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Jiro Takamatsu (1936–1998) was about as seminal as seminal gets in postwar Japanese art. He was one-third of the Tokyo-based Happenings group Hi Red Center, a progenitor of Japanese conceptual art, an…
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Yesterday, at the opening for Frieze New York, New York–based painter Marcia Hafif could be seen chatting with a steady stream of friends and admirers near her monochromes, currently on view at
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The California 1930s Frat-Rush-Week Esthetic: On the First American Gutai Show, in 1958
Gutai, the loose group of Japanese artists known for their work from the 1950s, is having a moment in America. Kazuo Shiraga, the abstract painter known for using his feet and hands in lieu of…
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Richard Nonas treats space as a material: a medium, like plaster or plywood, to be orchestrated rather than simply occupied.
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Art Basel Miami Beach 2014 Preview: Part 2
The opening of Art Basel Miami Beach is just a few days away. It runs this year from December 4 through 7, with a preview day on December 3. ARTnews will be in Miami, providing regular updates…
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