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The article examines Helen Marden's "The Grief Paintings" exhibition, which features vibrant, emotionally charged works created in response to the death of her husband, Brice Marden. It also discusses her innovative use of colors and materials, the impact of her husband's legacy on her art, and the challenge of being seen independently in the shadow of her late husband's acclaim.

The article reports on an art collection received by the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts, from the Tavitian Foundation, which includes works by European artists of the 15th through the 19th centuries, such as Peter Paul Rubens and Hans Memling.

The article focuses on Roni Horn, an artist whose work defies conventional categorization and stylistic consistency, reflecting her intellectual and creative independence as she explores themes of identity and malleability through diverse mediums and approaches over her nearly 50-year career.

The article announces the appointment of Courtney J. Martin, the director of the Yale Center for British Art, as the next executive director of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, highlighting her leadership qualities and the foundation's significant assets that could impact arts.

The article focuses on the decision-making process for art dealers participating in fairs like Art Basel Miami Beach, particularly the choice between featuring works from the primary market (never owned by anyone but the artist) or the secondary market (previously bought and sold).

The article focuses on the Whitney Museum of American Art rebooting its restaurant spaces with commissioned artworks by Rashid Johnson and Dyani White Hawk, with their works entering the museum's collection as culinary passion and art-making combine.

The article presents the discussion on Beaux-Arts architecture to the pristine flower arrangements. Topics include Great Hall of the Metropolitan M useum of Art can be a humbling, even an intimidating emry point for visitors; and turns the museum's solemnity into a funky, queer-infused love poem to the universe, set to an acid-house beat.

The article focuses on sculptor Martin Puryear and his latest work, "Lookout," a domed brick structure that marks his debut in working with bricks and features a complex technique known as Nubian vaulting, blending references to African American history and culture.

The article reports on the move by New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to display the mosaics of artists Kiki Smith and Yayoi Kusama at the new Grand Central Madison train terminal that is scheduled to open in December 2022. The station also features the photographs of Paul Pfeiffer and the works of other artists like Gabriel Barcia-Colombo and Jordan Bruner.

The article focuses on a recent ruling that allows the Barnes Foundation to lend a limited number of its renowned paintings to other institutions and temporarily display them outside the set configurations established by its founder, Albert C. Barnes.

The article focuses on conceptual artist Gary Simmons and his works of art to be displayed as part of the exhibition "Gary Simmons: Public Enemy" at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois on view through October 1, 2023.

The article reports on the Calder Gardens, a Philadelphia cultural project in Pennsylvania, that is being planned for a tribute to sculptor Alexander Calder. The landscape is designed by Piet Oudolf, while the shed-like building is designed by architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron. An overview of the features and components of Calder Gardens that include exhibition spaces, landscape, outdoor spaces, Parkway Garden and block planting is provided.

The article reviews the exhibition "Charles Atlas: The Mathematics of Consciousness," held through November 20, 2022 at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, New York.

An interview with sculptor Melvin Edwards and multimedia artist Rashid Johnson is presented. Edwards describes the late painter Sam Gilliam as curios and experimental. Johnson talks about the relationship of Gilliam with improvisation and innovation, as well as his competitiveness. They share their thoughts on Gilliam being an African American artist and they refer to the cycles in the life and career of Gilliam and his happy attitude toward work as his legacy.

The article reports on the move by Jack Shear, the widower of the late artist Ellsworth Kelly, to donate his artworks to museums like the Museum of Modern Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago as a way to honor him.

The article reviews the retrospective exhibition featuring the photography of artist Judith Joy Ross at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Pennsylvania as of April 2023.

The article focuses on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's announcement of new contemporary art commissions for their facade and Great Hall spaces including the artists Nairy Baghramian and Jacolby Satterwhite who will be creating works for the museum's exterior niches and the Great Hall.

The article reviews a textile artwork exhibition showcasing the work of Afghan-Canadian artist Hangama Amiri at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum located in Ridgefield, Connecticut through June 11, 2023.

The article features figurative painter Chaz Guest and his first solo exhibition in New York City in more than 25 years entitled "Memories of Warrior" on view at Vito Schnabel Gallery through March 19, 2022. Among the celebrities who are fans of his work are former President Barack Obama, host Oprah Winfrey, and actress Angelina Jolie. The model for the figures in his exhibition is the late actor Michael K. Williams. Guest relates his encounters with Williams.

The article explores efforts by Canadian art museums to recognize and promote indigenous art and culture. It discusses the significance of the renaming of Emily Carr's painting "Indian Church" as "Church in Yuquot Village" by the Art Gallery of Ontario, since the old terminology is said to denigrate and discriminate. It describes the decolonization movement in Canada. It also compares the representation of Native American artists in the country and in the U.S.

The article offers information on Grand Central Madison, the new Long Island Rail Road terminal being opened in December 2022 is costing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority more than 11 billion, and the project, its largest ever, has been underway since 2006.

The article reviews the exhibition "Rogan Gregory: Imperfect Truth" at the R & Co.'s White Street gallery in TriBeCa, New York until October 28, 2022.

The article reviews the "Ruth Asawa: All is Possible" exhibition at David Zwirner Gallery in New York from November 4, 2021 to December 18, the Ricky Jay Collection auction at Sotheby's New York in October, and the Alex Katz exhibition at Gladstone Gallery from November 5 to December 18.

The article focuses on grants announced by organization Ruth Foundation for the Arts and mentions planning of the foundation to give away fund among several nonprofit organizations.

The article reviews exhibitions like "Our Blue Planet: Global Visions of Water" featuring artists like Albert Bierstadt at Seattle Art Museum in Washington until May 30, 2022 and "Philip Guston Now" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in Massachusetts until September 11, 2022.

The article reports on the challenges facing museums in the U.S. like the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts in returning the looted works of art on their collections.

A review is offered for the renovated and expanded Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego located in San Diego, California.

The article focuses on Arne GLimcher has unusual longevity as a top art dealer, with more than six decades in the business, but he is still expanding his reach.

The article reports on the rare gallery show of Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto at Lévy Gorvy gallery in New York City through January 9, 2021. Topics mentioned include Pistoletto's recovery from COVID-19, his creative laboratory and think tank known as the Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto, and thoughts from Pistoletto collector Nancy Olnick about Pistoletto's art.

The article focuses on makeover of the Long Island guesthouse of Betsy and Bryan H. Lawrence in New York.

The article reports on how artist Kerry James Marshall has explored the narratives of racial distinctions and the Black experience. Topics mentioned include the online show "Studio: Kerry James Marshall" at David Zwirner Gallery through August 30, 2020, the book "John James Audubon: The Making of an American," by biographer Richard Rhodes, and thoughts from Belgian painter Luc Tuymans about Marshall as an intensely deliberate painter.

The article focuses on the emergence of art galleries in the upscale town of East Hamptons, New York as vacation homes become full-time residences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics covered include the major art galleries that have opened in the Hamptons since the start of June 2020 such as Sotheby's and Skarstedt, impact on art collectors in the Hamptons and competition posed by big gallery branches on smaller galleries in the area.

In this article the author talks about the life of an artist or architect which requires a lot of solitary time, and with expected to be shelter ring somewhere, hiding out from a deadly pandemic with a small number of family members or close friends including Doris Salcedo, and David Hockney.

The article reports on the collaboration of illustrators, graphic designers, and poster specialists to create public service messages with artwork promoting health and thanking emergency medical workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics mentioned include downloadable images created by designers Rachel Gingrich and Mihoshi Fukushima Clark for use on social media and elsewhere, and a global open call sponsored by Amplifier design group for designs that promote health and public safety.

The article offers information related to the works of several artists including British architect David Adjaye and American painter Frank Stella.

Describes the process sculptor Nancy Rubins goes through to create works in the Mojave Desert using parts of airplanes as raw materials. Shopping for raw materials with her truck; Loading and transporting materials; Cost of a two-load shopping trip.

Focuses on the one-man sculpture project dubbed "Tom Otterness on Broadway," featuring bronze sculpures by Otterness on Broadways' medians in New York City. Otterness' views on the role of scupture in city life; Organizations joining efforts in the project; Brief background information on Otterness.

A review is offered for the Guild Gallery, which is located in New York.

The article reviews the exhibition featuring the works of Armenian American artist Arshile Gorky at the Hauser & Wirth gallery in Manhattan, New York from November 16 to December 23, 2021.

The article reviews the exhibitions featuring the works of ceramicist Roberto Lugo, including "Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York starting November 1, 2021 and "God Complex: Different Philadelphia" at Arthur Ross Gallery until December 1.

The article reviews art exhibition "Mickalene Thomas: Origin of the Universe" held at Baltimore Museum of Art in Maryland and featuring the works of American visual artist, Mickalene Thomas.

An interview with actress Tilda Swinton is presented. She discusses how she got started curating the photography exhibition "Orlando: Guest-Curated by Tilda Swinton" at the Aperture Foundation in Manhattan, New York City, reason she seem to inspire gender fluidity as she played both male and female roles in the film "Suspiria," and view on the book "Orlando" by Virginia Woolf.