Artist Sonya Boyce will represent Britain at the 2021 Venice Biennale; Howardena Pindell, at the age of 76, is finally receiving acclaim; and more.
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Acclaimed sculptor Beverly Pepper, has died at age 97; Three female arts leaders came together at the Brooklyn Museum for a frank discussion about the state of museums in 2020;...
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Revisiting Toni Morrison’s debut novel, The Bluest Eye, on its 50th anniversary; The New York Public Library acquires Virginia Woolf's papers; and more.
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Dior’s recent haute couture show featured a set designed by Judy Chicago; Photojournalist and director Jessica Dimmock campaigns for the Directors Guild of America to change its health benefits to...
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The Park Avenue Armory marks the 100th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage by commissioning new works from 100 women artists; Cindy Sherman wins the $100,000 Wolf Prize in Art; and more.
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At the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Awkwafina made history by becoming the first performer of Asian descent to win the best actress award; A look at Frida Kahlo’s most...
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Feminist artist May Stevens has died at age 95; Rebecca Salter has been elected president of London’s Royal Academy of Arts; and more.
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The Vienna State Opera presents the first opera by a woman in its 150-year history; In Mexico City, a group of women protested at the city’s Museum of Modern Art...
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The Baltimore Museum of Art announced that it will acquire only artwork by female-identifying artists for its permanent collection in 2020; NPR profiles 19, a new musical about women’s suffrage...
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The LA Philharmonic debuted Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz’s new work Yanga; The Getty Center has launched a new podcast, hosted by curator Helen Molesworth; and more.
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