When staff at the Getty in LA hung van Gogh’s “Irises” next to an image that recreated the painting’s original violet hues, they noticed an interesting reaction among visitors.
Good morning. When staff at the Getty in LA hung van Gogh’s “Irises” next to an image that recreated the painting’s original violet hues, they noticed an interesting reaction among visitors. Some said the work suddenly looked “more three-dimensional,” chemist Catherine Patterson told Staff Reporter Isa Farfan, “like a real patch of flowers.” That the tinge of bromine in the pigment van Gogh used to render his famous blooms eventually faded and left us with an uncanny blue is pure science, but there’s something ineffably moving about these viewers’ experiences — about the way in which reality as we know it can change before our eyes when we see it through a different lens (or palette). Finding a new perspective is also what photographer Rosalind Fox Solomon did when she turned the camera on her own aging body, capturing images that range from humorous to introspective. They’re compiled in a new book reviewed by Sarah Rose Sharp today. Also below, Noah Fischer’s third comic in our series focused on NYC housing stories, the plight of LGBTQ+ artists in Turkey, and much more. — Valentina Di Liscia, News Editor | |
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| | | Ai Weiwei’s artistic interventions, Black artists’ responses to ancient Egypt, and the impressive offerings of El Museo’s 2024 triennial are among our favorite art shows of the moment. | Hrag Vartanian, Natalie Haddad, and Valentina Di Liscia |
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WHAT'S HAPPENING | | | A painting conservator and a chemist at the Getty Center may have cracked a mystery contained in the pigment of Vincent van Gogh’s “Irises” (1889). New research suggests that Michelangelo depicted a woman with breast cancer on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. An unidentified vandal ripped portions of artist Skip Hill’s “History in the Making” (2021) mural, which commemorates Tulsa’s Greenwood district. |
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NAVIGATING CENSORSHIP | | | | Barbara Carrasco’s landmark 80-foot painting portraying the city’s origins and evolution will anchor the National History Museum’s new wing. | Matt Stromberg |
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SPONSORED | | | | This three-year, fully funded graduate program is for artists, composers, and scholars working expansively with sound. Learn more |
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| | | Amid the country’s ongoing crackdown on LGBTQ+ people, queer artists and curators are caught between creative resistance and self-censorship. | Jennifer Hattam |
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| LATEST REVIEWS | | | | Rosalind Fox Solomon forged her way as an artist at 53. With remarkable self-knowledge, A Woman I Once Knew lays out her nonagenarian life story. | Sarah Rose Sharp |
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SPONSORED | | | | Featuring 32 films from 25 nations, this online showcase by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian starts streaming on November 22. Learn more |
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| | | Over seven years, director Nanfu Wang documented Cuban activist Rosa María Payá’s fight for a democratic Cuba — and her journey to endorsing the MAGA movement. | Kathy Ou |
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COMICS | | | | Meet the artists, activists, and organizers on the front lines of the housing justice movement in New York City. Part three of a series. | Noah Fischer |
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