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Plus: a Milan hotel in a 19th-century mansion, summery, New England-inspired cushions and more recommendations from T Magazine.

Plus: a Milan hotel in a 19th-century mansion, summery, New England-inspired cushions and more recommendations from T Magazine.

Meg Webster revels in impermanence. Here, her story in five works.
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At 87, the sculptor and ceramist Megumi Yuasa is having his first solo exhibition in the U.S.
By Rose Courteau and

For Bethany Collins, Herman Melville’s novel is rife with centuries-old political anxieties that still resonate today.
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The Artist Transforming His Studio Into a Cathedral of Color
David Novros has spent years finessing and repainting site-specific artworks in his SoHo space.
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Michael Heizer Measures His Art in Miles and Tons
It took the artist half a century of toil in the most remote parts of Nevada to build what may be the most extreme contemporary monument ever made. Now what?
By M.H. MillerDina Litovsky and

How Michael Heizer’s massive projects have transformed the American landscape.
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New York Is Getting Sleepier. These Artists Are Wide Awake.
The city is going to bed earlier, but there are still those harnessing the creative power of the night.
By Ligaya MishanKate GuadagninoMiguel MoralesCoco Romack and

Ten creative people share their strategies for thriving, or at least getting by, in difficult times.
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James Barnor Has Photographed Ghana Since the 1940s. He Remembers Everything.
The 96-year-old on postcolonial history, his first camera and the importance of talking to younger artists.
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The Artist Who Makes Clay Look Like Navels, Nipples and Vertebrae
For more than five decades, the ceramist Magdalene Odundo has been creating abstract, time-intensive vessels that recall bodies in motion.
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The Role of Cindy Sherman Will Be Played by Cindy Sherman
The pioneering artist discusses working alone, finding her doppelgängers and selling her first prints for less than $50.
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The Artist Who Keeps Remaking His Childhood Home
Do Ho Suh, whose major survey exhibition in London opens this week, discusses the power of architecture and finding motivation from mistakes.
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Inside the Former ‘Underworld’ Where Ai Weiwei Makes Art
Ahead of his largest-ever exhibition in the U.S., the dissident artist reflects on collecting jade and living below ground.
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Test your knowledge, before or after reading T’s Culture issue.
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A timeline of the most pivotal moments in the medium’s history.
By Julia Halperin

A highly idiosyncratic compendium of what you need to know right now.
By T Magazine

What to know about one of the field’s most misappropriated terms.
By Julia Halperin

What it actually means for a museum to obtain, and then care for, an unconventional, difficult or even nontangible artwork.
By M.H. Miller

Artists share their favorite pieces from institutions around the world.
By Julia Halperin

A highly truncated timeline since World War II, with only some recency bias.
By M.H. Miller

A timeline of 10 styles and their key works.
By Julia Halperin

From 210 B.C. to A.D. 1995, essential pieces selected by four ceramic artists.
By Julia Halperin

Key examples from a medium that is about as old as human history.
By Julia Halperin
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