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The Brief
Lygia Clark at MoMA; Frieze New York art fair; Carl Andre at Dia:Beacon; Zhang Huan at Storm King; Berlin Biennale
Sightlines
Beirut dealer Andrée Sfeir-Semler tells Chris Chang what's on her mind.
First Look
Israel Lund
by Matthew Strauss
In new silkscreen paintings, the New York artist riffs on Daniel Buren and Martin Kippenberger.
Muse
The Array
by Sarah Oppenheimer
The constructs, mental as much as physical, designed by New York conceptualist Sarah Oppenheimer subtly explore boundaries, spatial discontinuities, sightlines and viewer movement.
Profile
Harold Rosenberg Versus the Aesthetes
by Debra Bricker Balken
In the 1960s and '70s, critic Harold Rosenberg championed the social dimensions of art over the "pure" formalism espoused by his adversary Clement Greenberg.
Backstory
Maid in the Shade
by Christo
Making portraits in order to survive in midcentury Paris led the young Christo to Brigitte Bardot and to his future wife, Jeanne-Claude.
Vanishing Artist
by Lilly Wei
On July 9, 1975, Bas Jan Ader (Bastiaan Johan Christiaan Ader), the Dutch-born, Los Angeles-based Conceptual artist whose work encompassed photography, film and performance art, embarked from Chatham, Mass., on a solo voyage across the North Atlantic.
Atlas Warsaw
Witch Hunts and Weaponry
by Katarzyna Bojarska
Artists in Poland are sticking to their critical guns, despite protests, political maneuvers and vandalism by the religious right and ultra-nationalists.
The Classicizing Impulse
by Joe Fyfe
U.S. artist Allyson Vieira uses mundane building materials to update defining aspects of the Western sculptural and architectural heritage.
Van Gogh’s Contemporaneity
by Michael Lobel
An exhibition that highlights the Dutch artist's penchant for repeating images prompts new thoughts on his relevance in the 21st century.
Portfolio
by Sarah Crowner
The Brooklyn-based artists recalls a recent trip to Mexico via photos and collage works that are sometimes torn or visually skewed.
The Revolution Will be Fun
by Hilarie M. Sheets
In participatory performances and installations, Mexican artist Pedro Reyes gives "social sculpture" a ruefully comic new twist.
Regarding Allison Katz
by Sebastian Black
A painting by the London-based artist initiates a series of articles, each devoted to the author's personal encounter with a single work of art.
Where Architecture Meets the People
by Mimi Zeiger
The Office for Political Innovation, Torolab and Agents of Change are among the most innovative design firms now engaged in community-based architecture around the globe.
In the Studio: Ricky Swallow
by Leah Ollman
Everyday objects, the manual skills of his fisherman father, a woodcarving instruction guide, archery targets, art postcards and folksy handicraft items all influence the quirky, understated sculpture of the L.A.-based artist.
Artworld
People, Awards, Obituaries.
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