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folk art

A quilt in shades of pink, blue, red and gray set in geometric patterns

One Fine Show: ‘Patterns in Abstraction’ at the High Museum of Art

American folk art appeals at times like these because it seems to exist outside of the contemporary art historical narrative, but it’s really not that far removed from the conversation.
By Dan Duray
A colorful painting of a pig with stylized folk art details

Maria Prymachenko’s Show at The Ukrainian Museum Rekindles the Potency of Folk Art

Painted with vivid gouaches and watercolors, Maria Prymachenko’s natural world comes to life in roaring, generous colors.
By Farah Abdessamad

Bill Traylor’s Outsider Art Found a Devoted Admirer in William Louis-Dreyfus

David Zwirner gallery will show Traylor's abstracted figures, which the artist began making in his mid 80s after being born into slavery in 1853.
By Helen Holmes
A painting by Tizzie Mills. (Photo: Alanna Martinez)

Outside In: Finding the Next Self-Taught Master at the Outsider Art Fair

By Alanna Martinez
William Edmondson, Boxer, (ca. 1937). Est. $150,000-$250,000. (Photo: Christie's)

What’s the Breakout Market of 2016? Insiders Bet on Outsider Art

By Alanna Martinez

Top To-Do: Old Money, Big Money at Sotheby’s

By Jennifer Ashley Wright
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