This was a year whose high points included an adult-feeling Whitney Biennial, a major survey of contemporary Puerto Rican art, and one of the great big-little exhibitions of all time.
Tag: Museums
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‘Class Issues’ Exhibit in Berlin Broaches a Tough Art-World Topic
An exhibition in Berlin shines a light on class, showing how social and financial inequality affect how art gets made, sold and displayed.
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For Centuries, Michaelina Wautier’s Art Was Forgotten, or Credited to Men. No More.
The work of Michaelina Wautier, a 17th-century artist, was long overlooked. She is belatedly gaining recognition as an old master, as the first U.S. show of her work opens in Boston.
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‘Casablanca’ and the Romance of the Refugee
A showcase of memorabilia at the Neue Galerie spotlights the Central European exiles who crafted Hollywood’s great wartime love story.
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Will the Era of Butts Ever End?
A new book takes a look back at the posterior’s cultural role throughout history.