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"Tan Tan Bo, aka Gerotan: Scorched by the Blaze in the Purgatory of Knowledge," 2018. Takashi Murakami. ©2018 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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From Louis Vuitton to a spectacular Hall of Dreams: Inside artist Takashi Murakami’s CMA retrospective

Matthew Wexler Aug 14, 2025 0

Takashi Murakami's retrospective at Cleveland Museum of Art transforms nuclear war and natural disasters into a spectacular, immersive experience with…

"mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People): Welcoming the Newcomers" by Kent Monkman

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How artist Kent Monkman is refuting the Romantic view of the “vanishing race”

Matthew Wexler May 31, 2025 0

The Denver Art Museum presents "History is Painted by the Victors," the first major solo exhibition by Kent Monkman.

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Revisionist history at The Met

Matthew Wexler Mar 18, 2025 0

A viewing of Edward Hicks' 1847 painting "Penn's Treaty" rubbed me the wrong way. Here's why.

Firelei Báez’s untitled (“Tabula Anemographica seu Pyxis Navtic”).

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Objects may be closer than they appear

Matthew Wexler Jan 14, 2025 0

A cherub siting at the Whitney thanks to artist Firelei Beaez.

Works from "Heroes, Villains, and Violence" by Slawn x Opake.

Art

Slawn and Opake’s Miami art show asks: Are you the hero or the villain?

Karan Singh Dec 15, 2025

Michelle Williams in "Anna Christie" at St. Ann's Warehouse.

Reviews

Michelle Williams navigates a problematic classic in ‘Anna Christie’ at St. Ann’s Warehouse

Matthew Wexler Dec 14, 2025

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El Mago Pop announces first-ever magic stadium tour

Matthew Wexler Dec 12, 2025

art book composite featuring works by Jenny Saville, Kerry James Marshall, Gabriele Münter, and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Art Books

From Jenny Saville’s beauty deconstruction to the faces of Jean-Michel Basquiat: 5 new art books worth unwrapping

Karan Singh Dec 11, 2025

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