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One Fine Show: “Grandma Moses, A Good Day’s Work” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Staged in Washington against the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, it frames a life spanning Lincoln to Kennedy as a parable of the nation.

By Dan Duray

The Crisis of the Museum Is the Crisis of the White Cube

The white cube created an environment of concentration and contemplation that reinforced the idea of art as an autonomous sphere separated from everyday life, but what was once its greatest strength has become its greatest weakness.

By Paco Barragán

50 Years of Groundbreaking Work: Kunstmuseum Basel Puts Helen Frankenthaler Front and Center

It is significant that Kunstmuseum Basel is showing her work now; 2028 will mark the 100th anniversary of Frankenthaler's birth, and there will be major exhibitions at SFMOMA, the Whitney and the National Gallery in Washington.

By Dian Parker