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Two quilts hang in a gallery, one partly blocking the passageway into the next room. The quilt on the left is dominated by green and brown hues while the quilt on the right contains vertical zig zags in pink, red, brown, black, and gold.

Reviews

Pieced Together: Mary Lee Bendolph at Nicelle Beauchene

Eleven quilts exemplify how Mary Lee Bendolph integrated distinctive forms and personal concerns into inherited patterns.

By
Sinclair Spratley
Sep 23, 2021 11:41 am

On a low platform in a gallery, four clear tubes containing green or yellow liquid are arranged in roughly parallel lines. On the walls hang smaller framed works.

Reviews

Assemblage as Medium and Method: “You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby: The Sapphire Show” at Ortuzar Projects

Suzanne Jackson's 1970 "Sapphire Show" protested Black women artists' exclusion in Los Angeles.

By
Sinclair Spratley
Jul 30, 2021 1:15 pm

View of Capitol workers removing damaged furniture at the U.S. Capitol following the January 6, 2021 insurrection.

Columns

Essentially Invisible: Black Labor After the Siege on Capitol Hill

As curators and conservators assess damage to the American cultural patrimony, BIPOC workers are left to clean up the mess.

By
Sinclair Spratley
Jan 15, 2021 6:22 pm

Newswire

Thieves Who Allegedly Stole a $1 Million Patek Philippe From a Man in Beverly Hills Just Got Nabbed

From the WWD Archive: Byron Lars, Rookie of the Year

Netflix’s raunchy new film Incoming is a throwback to R-rated comedies like Superbad and American Pie

Notre Dame Suspends Men’s Swim Team After Gambling Probe

The Best Yoga Mats for Any Practice, According to Instructors

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