Edward Kienholz
Today, Edward Kienholz (1927–1994) is regarded as a canonical Los Angeles artist and, as cofounder of the Ferus Gallery with Walter Hopps in 1957, an organizational catalyst for that city's art…
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Walter Hopps
“Ferus Gallery: Between The Folds”
When the legendary Ferus Gallery set up shop in Los Angeles in 1957, it didn't have much to its name but the collective ambition and dedication of its founders, artist Ed Kienholz and curator Walter…
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No Show: The Sprawling Ab Ex Survey That Wasn’t
Beginning in early 2000, Walter Hopps (a leading curator of 20th-century art and founding director of the Menil Collection in Houston) and art historian William C. Agee began kicking around…
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Clean, Well-Lighted Places: On Our Nostalgia for the Golden Age of Art Dealing
The notion that collectors sit atop the hierarchy of today’s art world is axiomatic. They build private museums and control the boards of traditional ones. Through their acquisitions…
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Haim Steinbach Let Loose in Menil Collection’s Storage
The artist curates his own exhibition, with cameos from the museum's vast holdings
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L.A. Stories
Shining light on uncatalogued archives, misplaced works, and undocumented careers, more than 60 venues in Southern California present shows on the art of postwar Los Angeles
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RobbReport
More Than 1,000 Artifacts in the Met’s Collection Are Linked to Art Trafficking, a New Report Finds
WWD
Georgia May Jagger Helps Brora Celebrate 30th Anniversary
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s One-of-a-Kind Circular Sun House Lists in Arizona
Sportico
Varsity Antitrust Lawsuit Tossed Over Procedure
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