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From the Archives: Henry Geldzahler on the Late Work of Fernand Léger, in 1962

‘There’s a Reason the Nose Fell Off the Sphinx’: Urs Fischer on His Rotting Fruits and Vegetables at Karma in New York

Without Walls: From the Frigid Arctic to Ethiopia’s Blistering Afar Triangle, Artists Test Their Muscle and Mettle

‘The Geometry of Making’: A Mary Heilmann Doubleheader in New York

They Know Why You Fly: Martha Rosler on Her Airport Photographs

To Space and Back: Tom Sachs and His Triumphant Failure to Make Shoes Fit for Mars

9 Art Events to Attend in the New York Area This Week

Pictures at an Exhibition

Yan Xing at Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland

By The Editors of ARTnews Posted 08/18/17 12:48 pm

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News

Members of White House Committee on the Arts and Humanities Resign in Protest Following President’s Comments on Charlottesville

By Nate Freeman Posted 08/18/17 12:23 pm

This morning, the Washington Post reported that many of the remaining members of the White House Committee on the Arts and Humanities have announced their resignation. In a letter to the president, 16 actors, artists, writers, and architects said that … Read More

Retrospective

From the Archives: Henry Geldzahler on the Late Work of Fernand Léger, in 1962

By The Editors of ARTnews Posted 08/18/17 12:00 pm

The curator discusses the “sentimental Communist,” whose “goal was to reach the worker and teach him the beauty of his world.” Read More

Artists

‘There’s a Reason the Nose Fell Off the Sphinx’: Urs Fischer on His Rotting Fruits and Vegetables at Karma in New York

By Nate Freeman Posted 08/18/17 9:30 am

The artist’s latest show involves a brick wall and rotting organic material. Read More

Morning Links

Morning Links: Painting an Eclipse Edition

By The Editors of ARTnews Posted 08/18/17 9:00 am

Here’s what we’re reading this morning. Read More

Pictures at an Exhibition

John Houck at Boesky West, Aspen

By The Editors of ARTnews Posted 08/17/17 5:29 pm

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Features Summer 2017, The Grand Tour

Without Walls: From the Frigid Arctic to Ethiopia’s Blistering Afar Triangle, Artists Test Their Muscle and Mettle

By Phoebe Hoban Posted 08/17/17 10:17 am

A look at how artists use travel in their work. Read More

Reviews

Scene Stealers: ‘Dioramas’ Set Many Stages at the Palais de Tokyo

By Richard Kalina Posted 08/17/17 10:09 am

Through September 10, in Paris Read More

Morning Links

Morning Links: Ramen Museum Edition

By The Editors of ARTnews Posted 08/17/17 9:00 am

Here’s what we’re reading this morning. Read More

Artists

‘The Geometry of Making’: A Mary Heilmann Doubleheader in New York

By Phyllis Tuchman Posted 08/16/17 4:09 pm

The painter has shows at the Dan Flavin Institute and Craig F. Starr Gallery. Read More

Pictures at an Exhibition

‘The Way Things Do’ at Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona

By The Editors of ARTnews Posted 08/16/17 3:33 pm

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Acquisitions News

Blanton Museum in Austin Receives Gift of Seven Works by Leon Polk Smith

By Nate Freeman Posted 08/16/17 10:00 am

The pieces were given by Jeanne and Michael Klein and the late artist’s foundation. Read More

Reviews

Ways of Seeing: Using Virtual Reality, Mat Collishaw Shuttles Elegantly Between the Past and Future of Photography

By Elizabeth Fullerton Posted 08/16/17 9:40 am

Somerset House, London, May 18–June 11; Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, England, June 24–August 6
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Morning Links

Morning Links: Sly Stone Edition

By The Editors of ARTnews Posted 08/16/17 9:00 am

Here’s what we’re reading this morning. Read More