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Salman Toor's Emerald Green

November 17, 2021

Salman Toor works on a new figurative painting, “Museum Boys” (2021), to be presented alongside canvases by art historical heroes such as Johannes Vermeer at Frick Madison in New York City.

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Must-See Contemporary
"Second Meeting" Extended Play
Here I Am Extended Play
"A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby" Extended Play
Tools & Strategies Extended Play
Louise Bourgeois in "Identity" Art in the Twenty-First Century
Diana Al-Hadid's Suspended Reality New York Close Up
"Bop" Extended Play
Sally Mann in "Place" Art in the Twenty-First Century
Art & Entertainment Extended Play
Being an Artist Extended Play
Recycling Images Extended Play
Become Your Own Navigator Extended Play
Rashid Johnson Keeps His Cool New York Close Up
Do Ho Suh in "Stories" Art in the Twenty-First Century
An Artist's Life Extended Play
"Poke in the Eye/Nose/Ear" Extended Play

Must-See Contemporary

With summer recess comes the chance to catch up on the essentials. While students are handed a list of must-read texts, consider this playlist a primer of must-see contemporary art. A swirl of low-brow humor, bold color, sculpture, performance, and reoriented historical context, each of these artists has influenced the discourse of contemporary art.

Must-See Contemporary
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