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article news schedule May 22, 2026 visibility 23 link 4 artists, 2 galleries

Elle Pérez Envisions New Residency Built on Family Legacy

Artist Elle Pérez is raising $100,000 to buy out relatives from a family home in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, that has been in their family since the 1920s, with the goal of transforming it into an artist residency called Casa Pérez. To fund the project, Pérez is selling a portfolio of chromogenic studio prints for $1,795 each, produced in collaboration with the cultural office Public Relations. The artist’s work, known for intimate portraits and scenes of underground music, has been featured in the Whitney Biennial and solo exhibitions at the Baltimore Museum of Art and Carnegie Museum of Art.

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article culture schedule Dec 31, 2025 visibility 23 link 19 artists, 1 gallery

art best most iconic photos of the 21st century

Cultured magazine asked 25 photographers to each select a single image for a time capsule representing the first quarter of the 21st century. The resulting portfolio includes works by Juergen Teller (a Balenciaga ad featuring Putin, Trump, and climate imagery), Sinna Nasseri (a cat amid a California wildfire), Naima Green (a domestic scene mediated by smartphones), Lele Saveri (a critique of property ownership), and Trevor Paglen (a CIA black site in Kabul), among others.

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article culture schedule Nov 21, 2025 visibility 23 link 42 artists, 5 galleries

art paris photo fair elle perez diary parties

The article is a first-person diary by artist Elle Pérez, chronicling their experience at Paris Photo 2024. Pérez describes the fair as the art world's best-kept secret, noting its uniquely fun and intergenerational atmosphere where artists and curators genuinely enjoy gathering. The diary covers a week of events including book meetings with Aperture, dinners with photographers, and the main fair at the Grand Palais, highlighting the camaraderie and joy of being together despite the anxieties facing photographers today.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 23, 2025 visibility 19 link 14 artists, 5 galleries

Rose Art Museum Expands Collection with Sam Hunter Committee Acquisitions of Works By Dhambit Munuŋgurr and Yu-Wen Wu

The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University has acquired works by artists Dhambit Munuŋgurr and Yu-Wen Wu for its permanent collection, selected by the Sam Hunter Emerging Artist Fund Committee. Munuŋgurr's piece, Bäru (2024), is a larrakitj memorial pole reimagined with white clay and ultramarine, while Wu's Recitations (2024) is a wall installation made from Taiwanese tea, gold, and red thread. Both works will debut in the exhibition Fabricated Imaginaries: Crafting Art opening August 20, 2025.

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