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Arthur Jafa Directed Kanye West’s Latest Music Video, and the Result Is Powerful

Kanye West's new track 'Wash Us In The Blood' deals directly with the horror of police brutality and the impact of Black creativity.
By Helen Holmes

The 51 Artists, Curators, Directors and Dealers Changing the Art World in 2018

Read, enjoy, and by all means, heartily disagree with the choices we’ve made. If there wasn’t debate, it wouldn’t be be art, would it?
By Margaret Carrigan,  Juliet Helmke,  and Guelda Voien
Egon Schiele, Selbstbildnis mit Lampionfrüchten (Self-Portrait with Chinese Lantern Plant), 1912. Oil, opaque color on wood.

12 Must-See Art Museum Exhibitions in 2018

Mark your calendars now for these major shows all over the world.
By Margaret Carrigan
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 23: New York artist Spencer Tunick poses whilst standing over a model dressed only with sushi aT a press conference at the Toko Restaurant & Bar on February 23, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. Tunick will be creating his next installation 'The Base' on the steps of the Sydney Opera House as part of the 32nd Sydney Mardi Gras Festival.

Artist Asks Women to Pose Nude at GOP Convention, Smithsonian Acquires Outsider Art

By Alanna Martinez
Maurizio Cattelan (center) with Cecilia Dean and James Kaliardos at the opening for Visionaire 64 ART John Baldessari.

Maurizio Cattelan Comes Out of Retirement, Art World Campaign Contributions—and More

By Alanna Martinez
President Lyndon B Johnson (1908 - 1973) discusses the Voting Rights Act with civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Google Just Added 5,000 Works of Black History

By Jas Chana

Photography Curator Lisa Hostetler Joins Smithsonian American Art Museum

By Andrew Russeth
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