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The Stories Behind the Obama Presidential Center’s Major New Artworks
18 June 2026 @ 11:43 pm
Six artists weigh in on how they approached their monumental assignments.
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What Does It Take to Keep Art Basel on Top?
18 June 2026 @ 9:39 pm
Katya Kazakina speaks with Art Basel CEO Noah Horowitz about the state of the market, and the role of art fairs in the art ecosystem.
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Boston’s Dashing Museum Prankster Does Not Exist
18 June 2026 @ 9:08 pm
A dumb joke got out of hand and accidentally invented a pretty good idea.
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5 Attempts to Write About Liste, Art Basel’s Emerging-Art Satellite
18 June 2026 @ 7:00 pm
An art critic's paintings are celebrated, a young artist is making dough (actual dough), and more.
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Miranda July Headlines Aspen Art Museum’s 2026 AIR Festival
18 June 2026 @ 6:00 pm
The performance-heavy event will pair art and nature.
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Basel Social Club Is Your Worst Corporate Nightmare—and Your Best Night Out
18 June 2026 @ 1:29 pm
From Nick Doyle's fetish filing cabinets to Chloe Wise's extraterrestrial cinema, the alternative fair's office-space edition is gloriously unnavigable.
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Meow Wolf Puts Its Trippy Spin on ‘The Simpsons’ Opening Theme
17 June 2026 @ 10:55 pm
The collective was invited to reimagine the series’ couch gag by showrunner Matt Selman, who is a fan.
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5 Gallery Network Artists We’re Watching This Summer
17 June 2026 @ 8:30 pm
Mark your calendar to see these artists on view from New York to Mallorca.
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The Art Heist That Had It All—Monet, the Mafia, and Millions—Is Now a Docuseries
17 June 2026 @ 7:46 pm
“The Paris-Tokyo Job (Or How To Rob A Yakuza)” will debut at the Sunny Side of the Doc festival this June.
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Ai Weiwei to Reenact His Detention in First Durational Performance
17 June 2026 @ 6:10 pm
"This approach cannot be replaced by any other," Ai said of the work.
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