Signs of the Apocalypse at the Hammer Museum
Forest fires, earthquakes and other disasters flare up in the Hammer Museum’s “Made in L.A.” biennial.
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CreditDreyfus Gallery Did Christie’s Do Its Homework? Buyer of Nazi-Tainted Work Says No
The buyer of a Sisley painting, now recognized as having been stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish collector, says he wants his money back, plus interest.
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Fantastical Cityscapes of Cardboard and Glue at MoMA
The visionary Congolese artist speaks of both beauty and the harsh realities of life in his Jetsonian cardboard cityscapes.
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Dad Left a Big Impression: The Renoir Family Inheritance
The filmmaker Jean Renoir did not always treasure his father’s paintings — but that changed. He spoke of Pierre-Auguste Renoir as the central influence of his life.
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Last Chance
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CreditPaul Kasmin Gallery Three Artists, Three Arcs, One Gallery
What do a lyrical painter, a sculptor of sly works and an artist devoted to the line have in common?
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CreditJeenah Moon for The New York Times Bringing a 5Pointz Vibe to Lower Manhattan
Street artists are painting — with permission — on corrugated metal sheds at the World Trade Center site.
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CreditFor Freedoms A Public Art Campaign Will Commission Political Billboards Across the Country
Artists including Sam Durant, Theaster Gates and Marilyn Minter will create billboards to be put up in advance of the midterms.
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CreditGalerie Mehdi Chouakri, via Ortuzar Projects What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week
Peter Roehr’s hypnotic photomontages; Sanlé Sory’s portraits of a lost era; and Michelangelo Lovelace’s Cleveland paintings.
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CreditColey Brown for The New York Times Andy Warhol in the Powder Room. Christopher Wool on the Floor.
Two working artists, two children, a dog and a sprawling art collection. There’s room for all of it in their Los Angeles studio space.
