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SIDDHARTHA MITTER
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Documenta Was a Whole Vibe. Then a Scandal Killed the Buzz.
Accusations that an image was antisemitic broke the mood at a daring festival of experiments. This year’s Documenta deserves a closer look, our critic says.
In Dakar, African Art Speaks in All Its Voices
In its first pandemic-era edition, the Dakar Biennale, Africa’s biggest art gathering, is uneven, hectic — and full of possibility.
Simone Leigh Holds Court at the U.S. Pavilion in the Venice Biennale
The acclaimed sculptor holds court at the U.S. Pavilion in the Venice Biennale, where she explores the burden of colonial histories and the promise of…
Whitney Biennial Curators Seek American Art on the Border
As they put the final touches to the influential survey of American art, two curators went on the road to test their hunches, and found…