Pritzker Prize Goes to Francis Kéré, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Gets Major Gift, and More: Morning Links for March 16, 2022
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Congolese Sculpture Held by Virginia Museum Is at the Center of a Dispute Involving NFTs
An edition of 300 NFTs of the statue were minted on the blockchain by the group CATPC last week.
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Beyond Painting: Performances, Sculptures, and Rituals in 2021 that Engaged all the Senses
A round-up of standout artworks in 2021 that engaged touch, sound, and smell.
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Museum Directors Lobby to Reopen, an Ambitious Accessibility Plan, and More: Morning Links from February 3, 2021
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Corey Piper Named Curator of American Art at Chrysler Museum
He was previously a curatorial associate at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Appoints Valerie Cassel Oliver Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has appointed Valerie Cassel Oliver as its new curator of modern and contemporary art. Upon assuming her position on July 7, Cassel Oliver will oversee the museum…
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Hatching Ideas: A Superb Exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Shows Jasper Johns Looking at Edvard Munch
In an age of prequels and sequels, the art of Jasper Johns fits right in. That’s one of the takeaways from “Jasper Johns and Edvard Munch: Inspiration and Transformation,” a compelling…
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“The ‘Tobacco Project’ began with an interest in the aroma of tobacco,” Chinese artist Xu Bing says over a dim-sum breakfast in New York. Likening it to something between sociology and art, he…
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“If you want to touch the invisible, penetrate the visible as deeply as you can.” These words by the German Expressionist artist Max Beckmann could very well be those of contemporary photographer Sa…
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