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• Mickalene Thomas and Linder review – impossibly exuberant women electrify a body-slam of a show

  14-02-2025 17:49
  
  Hayward Gallery, London
  Thomas employs rhinestones and tiger-print to reflect on the representation of black women, while Linder appears covered in coloured goo at two concurrent shows After lauded outings in LA and Philadelphia, Mickalene Thomas arrives at the Hayward Gallery with a roar. It’s the roar of a wrestler’s body-slam or a diva’s ovation – throaty, triumphant, immoderate. Thomas’s exhibition is all that, and glamorous too, opening with a room of monumenta
  
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• Titanic talents, fabulous florals and a river of black stone – the week in art

  14-02-2025 14:45
  Emii Alrai homes in on Vesuvius, Cézanne and Manet go on display and Yayoi Kusama shows us her green fingers – all in your weekly dispatchEmii Alrai: River of Black Stone
  Sculptures and installations that respond to Compton Verney’s collection of paintings of Vesuvius, the volcano that buried Pompeii.
  • Compton Verney, Warwickshire, 15 February to 15 June Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Art should not be censored’: Khaled Sabsabi responds to cancellation of Venice Biennale project

  14-02-2025 02:07
  
  The Lebanese Australian artist, and curator Michael Dagostino say they are ‘extremely hurt’ by Creative Australia’s decisionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe artistic duo dropped from representing Australia at the 61st Venice Biennale say they are “extremely hurt and disappointed” by Creative Australia’s decision to rescind their appointment, after media and political pressure.A
  
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• Executive Director, The Shaker Museum

  14-02-2025 00:31 via artsjournal.com
  The OpportunityThe Shaker Museum seeks a dynamic, forward-thinking, and visionary Executive Director to lead the organization into a new era of growth and engagement. After years of planning, the Shaker Museum is building a 21st-century museum to showcase the world’s most comprehensive collection of Shaker material culture and archives.The four-floor facility located in Chatham, NY, is by Selldorf Architects, renowned worldwide for designing subtle but powerful art spaces. The new museum i
  
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