Around London: Dorothea Tanning Shines at Tate Modern, Hito Steyerl Breaks New Ground at Serpentine, and More
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From the Archives: Dorothea Tanning’s Power to Induce Strange Dreams
"Her paint film has a thin shimmering brilliance, like an evening gown," Lawrence Alloway wrote in 1955.
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From the Archives: Dorothea Tanning, the ‘Oldest Living Surrealist,’ on Her Multifarious Career, in 2001
"If [art] doesn't cheer us up, then why look at it?" the artist said.
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Fall Preview: The Most Promising Museum Shows and Biennials Around the World
Behold, 41 exhibitions to see—or at least read about—this season.
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Saving Frida Kahlo From Her Own Celebrity
Scholars and artists are trying to reclaim Kahlo's art from the cult of personality that has surrounded her since her death. A new exhibition at the MCA in Chicago aims to put the emphasis back on…
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55th Venice Biennale
Twenty years ago, "Cardinal Points of Art" was the theme of the 45th Venice Biennale, and the compass was its symbol.
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Vision Quest: Exploring the Venice Biennale
A channel-changing exhibition about imagination headlines a convergence of art from 88 countries
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Dorothea Tanning
"Birthday" is the word that haunts the life and career of Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012). Not only is it the title of her 1986 memoir about her 34 years of marriage to Max Ernst and the life that they…
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Dorothea Tanning Dies, Age 101
Dorothea Tanning, artist and poet, died on Jan. 31 at the age of 101. Erudite and prolific for seven decades, Tanning often said she learned how to paint by gazing at paintings on her frequent visit…
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