ARTnews in Brief: Aurora Biennial in Dallas Reimagines Programming—and More from June 26, 2020
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Andrea Bowers Portrays the Future of Activism
Andrea Bowers's interest in social movements and political activism, such as workers' rights rallies and protests around the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline, is central to her artwork.
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At FOG Design+Art Fair in San Francisco, Artists, Collectors, and Curators Discuss the Need for More ‘Activist’ Collectors
A panel at the fair focused on how members of the art world can elevate female artists.
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‘She’s Just Getting Started’: On the Cusp of Her 99th Birthday, Americans for the Arts Honors Artist Luchita Hurtado
Colleagues and patrons feted the trailblazing figure, whose work was not well known until a few years ago.
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Following Outcry on Social Media from Survivor of Assault, Andrea Bowers Alters Art Basel Installation About #MeToo Movement
Helen Donahue, a writer and marketing specialist, said that the piece was "exploiting" her narrative.
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Voices Carry: Suzanne Lacy’s Polyphonic Art Defies Museum Curating—and Is Helping to Reinvent It
The artist's works go beyond site-specificity. You might call them site-ephemeral, and the dialogues that constitute them take place in public, at places like brownstone stoops and parking garage…
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Critical Eye: Art in the Age of Sexual Disruption
The clash between entrenched patriarchal attitudes and the newly awakened #MeToo consciousness found some striking counterparts in New York exhibitions such as "The Un-Heroic Act: Representations of…
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At the Armory Show, Artists Urge Visitors to Resist, Protest, and Remember
Art fairs are often associated with abstract painting (much of it looking the same), stunt pieces (almost instantly forgettable), and neon sculptures (brightly and, in many cases, annoying), but
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‘We need to talk…’ at Petzel, New York
Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday
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