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Roberta Smith Interviews Larry Gagosian, Who Says He ‘Can’t Micromanage 18 Galleries’

Larry Gagosian. Getty Images Here’s something you don’t see every day: the world’s most respected art critic interviewing the world’s most famous art dealer. But thanks to Numero magazine, we now have the pleasure of reading Roberta Smith’s interview with Larry Gagosian (and, inevitably, his with her). Here are the key takeways. They aren’t exactly …

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30 Years of Research Has Revealed a ‘Forgotten’ Castle on Scottish Isle

Drone photograph of Finlaggan. Courtesy Open Virtual Worlds at University of St Andrews A new book published by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland has revealed the existence of a previously unknown castle on the Scottish isle of Islay, dating to the 12th or 13th century CE. The book, The Archaeology of Finlaggan, Islay, is …

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Lisa Phillips, Longtime Director of New York’s New Museum, to Retire

Lisa Phillips. Photo Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Lisa Phillips, director of New York’s New Museum, will retire after more than 25 years in the post, the New York Times reported Thursday. The museum is currently undergoing a 62,000-square-foot expansion that had been expected to open this fall, though no inauguration date has been …

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Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s Latest Exhibition Brings the Blast of Golan Heights Wind Turbines to Oslo

Installation view of “Lawrence Abu Hamdan: Zifzafa,” 2025, at Munch Museum, Oslo. Photo Ove Kvavik / Munchmuseet You hear Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s new exhibition before you see it. In Oslo’s gleaming Munch Museum, the faint sound of a saxophone drifts out into the 10th floor’s open promenade. The source of the music is found within …

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The Lita Albuquerque Performance Everyone at Untitled Art Houston Was Raving About

The Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, Houston, Texas, 2024. Photo Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images While Untitled Art, Houston held its inaugural edition last week, the buzziest art piece wasn’t in the booths, but underground. In a performance that drew raves from attendees and art press alike, artist Lita Albuquerque led small groups into Houston’s …

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How Géricault’s The Raft of the Medusa Became a Landmark of Romantic Art

Théodore Géricault, The Raft of the Medusa, 1818 Collection of the Louvre, Paris. The arrival of early 20th-century avant-gardism is generally considered the historical tsunami that swamped the conventions of Western art dating from the Renaissance. Yet this wave had begun building 100 years earlier with the rise of Romanticism, a sort of liberation movement …

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Small Danish Museum Acquires Gentileschi Painting, Red Hook Fire Sparks Gentrification Fears, and More: Morning Links for September 22, 2025

Red Hook, along the river, battled a large fire on Wednesday. Getty Images The Headlines AFTER THE FIRE. Over the past couple decades, in Red Hook, Brooklyn, a once-industrial waterfront neighborhood, a collection of 19th-century warehouses has become a haven for artists. Then, last Wednesday, a massive fire ripped through one of those buildings, at 481 Van Brunt Street, burning …

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Ai Weiwei Accuses German Newspaper of ‘Vengeful Actions Stemming from Petty Censorship’

http://www.sgfara.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1236159105.jpg Ai Weiwei said Die Zeit‘s “vengeful actions stem from a narrow and petty form of censorship.” Photo Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images Chinese artist Ai Weiwei claimed that the German newspaper Die Zeit portrayed him in “a distorted and unjust manner” in an article it published this past Thursday. His claim follows another he made …

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