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See the 12 submissions shortlisted for High Line Plinth commissions

See the 12 submissions shortlisted for High Line Plinth commissions

Art World Roundup: a £1.1M facemask, the search for the owners of a painting stolen in WWII, and more

Art World Roundup: a £1.1M facemask, the search for the owners of a painting stolen in WWII, and more

Special edition works by Simone Leigh to benefit Color Of Change and the fight against racial injustice

Special edition works by Simone Leigh to benefit Color Of Change and the fight against racial injustice

Statue by Vinnie Bagwell to replace controversial monument in Central Park
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Statue by Vinnie Bagwell to replace controversial monument in Central Park

Earlier this year in April, New York City made the choice to remove a statue honouring J. Marion Sims, the 19th century doctor sometimes called the ‘father of modern gynaecology.’ […]

Sculpture by Simone Leigh inaugurates the High Line’s newest extension

Sculpture by Simone Leigh inaugurates the High Line’s newest extension

New York City’s High Line celebrated the most recent addition to the innovative public park on June 4th called the Spur. With the inauguration of the addition, the High Line […]

‘Hilma af Klint’ retrospective break attendance record

‘Hilma af Klint’ retrospective break attendance record

The Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future exhibition, which began on October 12th, at the Guggenheim Museum in New York has been a wildly popular show and now, the […]

Artist Highlight: Simone Leigh, artists, advocate, and the 2018 Hugo Boss Prize winner
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Artist Highlight: Simone Leigh, artists, advocate, and the 2018 Hugo Boss Prize winner

‘I’ve been thinking about the labour of black women, what forms of knowledge they carry, what kinds of labour they are involved in that’s not valued. The strategy of doing […]