelerating changes across climate, culture, and time?”

https://hyperallergic.com/937776/virtual-natural-worlds-sea-change-perez-art-museum-miami/

Watch Virtual and Natural Worlds Collide in Sea Change with Pérez Art Museum Miami

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Streaming now on PAMMTV, the hybrid exhibition asks, “How can digital art address accelerating changes across climate, culture, and time?”

https://hyperallergic.com/937776/virtual-natural-worlds-sea-change-perez-art-museum-miami/

Watch Virtual and Natural Worlds Collide in Sea Change with Pérez Art Museum Miami

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Streaming now on PAMMTV, the hybrid exhibition asks, “How can digital art address accelerating changes across climate, culture, and time?”

https://hyperallergic.com/937776/virtual-natural-worlds-sea-change-perez-art-museum-miami/

Scientists Crack the Code of Rembrandt’s Golden Luster

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New research into the pigments used in "The Night Watch" (1642) illuminates how the Dutch artist achieved his signature glistening details.

https://hyperallergic.com/939227/scientists-crack-the-code-of-rembrandts-golden-luster/

Scientists Crack the Code of Rembrandt’s Golden Luster

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New research into the pigments used in "The Night Watch" (1642) illuminates how the Dutch artist achieved his signature glistening details.

https://hyperallergic.com/939227/scientists-crack-the-code-of-rembrandts-golden-luster/

8 Shows to See in Upstate New York This August

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Pauline Decarmo’s triumphant canvases, Mary Lucier’s sun-seeking video installation, Edward Merritt’s recycled botanics, Dani Klebe’s country cabin installation, and more.

https://hyperallergic.com/938865/8-shows-to-see-in-upstate-new-york-august-2024/

American Museum of Natural History Repatriates Remains of 124 Native People

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The institution holds the bodies of 12,000 individuals from communities within and outside the United States, the majority of which lack identification.

https://hyperallergic.com/938886/american-museum-of-natural-history-repatriates-remains-of-124-native-people/

What Are Those Giant Painted Heads Floating in the Seine?

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Some of the Louvre’s most famous works inspired a series of half-submerged installations for the Olympic games.

https://hyperallergic.com/938729/what-are-those-giant-painted-heads-floating-in-the-seine/

No, the Olympics Ceremony Did Not Copy “The Last Supper”

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The performance that drew ire from conservative critics continues another centuries-old art historical theme: the feast of the gods on Mount Olympus.

https://hyperallergic.com/938477/no-the-olympics-ceremony-did-not-copy-the-last-supper/

How Ted Carey Rendered Queerness Through Folk Art

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The late artist’s work subverts the genre’s conventions in its centering of the gay community members he knew or admired and the LGBTQ+ spaces he frequented.

https://hyperallergic.com/933528/how-ted-carey-rendered-queerness-through-folk-art/

How Ted Carey Rendered Queerness Through Folk Art

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The late artist’s work subverts the genre’s conventions in its centering of the gay community members he knew or admired and the LGBTQ+ spaces he frequented.

https://hyperallergic.com/933528/how-ted-carey-rendered-queerness-through-folk-art/

How Ted Carey Rendered Queerness Through Folk Art

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The late artist’s work subverts the genre’s conventions in its centering of the gay community members he knew or admired and the LGBTQ+ spaces he frequented.

https://hyperallergic.com/933528/how-ted-carey-rendered-queerness-through-folk-art/

How Ted Carey Rendered Queerness Through Folk Art

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The late artist’s work subverts the genre’s conventions in its centering of the gay community members he knew or admired and the LGBTQ+ spaces he frequented.

https://hyperallergic.com/933528/how-ted-carey-rendered-queerness-through-folk-art/

The Enslaved People Who Wrote Down the New Testament

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Art history has long concealed the scribes who put swaths of the Bible and early Christian writings on paper.

https://hyperallergic.com/936260/the-enslaved-people-who-wrote-down-the-new-testament-candida-moss/