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The legacy of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is explored in first major US show

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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, organised by the specialists Nada Shabout and Tiffany Floyd together with the museum’s chief curator, Lauren Cornell, unites 64 works of painting, sculpture and drawings by 30 artists including Dia al-Azzawi and Mohammed Ghani Hikmat.

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Strategic or speculative? Once again, art investment funds are on the rise

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As Iraq's economy shows signs of recovery, a thirst for new art is emerging

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The country’s National Museum of Modern Art was severely looted during the 2003 American invasion and it is now utterly dilapidated. While some paintings have returned, they are not taken care of—one visiting curator saw water dripping from the ceilings on important works in the art storeroom of the ministry of culture.

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The Essential Guide to Minimalist Art: 10 Artists Who Mastered the Art of Simplicity

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Ryman worked with white and variations of whiteness throughout his career, and he was often classified as a Minimalist, but he preferred to be known as a Realist, as he was uninterested in creating illusions and preferred to present materials at their face value. Dan Flavin (1933–1996) Dan Flavin, Untitled (To Fredericka and Ian).

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No-holds-barred biography of dealer and collector Douglas Cooper paints a picture of a fearless, controlling and deceitful man

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Sirvins: courtesy Lille Métropole Musée d’art moderne, d’art contemporain et d’art brut Photo: Gloria Etting This book is the result of remarkable, two-pronged research into the life and collection of Douglas Cooper (1911-84) by the biographer Adrian Clark and the art historian Richard Calvocoressi.

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In Memoriam: Carl Grimm

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He interned at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, studying with lab Co-directors James Bernstein and Inge- Lise Eckmann. It was a remarkable synthesis of art history, scientific analysis, and a true understanding of paintings and their appearance and materials.

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Show at Civil War-era fort spotlights California’s Black history from the 19th century to today

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Anderson from the California African American Museum in Los Angeles, who were instrumental in providing research and vetting materials made available to the artists. Commissioned by FOR-SITE Haines assembled a nine-person advisory committee of Black historians and curators, including Susan D.