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The High-Drama Kabuki Portraits of an Enigmatic Artist

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An exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago features over 30 of Tōshūsai Sharaku's rarely shown ukiyo-e prints exemplifying the classic Japanese theater genre.

https://hyperallergic.com/948254/the-high-drama-kabuki-portraits-of-enigmatic-artist-toshusai-sharaku/

Tanya Lukin Linklater Opens Up a Space of Contemplation

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The Alutiiq/Sugpiaq multidisciplinary artist and choreographer communicates Indigenous movement systems and forms of knowledge through dance.

https://hyperallergic.com/936816/tanya-lukin-linklater-opens-up-a-space-of-contemplation/

The Crocker Art Museum Presents Raúl Gonzo: Color Madness

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The first museum exhibition for the Sacramento-based photographer showcases his bold, campy, colorful photographs.

https://hyperallergic.com/946788/crocker-art-museum-presents-raul-gonzo-color-madness/

Rembrandt Painting Found in Attic Sells for Over $1M

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It may be the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction in Maine.

https://hyperallergic.com/947781/rembrandt-painting-found-in-attic-sells-for-over-1m/

Rembrandt Painting Found in Attic Sells for Over $1M

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It may be the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction in Maine.

https://hyperallergic.com/947781/rembrandt-painting-found-in-attic-sells-for-over-1m/

Dissident Artist Gao Zhen Arrested in China

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The artist is charged with “defamation” of the country’s former Great Leader, Chairman Mao Zedong.

https://hyperallergic.com/947921/dissident-artist-gao-zhen-arrested-in-china/

Apply for a 2025–2026 Fellowship at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Fellowships at SAAM and its Renwick Gallery provide funding, collections access, and professional advancement to scholars researching US art, craft, and visual culture.

https://hyperallergic.com/945257/apply-2025-2026-fellowship-smithsonian-american-art-museum/

VCUarts Qatar Presents Fractal Elegies at Ars Electronica 2024

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The exhibition uses design and technology to highlight the different cultural perspectives of the SWANA and Far East regions.

https://hyperallergic.com/946667/vcuarts-qatar-presents-fractal-elegies-ars-electronica-2024/

15 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This Fall

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The city’s arts scene is in full swing again, with Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, queer science fiction, light in Medieval Europe, Christina Ramberg’s fragmented figuration, and more.

https://hyperallergic.com/945838/15-art-shows-to-see-in-los-angeles-fall-2024/

Agnès Varda, Pragmatic Dreamer

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The first major biography of the film director, screenwriter, artist, and photographer is scrupulous and affectionate.

https://hyperallergic.com/941890/agnes-varda-pragmatic-dreamer-a-complicated-passion-biography-carrie-rickey/

Celebrating Labor History Through the Art of Union Banners

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Displayed at marches and strikes, these creative emblems of collective struggle convey specific values centered around fair wages, protest, and rights across industries.

https://hyperallergic.com/947254/celebrating-labor-history-through-the-art-of-union-banners/

Wall-to-Wall Walz at the Minnesota State Fair Seed Art Show

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Local artists get political in painstakingly crafted mosaics at the only state fair crop art display in the United States.

https://hyperallergic.com/947166/wall-to-wall-walz-at-the-minnesota-state-fair-seed-art-show/

Required Reading

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This week: diving into the Black Atlantic, Percival Everett’s James, “demure” by and for trans people, debunking the “marshmallow test,” and much more.

https://hyperallergic.com/946338/required-reading-696/

A View From the Easel

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“I consider the studio to be a co-creator of my work, and the container for my actions.”

https://hyperallergic.com/946913/a-view-from-the-easel-249/

New Three-Year Arts Series Will Center NYC’s Latine Community

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Historias aims to provide a more comprehensive and intersectional view of a steadily growing and diversifying population.

https://hyperallergic.com/946566/new-three-year-arts-series-will-center-nyc-latine-community-clemente/

The Artist Who Cast a Cold Gaze on Flowers

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Van Huysum's are not paintings of flowers in all their transience, but flowers of the curious Now, in all their splendid, bullish brilliance.

https://hyperallergic.com/937751/jan-van-huysum-artist-who-cast-a-cold-gaze-on-flowers/

Mitchell Johnson Exhibits Small, Scenic Landscapes in Where The Colors Are

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Paintings from New England, Europe, New York, Newfoundland, and California are on view September 4–15 at Truro Center for the Arts in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

https://hyperallergic.com/945154/mitchell-johnson-small-scenic-landscapes-truro-center-for-the-arts/

Mitchell Johnson Exhibits Small, Scenic Landscapes in Where The Colors Are

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Paintings from New England, Europe, New York, Newfoundland, and California are on view September 4–15 at Truro Center for the Arts in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

https://hyperallergic.com/945154/mitchell-johnson-small-scenic-landscapes-truro-center-for-the-arts/

Mitchell Johnson Exhibits Small, Scenic Landscapes in Where The Colors Are

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Paintings from New England, Europe, New York, Newfoundland, and California are on view September 4–15 at Truro Center for the Arts in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

https://hyperallergic.com/945154/mitchell-johnson-small-scenic-landscapes-truro-center-for-the-arts/

Hyperallergic Is Turning 15

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Revel in 15 years of challenging the art world status quo — complete with glitter, glamor, and a sprinkle of chaotic joy — as we fete ourselves, our contributors, and the art community that makes Hyperallergic possible. Join us for our anniversary party at the Red Pavilion in Brooklyn, New York, on October 9. It […]

https://hyperallergic.com/946573/hyperallergic-is-turning-15-party-october-2024/