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Theaster Gates’ “Black Madonna” in Basel, Pedro Reyes on Puppets, & Artists Raised on the Internet
A look at this week’s art news, including Theaster Gates’ new exhibition in Basel, in which the artist has transformed exhibition spaces into active sites of creative production.
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New Video: Damián Ortega Appropriates and Recontextualizes Knowledge
In a new film from our “Extended Play” digital series, Damián Ortega recounts the origins of Alias Editorial, his book publishing and translation project that brings English-language texts to Spanish-speaking regions.
Damián Ortega
Barbara Kasten
“That’s what my work is about…seeing the facets of happiness and sadness all in one place.”
Raúl de Nieves
“The most toxic combination in the world is…the certainty of being right and a monopoly of power.”
William Kentridge
“The most important part is the process. It is the actual living and doing and making.”
Barbara Kasten
“Art isn’t a material, it’s not a medium—it’s not a certain product. It is the choices I’ve been able to make.”
Liz Magor
“Drawing is like practicing the piano, because the first ones that I do often don’t come out so I have to practice.”
Joan Jonas
“Beauty is just kind of an accident. Beauty is just a happenstance. Beauty is the remainders of being a painter.”
Kara Walker
“The studio is a sacred place that you come to do some bigger reflection and thinking.”
El Anatsui
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