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The 27-Year-Old Turning a Sleepy Slice of L.A. Into an Art Destination, a Frieze Party Ranking—and More Juicy Art World Gossip
4 March 2026 @ 10:02 pm
Which beloved art bar may soon return? Read on.
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What Lies Beyond a Door? Gavin Turk on Painting Portals to the Unknown
4 March 2026 @ 10:01 pm
Ahead of his new solo at Ben Brown Fine Arts, Turk reveals the conceptual and art historical underpinnings of his new paintings.
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The 2026 Whitney Biennial Just Wants You to Feel Something
4 March 2026 @ 9:33 pm
The era of the vibe-ennial.
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Trump Launches Traveling ‘Freedom Truck’ Exhibition
4 March 2026 @ 5:15 pm
The fleet of trucks is just one way Trump is using the America 250 celebrations to push his own cultural agenda.
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Prized Basquiat Sold (Sort of) for a Fortune, Even as Many Artists Remain Stuck in a Hole: Kenny Schachter Reports
4 March 2026 @ 5:08 pm
And A.I. will make all the precarity worse.
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Russia Returns to the Venice Biennale After a Hiatus
4 March 2026 @ 3:45 pm
Here's your up-to-the-minute list of all the national pavilions announced so far.
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The Art World’s Los Angeles Gold Rush Is Over. What Comes Next?
4 March 2026 @ 2:55 pm
Some transplants have departed, but business is getting done. It just takes work.
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Tang Dynasty Treasure Meets Cutting-Edge Tech at the Art Institute of Chicago
4 March 2026 @ 2:00 pm
Using both modern and traditional technologies, Ten X in collaboration with the Art Institute of Chicago realized two iterations of an ancient and iconic sculpture from the museum's collection.
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Exiled Belarus Free Theatre Brings Exhibition on Authoritarianism to the Venice Biennale
4 March 2026 @ 10:15 am
With no official pavilion this year, the theater group is organizing a collateral show spotlighting artists working under censorship and state surveillance.
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First Looks at the 2026 Whitney Biennial: Politics, Memory, and Unexpected Emotion
4 March 2026 @ 1:00 am
Here are our quick takes on the 82nd edition of the sprawling exhibition.
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