Wangechi Mutu’s Excellent New Museum Survey Transports Viewers to Other Worlds
This museum-filling show attests to an artist who has built up her own universe with her own set of rules.
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From the Archives: Wangechi Mutu Dresses Cultural Critique in Freakishly Beautiful Disguises
In her gorgeous, sometimes gruesome works, the artist ironically underscores the violence and oppression that "civilization" often entails.
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Businessman Dimitris Daskalopoulos’s World-Class Collection Gets a Goodbye Tour in Athens
Before leaving for Tate, the MCA Chicago, and the Guggenheim, some works went on view at Neon.
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Future Perfect: “Born in Flames” at the Bronx Museum of the Arts
Named after Lizzie Borden's 1983 film, the exhibition features otherworldly beings who point to alternate societies.
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In ‘Open Studio’ Book, Marina Abramović, Wangechi Mutu, and Others Offer Art Projects to Make at Home
In the new book Open Studio, 17 artists outline step-by-step guides to artworks in various mediums.
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‘We Ourselves Are Our Prize’: Lasting Works in the Whitney Biennial Evoke Toni Morrison and Ancestry Through the Ages
"In many instances, the Biennial opens up space for subjectivity to be rendered through multiplicity—and perhaps in ways not attainable to certain viewers."
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San Antonio’s Ruby City Museum Announces Inaugural Shows for October
The new institution is devoted to holdings of the late artist and collector Linda Pace.
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Honoring El Anatsui and Raising Money for Health Care: An Evening at Amref Health Africa ArtBall
Last week, New York was home to a litany of art-world galas in pursuit of funding for institutions—except for one: the Amref Health Africa ArtBall. Now in its second year, the event featured
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