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New year, new big art thread! The place for my almost-daily posts featuring art I love, usually modern and contemporary since that's my thing! First up:
Paintings by American artist Lynne Drexler, 1960s, who studied under Hans Hofmann and Robert Motherwell and was associated with second-gen Abstract Expressionism, but her work was overshadowed by her (then) more successful husband, artist John Hultberg.
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Clay sculpture by Senegalese artist Seni Awa Camara, 2000s-20s, known for her multi-tiered human-animal hybrids.
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Paintings by Belgian artist Victor Servranckx, 1920s.
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Drawings by Stockholm-based English artist Miles Johnston, 2010s-20s.
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Digital works by Korean illustrator Ram Han, 2010s-20s.
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Works on paper by American artist MarSha Yi Robinson, 2020s.
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Ink drawings by Palestinian artist and educator Abdelrahman Al Muzain, 2000s, whose activism seeks to preserve Palestinian history and culture, and whose work stresses resistance, liberation, and "sumud" or steadfastness under oppression.
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Textile sculptures by Norwegian artist Hanne Friis, 2010s-20s, whose three-dimensional works are made through a folding and sewing technique.
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Paintings by Argentinian artist Martha Boto, 1970s-80s, a figure in the Op Art and Kineticism movements whose painting and sculpture explored the interplay of light, color, and shape.
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Mixed media works by American artist Kim Tateo, 2020s, who combines acrylic, blacklight paint, glitter, fabric, neon, and other elements in meditative works exploring "interconnectedness to ourselves, our environment, and the universe".
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Scenes from the Civil Rights Movement by American photographer and filmmaker Gordon Parks, 1960s, who shot for Life, Vogue, and Ebony, saying "I chose my camera as a weapon against all the things I dislike about America—poverty, racism, discrimination."
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Paintings by American artist Bertha Leonard, 1980s-90s.
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Baskets by Passamaquoddy artist Jeremy Frey, 2020s, who comes from a long line of Native weavers, and whose work combines traditional techniques with contemporary aesthetics.
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Mixed media works by David Lynch, 2000s-2020s. RIP.
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Prints by Irish-born artist Tim Mara, 1970s.
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Works by Italian illustrator Cecilia Sammarco, 2020s, who after a spinal cord injury created her "Tetrapride" project to explore disability experience and representation.
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Sculpture and installation by American artist Portia Munson, 1990s-2020s, whose work explores environmentalist and feminist themes through masses of consumer objects.
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Surreal compositions by American photographer Ben Zank, 2010s-20s.
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Paintings by English artist Jadé Fadojutimi, 2020s.
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Landscapes by American artist Eyvind Earle, c 1980s-90s, who was a background and concept artist for Disney in the 50s and 60s, working on films like Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, and Sleeping Beauty.
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Paintings by American artist and illustrator Ellen Emmet Rand, 1900s-30s, known for her portraits of politicians, creatives, and wealthy society figures.
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Sculpture by American artist Cathy Lu, 2020s, whose practice "manipulates traditional Chinese art objects and symbols as a way to deconstruct the assumptions we have about Asian American identity and cultural authenticity."
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Works by Hong Kong photographer Nancy Sheung, 1960s, who ran a construction company before turning to photography when she was in her forties, becoming known for her bold images of women and girls, patterns, and architecture.
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Paintings by American artist James Aponovich, 2000s.
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"Vodunaut" sculptures by Beninese-French artist Emo de Medeiros, 2010s, inspired by Fa, a West African philosophy and geomancy system describing multiple futures, in which cowry shells symbolize a voyage and offer protection.
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Works on paper by British artist Linda Wallis, 2020s, who uses automatic drawing techniques to pull forth abstract forms, organic motifs, and general impressions from her unconscious mind.
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Works by Italian trans and interspecies artist Agnes Questionmark, 2020s, whose sculpture, performance, and installations "examine the self's boundaries through genetic experiments, surgical operations, and artificial reproductive processes whereby identity becomes unsettled."
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Paintings by American artist Arthur Osver, 1960s-80s.
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Poster designs by Argentinian artist Edgardo Giménez, 1960s-70s, known for his bright colors and use of photomontage, as well as his self-promotional imagery often boldly referencing his queer identity.
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Mixed media works by London-based artist Christina Kimeze, 2020s, who often works on suede mat board to "to explore how texture and luminosity help to investigate themes of interiority, oneness, and belonging."
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Paintings by Nepalese illustrator and street artist Shraddha Shrestha, 2020s, with imagery that merges Hindu mythology and 90s cartoon styles.
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Works by British fashion and performance photographer Ruby Pluhar, 2010s-20s.
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Paintings by self-taught Brazilian artist Maria Auxiliadora, 1970s.
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Large-scale paintings by French artist Diane Dal-pra, 2020s.
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Illustrations by American reporter, screenwriter, and artist Wallace Smith, 1922, made for the novel Fantazius Mallare by Ben Hecht.
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Sculptural paintings by Florida-based Puerto Rican artist Steph Blondet, 2020s, combining clay and acrylic paint on wood panel.
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Paintings by French surrealist artist Pierre Roy, 1920s-30s.
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Paintings by Iran-born British artist Samira Abbassy, 2020s, whose work explores her Persian-Iranian heritage and traditions as experienced at a distance, having grown up in a Western environment.
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Works by Japanese photographer Nayao Hatakeyama, 1990s-2000s, whose imagery explores landscape and cityscapes, and especially human intervention upon the land.
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Self-portraits by multidisciplinary American artist and filmmaker Tourmaline, 2020, whose work centers Black queer and trans subjects and histories. This series was inspired by Black-owned pleasure gardens in Lower Manhattan in the 1820s.
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Installation works by Icelandic Danish artist Olafur Eliasson, 2000s-20s.
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Sculpture by American artist Ferne Jacobs, 2000s-10s, whose innovative technique uses coiled and waxed linen thread to build up abstract structures.
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Paintings by Mexican American artist July Guzman, 2020s.
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Mixed media works by German Ghanaian artist Zohra Opoku, 2020s,whose practice "examines the politics of personal identity formation through historical, cultural, and socio-economic influences, particularly in the context of contemporary Ghana."
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Works by American artist Don Suggs, 2010s, painting concentric circle motifs over grayscale photos of national parks, canyons, and natural landmarks, which each color representing different elements of the landscape.
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Works by American artist Kumasi J Barnett, 2010s, who paints over comic book covers, changing their narratives into satirical critiques of police brutality and systemic racism.
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Works by self-taught German Jewish photographer Aenne Biermann, 1920s-30s, who began her practice photographing mineral specimens for a geologist friend and then turned to still lifes, architecture, and double exposure experiments in images influenced by the New Objectivity movement.
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Paintings by self-taught Korean Australian artist Haejin Yoo, 2020s, whose "Woman in the Bath" series explores the bathroom as a place of private sanctuary, inspired by her own experience with postpartum depression.
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Ceramic sculpture by American artist Michael Lucero, 1980s-90s.
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Sculpture by American artist and activist Raphael Montañez Ortiz, 1960s, who was a key figure in the Destruction Art movement, and founded El Museo del Barrio in Harlem in 1969.
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Paintings by British artist and teacher Marion Adnams, 1940s-60s, known for her Surrealist compositions.
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Portraits by American photographer Shawn Theodore, 2010s.
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Works by Iraqi artist Rafa Nasiri, 1980s, whose early style was influenced by traditional Chinese calligraphy. He later became an influential writer and teacher to a new generation of Iraqi artists, especially printmakers.
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Drawings from the "Blind Pigs" series by multidisciplinary American artist Edgar Arceneaux, 2010s, whose practice explores connections between historical events and present-day, with subjects often inspired by Detroit, such as these images of burnt-out pubs seen in the city.
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Paintings by British artist Louise Giovanelli, 2020s.
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Sculpture by multidisciplinary Ugandan artist and writer Acaye Kerunen, 2020s, whose work incorporates natural, locally sourced materials to examine the "intricacies of natural systems and the impact of climate change."
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Paintings by Polish artist Ewa Juszkiewicz, 2010s-20s.
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Mixed media works by Brooklyn-based Puerto Rican artist Nora Maité Nieves, 2020s, whose visual language combines elements from her Caribbean roots as well as her current NYC surroundings.
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