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Don’t Miss: The Wangechi Mutu Retrospective at the New Museum

The twenty-year survey of Mutu's work, which closes soon, takes up all four floors of the institution.

By Nadja Sayej

Becoming an Artist Was a Dream Deferred for Sculptor Kim Dacres

Dacres encapsulates so much using simple collected materials because her work reflects her own lived experiences.

By Jahunyia Healis

‘Fucked For Life’ Proves Fame Alone Can’t Generate Impressive Art

On view at The Hole, a selection of paintings by Bladee and Varg2™ of Drain Gang fame demonstrate that virality is no replacement for skill.

By Ashley Bardhan

Miyake Pleats Please Sightings at Lorna Simpson, Jenny Holzer, and Wolfgang Tillman Exhibitions

By Grace Byron

No Narrative to Debate: Artist Raheleh Filsoofi Knows Iran, Clay, and Migration

By Farah Abdessamad

Fall Arts Preview 2022: Gallery Shows You Won’t Want to Miss

By Erin Taylor

Fall Arts Preview 2022: Museum Shows You Won’t Want to Miss

By Emma Burleigh

Review: Spring Break Art Show’s Naked Lunch Was Ambitious but Not Necessarily a Meal

By Grace Byron

Double Fair Report: The Armory Show and Art on Paper Pack a Punch in 2022

By Farah Abdessamad

September Events in New York City for the First Two Weeks

By Erin Taylor

Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen’s $1 Billion Art Collection Will Be Sold in the Largest-Ever Auction

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Mexican Textile Artist Victoria Villasana Believes Creation Is Vital to Self-Growth

By Avani Thakkar

Review: Aicon Gallery Presents Colorful Victor Ekpuk and Natvar Bhavsar’s Pigments in Parallel Exhibitions

By Farah Abdessamad

A Stolen Picasso Was Allegedly Discovered During A Drug Raid in Iraq

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Comic Creator Frank Miller is Suing the Widow of an Editor for Refusing to Return Valuable Batman Illustrations

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

New York’s Antiquity Trafficking Unit is Looking to Arrest a Former Source Turned Suspect

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Review: Artist Portia Munson Takes on Modern Feminism at PPOW Gallery

By Ashley Bardhan

Observer’s Slambook: Cartoonist Gizem Vural Always Responds to Emails

By Erin Taylor

Events Happening in New York City the First Two Weeks of August

By Erin Taylor

Review: Cindy Sherman, Living Legend, Rocks it Again at Hauser & Wirth

By Grace Byron

Observer’s Slambook: Aurora Mattia Has a Parasocial Crush on Townes van Zandt

By Erin Taylor

Double Review: Artists Lydia Ourahmane and Cristina Iglesias Both Have NYC Shows Grasping Human History and Our Environmental Culture

By Farah Abdessamad

What to Do In New York City in the Coming Weeks

By Erin Taylor

Observer’s Slambook: Artist Qualeasha Wood on Ethically Colonizing Mars

By Erin Taylor

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News About Visual Art

Don’t Miss: The Wangechi Mutu Retrospective at the New Museum

Becoming an Artist Was a Dream Deferred for Sculptor Kim Dacres

‘Fucked For Life’ Proves Fame Alone Can’t Generate Impressive Art

Miyake Pleats Please Sightings at Lorna Simpson, Jenny Holzer, and Wolfgang Tillman Exhibitions

No Narrative to Debate: Artist Raheleh Filsoofi Knows Iran, Clay, and Migration

Fall Arts Preview 2022: Gallery Shows You Won’t Want to Miss

Fall Arts Preview 2022: Museum Shows You Won’t Want to Miss

Review: Spring Break Art Show’s Naked Lunch Was Ambitious but Not Necessarily a Meal

Double Fair Report: The Armory Show and Art on Paper Pack a Punch in 2022

September Events in New York City for the First Two Weeks

Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen’s $1 Billion Art Collection Will Be Sold in the Largest-Ever Auction

Mexican Textile Artist Victoria Villasana Believes Creation Is Vital to Self-Growth

Review: Aicon Gallery Presents Colorful Victor Ekpuk and Natvar Bhavsar’s Pigments in Parallel Exhibitions

A Stolen Picasso Was Allegedly Discovered During A Drug Raid in Iraq

Comic Creator Frank Miller is Suing the Widow of an Editor for Refusing to Return Valuable Batman Illustrations

New York’s Antiquity Trafficking Unit is Looking to Arrest a Former Source Turned Suspect

Review: Artist Portia Munson Takes on Modern Feminism at PPOW Gallery

Observer’s Slambook: Cartoonist Gizem Vural Always Responds to Emails

Events Happening in New York City the First Two Weeks of August

Review: Cindy Sherman, Living Legend, Rocks it Again at Hauser & Wirth

Observer’s Slambook: Aurora Mattia Has a Parasocial Crush on Townes van Zandt

Double Review: Artists Lydia Ourahmane and Cristina Iglesias Both Have NYC Shows Grasping Human History and Our Environmental Culture

What to Do In New York City in the Coming Weeks

Observer’s Slambook: Artist Qualeasha Wood on Ethically Colonizing Mars

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