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Art and grief in the author\u2019s new novel, \u201cWhistler,\u201d plus shows to see in Upstate New York this month.<\/p>\n

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Ever shed a tear in a museum? You\u2019re not alone, my friend. There\u2019s something cathartic about that rare moment, when you find yourself in front of a work of art that seems tailor-made for the very grief or joy or uncertainty you\u2019re experiencing. Critic Lavinia Liang tries to locate this emotional connection with art \u2014 or a lack thereof \u2014 in Ann Patchett\u2019s new novel, Whistler, which follows a single family\u2019s unraveling and reunion bookended by the halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.<\/p>\n

Our reports on ICE\u2019s seizure of 22,000 smuggled artifacts in Florida, coverage of the Chinese Pavilion\u2019s withdrawal from the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea in protest of the Taiwan Pavilion, guide to Upstate New York art shows this month, and more in this edition.<\/p>\n

\u2014Lakshmi Rivera Amin, associate editor<\/p>\n

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\t10 Art Shows to See in Upstate New York This September<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tSeptember welcomes the rituals of renewal \u2014 back to school! \u2014 and recognition, as the end of the year approaches. While the seasonal light and shadows cast dramatic beauty across the Hudson Valley, galleries and museums match the mood with robust exhibitions. | Taliesin Thomas\n\t<\/p>\n

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\u201cRadiant Geometries\u201d Opens at Rice University\u2019s Moody Center for the Arts<\/p>\n

Contemporary Indigenous and Latin American artists illuminate the convergence of math, metaphysics, and art in this new exhibition opening September 4.<\/p>\n


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News\"\"<\/a>ICE seizes over 22,000 ancient artifacts in Florida<\/a> as part of a trafficking probe as the agency and Trump administration face criticism for escalating violence and threats to cultural heritage.China withdraws from South Korea\u2019s Gwangju Biennale<\/a> just nine days after event organizers restored the title of \u201cTaiwan Pavilion\u201d to a group show featuring Taiwanese artists.Art Movements<\/a>: Mildred Howard wins the Artists’ Legacy Foundation Award, artists receive funding from the Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants, Art Gallery of Ontario director steps down, Alex Katz on PBS, and more.The High Museum of Art in Atlanta will mark its centennial this October with nearly 200 acquisitions and reinstallations of its American and African collections, including a section dedicated to 20th-century Nigerian art. [Atlanta Voice<\/a>]Christie\u2019s and Bonhams both hiked their premiums \u2014 the fees buyers pay on top of a work\u2019s hammer price. [Artnews<\/a>]From Our Critics\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Hyper LinksResearcher and cultural theorist Flavia Dzodan writes<\/a> about the need for art institutions to center \u201cduration and longevity\u201d in their conception of care, noting that she is \u201cincreasingly intolerant of \u2018care\u2019 as cultural programming\u201d without tangible support.Nerd out with this riveting anatomy of a somewhat cloudy Edgar Degas self-portrait<\/a> by the Getty Museum\u2019s conservation team.In a tender new review of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” for Pitchfork, Lily Goldberg writes<\/a>, “I hear a simple yet radical answer to this question in Dolly\u2019s version of ‘I Will Always Love You’: Loving people, even flawed people, can be its own self-rewarding, freeing act, a choice that need not be at odds with cultivating self-respect or demanding respect from others.”Inconvenient truths: Is printmaking better than painting<\/a>?From the Archive\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

2027 Erie Canal Artists in Residence \u2014 Erie Canal Museum & New York State Canal Corporation
Seeking projects that reflect on the Erie Canal\u2019s past, contemplate its present, and consider its future. All visual mediums welcome. Local and Indigenous\u00a0artists preferred. Two selected artists will each receive a $10,000 stipend.
Deadline: September 6, 2026 |\u00a0eriecanalmuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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