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‘Taking Venice’: The Strange Story of the U.S. Government and a Painter
New York Times· 12 hours agoThe documentary offers a glimpse of how the arts were treated very differently in midcentury...
Norman Lear Art Collection Auction: David Hockney Painting Bought in 1978 for $64,000 Expected to...
Variety· 4 days agoNorman Lear not only knew about television, but the late TV icon was also an influential art...
Norman Lear bought a Hockney painting for $64,000. Now it could sell for up to $35 million
CNN via AOL· 1 day agoIt is the top lot in a collection which also features Ed Ruscha’s painting “Truth,” as well as works...
Norman and Lyn Lear's Art Collection to be Sold
Town & Country· 3 days agoIf you didn't get that from T&C's profile on he and his wife Lyn from December 2021, then just take a look at Lear's art collection, which heads to...
The 1964 Venice Biennale was a landmark in art history — was it rigged?
The Forward· 3 days agoAt the height of the Cold War, the U.S. government decided that one of the best ways to fight...
Charles Gaines, By the Numbers
New York Times· 1 day agoThe conceptual artist Charles Gaines, best known for his rules-based grid works that he began making in the 1970s, had his imagination shaped by his...
Chicago artist Robert Earl Paige is 'in pursuit of beauty'
Chicago Sun-Times· 7 days agoThe Hyde Park Art Center is staging “The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige,” the largest exhibition to date of Paige’s work, through Oct. 27. To Paige, everything has the potential to be art ...
Yves Klein’s Leap Into the Blue (With Living Paintbrushes)
New York Times· 1 day agoA gallery shows works with roots in performance art, and a film that documents their creation.