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Tag: Art
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He Wrapped Landmarks in Fabric. Years Later, His Art Turned Up in a Dumpster.
Hundreds of paintings by Francis Hines had been thrown away when a Connecticut man, Jared Whipple, found them — and a new life mission.
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Delayed Philip Guston Show Opens, With a Note From a Trauma Specialist
After four museums postponed a major exhibition over concerns about Klan imagery in some paintings, the show is opening in Boston. But the debate continues.
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Looking Inward, and Back, at a Biennale for the History Books
Eyes are the key metaphor in the Venice Biennale’s central show of 213 artists, an unprecedented percentage of whom are women.
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After a Tempest, Philip Guston Shines in a Show True to His Spirit
The long-delayed survey, now wrapped in the equivalent of caution tape, opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. It’s been a learning-curve climb for four venues.