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Should More Art Fairs Become For-Profit, Invitation-Only Cultural Policy Platforms? As the traditional art fair model faces growing strain, a new way forward is emerging: the for-profit, state-backed invitation-only biennial operating at the intersection of the art trade and cultural policy designed to bolster economies and build soft power

The Dazzling Gold of an Ancient Balkan Empire Shines in a New Getty Exhibition; Exhibition features over 200 gold, silver, and bronze objects

The Poet Is Present; A Conversation with Ryan Ruby

How a Hopi Potter Named Nampeyo Became a 19th-Century Art Star; Nampeyo revived ancient Hopi ceramics—and reshaped the course of modern craft. Now she's back in the spotlight

When Art Becomes An Act of Last Resort; Joseph Koerner’s account of art made in extremis turns Bosch, Beckmann and Kentridge into unexpected associates across the ages

Ireland Launches World First Scheme To Provide Basic Income For Artists; Who Selects the Artists?

"I used to think it wasn’t cool to like Andy Goldsworthy. Now I see how he helps us appreciate the natural world," Says Writer Lisa Buck. "Two recent Goldsworthy shows, one at the National Galleries of Scotland and the other at Jupiter Artland, have radically changed my view of the artist"

Video: William Eggleston and the Making of a Full-color Photographic Dye-Transfer

The Artist and the Revolutionary; Hunted by his enemies and haunted by his past, living in exile in Mexico City, Leon Trotsky began an ill-begotten affair with Frida Kahlo

In Hayv Kahraman’s ‘Ghost Fires,’ Grief Becomes a Living Ritual; Artist’s new works at Jack Shainman in New York channel fire, folktales and jinn to confront exile, despair and regeneration

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PHOTOGRAPHY

For Catherine Opie, Community Persists Amid Erasure; As concurrent exhibitions open at the Fridericianum in Kassel and London’s National Portrait Gallery, the photographer reflects on 30 years of reshaping lesbian and trans-masc visibility

Vintage Leica Market Is Surging as Analog Photography Finds New Devotees; Alexander Sedlak, managing director of Leitz Photographica Auction, discusses how rarity, provenance and a renewed appetite for tactile image-making are feeding the growing demand for collectible cameras

40 Years Later, Houston’s FotoFest Keeps Its Edge; Photography festival’s anniversary retrospective embodies the spirit of freedom and internationalism present since its founding

Spectacular: Highlights from NYC’s Photography Show

THREADS

DACA Artist Uses Thread to Weave Immigration Stories; Arleene Correa Valencia transforms bark paper and embroidery into a tender reckoning with the reality of being undocumented in the United States

Nicole Cherubini on the Upcoming “Hotel Roma” and the Spatial Language of Clay

Review: “Robert Rauschenberg Fabric Works of the 1970s”at the Menil Collection, Houston

Lauren Austin: Black Girl Quiltist

THREADS

Pratt Manhattan Gallery Presents “RugLife”; Sculptural carpets, woven works, and reimagined textiles by 14 contemporary artists examine housing, technology, social justice, and the environment

Artist Molly Haynes 'Liquescent' at OCHI, in Ketchum; See the Show

Rare Madge Gill Textile Sets Auction Record for the Self-Taught Artist; Visionary artist's market has grown since her work was included in the 60th Venice Biennale

Revolutionary Tapestry of Nigerian Modernism; First show on the subject in the UK offers an ambitious, if uneven, look at how artists forged a postcolonial identity

DESIGN

Sip in Style at the Most Design-Forward Hotel Bars; From Kyoto hideaways to Tuscan terraces, these hotel bars prove that the setting matters just as much as what’s in your glass

How New York’s Landmarks Became High Jewelry; Against the backdrop of New York, Harry Winston honed his eye—and in turn, he rendered the city’s streets, structures, and stories in jewelry

MONDOBLOGO: Designer Jim Walrod : Under the Radar and Over The Top; Sad but Inspiring Flashback to 2012

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MONSIEUR NOUAR: LE FRANCAIS BUSTER KEATON

On Child-Rearing
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On Finding Love
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A Study of Mannequins in Marrakech
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The Single Life
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Love, As We Find It
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Nouvelle Cusine
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Dangers of the Parisian Metro
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Training for Parisian Life---USED

On Fashion and Women' Rights
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The Stellar Stoic: You Can Find Peace

The Stellar Stoic: You Still Have Time, Pt. II

The Stellar Stoic: What This Philosophy Is Here For

The Stellar Stoic: Don’t Just Settle for a Shortcut, Do the Work

The Stellar Stoic: What If This Made You Stronger?

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