Is This the Most Powerful Sculpture at the Met?
In a corner of the Met Museum, a hand looms out of the darkness. Holland Cotter shows us why one small statue has captured his heart.
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Photo CreditGianni Cipriano for The New York Times Amid an Anti-Muslim Mood, a Museum Appeals for Understanding
An exhibition at the Uffizi gallery in Florence shows how the city benefited from dialogue with the Muslim world.
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3 Knockout Art Shows to See in Los Angeles Right Now
At the Hammer, one of the strongest biennials; at the Fowler, the most beautiful sculpture show in recent memory; and at LACMA, Iranian superheroes.
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Photo CreditPaula Vlodkowsky New Director Is Named for the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Chase F. Robinson, the president of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, will assume his post at the Smithsonian on Dec. 10.
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Photo CreditDaniel Dorsa for The New York Times In This Collector’s Orbit, Artists Bearing Gifts and Trades
Fred Tomaselli said the art in his Brooklyn home — he was one of the early artists to land in Williamsburg — was mostly the product of trades.
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Photo CreditMartin Puryear, Matthew Marks Gallery; Photo: Philip Greenberg for The New York Times Artist Martin Puryear Chosen for U.S. Pavilion at Venice Biennale
The selection marks the second time in a row that an African-American artist will represent the United States.
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Photo CreditNicholas Calcott for The New York Times Artists Explore a New Canvas: Tennis Courts
Five tennis centers in the United States have received colorful makeovers this year from professional artists.
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Photo CreditThe Trustees of the British Museum British Museum Kept a Statue for 150 Years. Now, Easter Island Wants It Back.
The government of Chile said it would ask for the return of the statue, which was taken by British sailors in 1868, on behalf of the island’s indigenous people.
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Photo CreditLizania Cruz/Jenkins Johnson Projects, New York Where ‘Block Party’ Has a Score of Meanings
In Brooklyn, young artists reconsider a summer ritual, that is part celebration, part town-hall meeting.
