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Dan Flavin, blue trees in wind, 1957

American Minimalism: The Drawings and Sculptures of Dan Flavin

The Morgan Library’s current showing of Dan Flavin brings another aspect of the artist’s practice out of the shadows. This articles orginally appeared in the April issue of Art & Antiques Magazine as “Light Years, but Mostly Beyond”. Featured Images: (Click to Enlarge) Depending on whom you ask, there are two well-known Dan Flavins—one is…

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Herb Ritts, Versace Dress, Back View, El Mirage, 1990

Fashion Photography: New Exhibition of Photographer Herb Ritts

A new exhibition of Herb Ritts’ iconic commercial work proves that fashion photography isn’t just posing as fine art.

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Edgar Degas and Auguste Clot, Before the Race

Impressionism: Portland Exhibition Reveals the Private Edgar Degas

Edgar Degas kept a great deal to himself—not only his private life but some of his most interesting artworks.

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Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty, 1970

Land Art: Earthworks that Defined Postwar American Art

In the Sixties, art left the galleries and museums and went back to the land. Four decades later, Land Art is coming indoors.

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Dean Cornwell, The Raleigh Room, 1937

Barroom Murals: Modern Art Found in American Bars

In these great American drinking establishments, museum-quality mural art is on the menu.

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Maurizio Cattelan, Untitled, 2001

Conceptual Art: The Walker Art Center Presents a “Lifelike” Exhibition

The Walker Art Center makes us look twice at life’s most ordinary objects.

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Art Frames: You Can’t Fully See the Picture Without the Frame

Art frames have been changed almost every decade to make the pictures look more modern, to go with new furniture or for collectors to mark them with their own taste.

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Indian Paintings Getting New Attention from Museums and Collectors

From the middle ages to the twilight of the Mughals, classic Indian painting is getting new attention from museums and collectors.

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Mosaic Art: Millard Sheets’ Mosaic Masterpiece is Rescued

Unfortunately, the Dallas Building, which was completed in 1959, was taken down in 2006, but a set of mosaics Sheets created was salvaged and has just been restored.

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