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Working its way through Europe this summer is one of the most explosive and controversial art shows in decades. Called “The New American Painting” and financed by the International Council at ...

Artnet’s second auction dedicated to Abstract Expressionism and Color Field painting opened today. Curated by Dakota Sica, an avid collector and partner at New York’s Leslie Feely Gallery, the sale ...

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The greatest discoveries in art history, as in so many fields, tend to come from those working outside the box. Interdisciplinary studies break new ground because those steadfastly lashed to a ...

The extraordinary journey of a Harrisburg-born abstract artist who paints galaxies with his bare hands began on Herr St.