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Fort Worth Botanic Garden: Sean Kenney's Nature POP! Made with LEGO Bricks

Brick by brick: Over 40 LEGO beasts take over Fort Worth’s Botanic Garden

By Joey Held, Good Info Newswire Jul 2, 2026 0

Sean Kenney's LEGO menagerie has taken over Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Over sculptures on view. Here's what to see first.

London Pierre Williams is among the 17 artists showcased in "Fade" at Studio Museum in Harlem.

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‘Fade’ at Studio Museum in Harlem finds power in the in-between

Kelsey Minor May 26, 2026 0

'Fade' gathers 17 artists in Studio Museum in Harlem's new home and asks them to hold the in-between.

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Fridamania: Why 2026 is Frida Kahlo’s biggest year yet

Bil Browning May 7, 2026 0

Kahlo’s impact has reached global proportions, and this summer, Fridamania proves her allure is stronger than ever.

"Showstoppers: The Art of Stage and Screen" at Helicline Fine Art. (l-r) Meryl Streep in "Happy End" by Al Hirschfeld, "Opera Box" by William Gropper," and a costume design for Diana Ross by Bob Mackie.

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Bob Mackie, Edith Head, and a bronze Michael Jackson walk into a gallery

Jude Cramer Mar 11, 2026 0

Showstoppers at Helicline Fine Art brings stage and screen design into the gallery—Irene Sharaff, Jo Mielziner, and 43 other reasons…

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Why ‘Matisse’s Jazz’ hits different in 2026

Lauren Emily Whalen Mar 9, 2026 0

Why does a 1947 art book feel urgent in 2026? "Matisse's Jazz: Rhythms in Color" at the Art Institute of…

"Among the Willows," from "Bishkisché," 2023. Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke/Crow, b. 1981).

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Less talk, more gallery space: CMA shows what celebrating Indigenous artists actually looks like

Jude Cramer Feb 3, 2026 0

CMA's exhibit "still/emerging" is the follow-through every land acknowledgment should aspire to: less performative, more wall space.

Firelei Báez, Untitled (Les tables de gé ographie réduites en un jeu de cartes) , 2022.

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Can fabric and collage dismantle colonial history? Firelei Báez makes a breathtaking case

Laura Zornosa Jan 30, 2026 0

Firelei Báez transforms MCA Chicago into an immersive Caribbean dreamscape that questions colonial history. On view through May 31.

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Inside the French museum where Marie Antoinette’s last luxury still lingers

Matthew Wexler Jan 17, 2026 0

The International Perfume Museum offers 4,000 years of fragrance history—but it's Marie Antoinette's mysterious traveling case that lingers longest.

Hangings of the permanent collection Pablo Picasso, Picasso Museum, Antibes.

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Picasso got a free studio on the French Riviera and left 23 paintings behind

Matthew Wexler Jan 16, 2026 0

Sixty years on, Picasso's Antibes works still hold the quiet ache of a world learning how to exhale.

Coul'Heures d'Automne. Photos by Antibes Juan-les-Pins and Matthew Wexler.

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The French Riviera’s new art scene isn’t in museums

Matthew Wexler Jan 15, 2026 0

Antibes street art festival brings 16 international artists to the Côte d'Azur. We explored the murals while the paint was…

Brick by brick: Over 40 LEGO beasts take over Fort Worth’s Botanic Garden

‘Fade’ at Studio Museum in Harlem finds power in the in-between

Fridamania: Why 2026 is Frida Kahlo’s biggest year yet

Bob Mackie, Edith Head, and a bronze Michael Jackson walk into a gallery

Why ‘Matisse’s Jazz’ hits different in 2026

Less talk, more gallery space: CMA shows what celebrating Indigenous artists actually looks like

Can fabric and collage dismantle colonial history? Firelei Báez makes a breathtaking case

Inside the French museum where Marie Antoinette’s last luxury still lingers

Picasso got a free studio on the French Riviera and left 23 paintings behind

The French Riviera’s new art scene isn’t in museums

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