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‘Joseph Beuys: In Defense of Nature’ Review: The Broad’s Overgrown Overview An exhibition at the Los Angeles museum goes beyond the German artist’s ecological projects, offering an expansive if incomplete portrait of his life and work.

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By  Brian P. Kelly March 14, 2025 5:20 pm ET Installation view of ‘Joseph Beuys: In Defense of Nature’ at the Broad. Photo: Joshua White/The Broad Los Angeles Getting a clear picture …

‘Joseph Beuys: In Defense of Nature’ Review: The Broad’s Overgrown Overview An exhibition at the Los Angeles museum goes beyond the German artist’s ecological projects, offering an expansive if incomplete portrait of his life and work. Read More
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‘Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World Is a Mystery’ Review: Modest Paintings, Major Effects Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Art highlights the haunting Surrealist power of the Chicago artist’s small, unflashy canvases.

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By  Peter Plagens March 15, 2025 7:00 am ET ‘Strange Shadows (Shadow and Substance)‘ (1950). Photo: Estate of Gertrude Abercrombie Pittsburgh “Incongruity is the secret to art,” said the Chicago Surrealist painter Gertrude …

‘Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World Is a Mystery’ Review: Modest Paintings, Major Effects Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Art highlights the haunting Surrealist power of the Chicago artist’s small, unflashy canvases. Read More