The International African American Museum, in a former slave port, is about more than slavery. It’s about survival and resilience.
Tag: Art
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For Mire Lee, Korean Art Star, It All Comes Down to Guts
The Korean artist’s ingenious machine sculptures, coming to the New Museum, show things that “you don’t actually want to see,” a leading curator says.
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Imagine Spider-Woman With a Crochet Hook
In “My Neighbor’s Garden,” an installation at Madison Square Park, Sheila Pepe uses the humble art of crochet to shape space and build community.
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How Hokusai’s Art Crashed Over the Modern World
The MFA Boston shows how one of the greatest printmakers, from Edo Japan, inspired a tidal wave of followers, from Gauguin to Lichtenstein.
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A Flood, a Boxcutter and a Son’s Pursuit to Keep His Father’s Legacy
Nachume Miller’s bright, naturalistic paintings from his final years are on view in Manhattan. They’re intact thanks to his son, Danny Miller.