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Michael Slenske

  1. art
    Advice From 27 Artists, From Marina Abramovich to Mickalene Thomas, on Making ItYou’ve read Jerry Saltz’s story on being an artist. But what do successful artists themselves say?
  2. art
    Wildfires and Dead Palm Trees Haunt the L.A. Dream in Zoe Crosher’s New Show“It was really like the end is nigh, and it was a little too close.”
  3. art
    Jake Kean Mayman’s Deceptively Decorative Paintings Will Teach You HistoryBrush up on American Imperialism.
  4. art
    Can a Man Still Paint a Female Nude?Paintings of naked women, usually by clothed men, are suddenly sitting very uncomfortably on gallery walls.
  5. The Getty Hardens Its Defenses As the Skirball Fire Continues to BurnMuseum officials are confident that the Getty Center is well-prepared for the wildfires sweeping through Southern California.
  6. art
    What If Jimmie Durham, Noted Cherokee Artist, Is Not Actually Cherokee?He’s been called “the art world’s Rachel Dolezal.”
  7. gallery
    Donald Trump, the Muse: How 6 Artists Are Capturing the GOP CandidateThe GOP candidate has inspired a lot of art. 
  8. seen
    Hope and Opportunism at the 2015 Havana Art BiennialThe most frequent conversation topic among Americans was: How do I buy a place down here?
  9. toxic beauty
    Photographer Sees Insane Beauty in Gowanus FilthWhat he saw reminds him of the time he took acid and watched a light show.
  10. 6 Artists on the Closing of Legendary Art-Supply Store Pearl Paint“It’s quite sad, actually.”