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How Exhibitions Are Built: From Crates to Walls
The week before an opening is the part visitors never see. Here is how a show actually gets made.
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Covering Other Artists: The Fine Line Between Homage and Theft
Court records, not taste, separate homage from infringement: the Second Circuit's Koons and Prince rulings show how the fair use factors weigh borrowed work.
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Art Galleries Near Me: A First-Timer's Guide to Walking Into a Gallery
Commercial galleries are free, need no appointment, and welcome browsers; a first walk through West Chelsea's 200-plus doors needs only four moves.
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Art Retrospective Meaning — The Retrospective: Why Museums Save Artists for Last
Retrospectives gather an artist's work across decades, staged late for the long view, and Canada's documented fee fight put pay behind the honor.
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Best Small Town Art Galleries — Galleries Off the Beaten Path: Destination Art Towns
Marfa, Beacon, and Provincetown each turned cheap space and one committed institution into small-town economies that run on art.
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Art Criticism Process: What Art Critics Actually Do When They Review a Show
Art critics look, describe, and judge. Here is what actually happens when a critic reviews a show, from first notes to published review.
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What a Certificate of Authenticity Actually Guarantees
A certificate of authenticity promises a lot on paper. Here is what a valid COA contains, what it guarantees, and where buyers get fooled.
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Artwork Pricing: How to Read a Gallery Price List and Ask About Artwork Prices
A plain guide to reading a gallery price list and asking about artwork prices, from what the list shows to who sets the numbers.
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Free Museum Days Nyc: Free Museum Days and Pay-What-You-Wish, Decoded
New York's major collections are cheaper than the ticket counter suggests — if you know which door to use.
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How to See ART etc.'s Plein Air Exhibit Before It Closes November 28
A Vermont gallery show of landscape painting, and a short guide to looking at plein air work the way it deserves.