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Context Fine Art
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Art gallery and studios specializing in abstraction from gestural to hard-edged.

1305 W. 80th St, Cleveland, OH 44102
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The Bold Return of Abstract Art | Art & Object
Painting, as an object and practice, has such a long, storied global history. It will never go out of style nor completely disappear from the realm of fine art. That said, aesthetics do move in and ou...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Every Artist Has a Favorite Subject. For Some, That’s Math.
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October 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Why Are So Many Artists Building Totems?
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October 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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George Morrison Painted a Different Picture of Abstract Expressionism
The Ojibwe artist was active in New York's midcentury art scene and embraced by fellow Abstract Expressionists, yet he’s rarely in canonical histories today.
hyperallergic.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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New exhibit celebrates James Webb Space Telescope through artwork
Artist Ashley Zelinskie is "Wandering through Time and Space”' with ESA's Webb team.
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October 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Lakota and Western Art History Converge in Dyani White Hawk's Vibrant Works
Dyani White Hawk delves into cross-cultural connections and examines how artistic and national histories have been constructed.
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October 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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An Indian-American Artist’s Self in Pieces
In his new paintings, Sangram Majumdar seems to be driven by the desire to hold together the different aspects of his dual identity.
hyperallergic.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Oklahoma does away with fine arts requirements to earn a high school diploma
The decision to offer fine arts curriculum will now be left up to school districts across the state. Rural districts with already limited resources could see cuts.
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September 23, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Explore Germany’s Bauhaus Legacy From Dessau All The Way To Berlin
Step into the heart of Germany’s Bauhaus legacy this September. Dessau, home to the iconic art school, is marking its centenary with fresh exhibitions that bring modernist design to life.
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September 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Nanette Carter Is a Pioneer of Black Abstraction—and She’s Still Experimenting Today
For Carter’s solo show at the Wexner Center for the Arts, she’s debuting three-dimensional steel totems, part of her “Afro Sentinels” series.
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September 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Geometric Abstraction in the Age of Disparity
Lisa Corinne Davis has stretched the possibilities of painting into a territory defined by digital systems, algorithms, flow charts, and diagrams.
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September 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Researchers solve decades-old color mystery in iconic Jackson Pollock painting
Scientists have identified the origins of the blue color in one of Jackson Pollock's paintings with a little help from chemistry, confirming for the first time that the abstract expressionist used a v...
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September 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Painters Amy Sillman and Cameron Martin on Tragicomic Abstraction
Martin is showing now at Sikkema Jenkins Molloy in New York, Sillman at Dia Bridgehampton.
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September 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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The Defining Artistic Movements of the 21st Century
9 tendencies made the list, from post-internet art to fiber art, to research-based and social practice. Bone up on them here.
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August 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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How Spirituality Went from Taboo to Trendy in the Art World
Spirituality pervades shows like Hilma af Klint at MoMA, Saya Woolfalk at MAD museum, and Shakers shows at both the ICA Boston and the Vitra Museum.
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August 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Amy Sherald Cancels Her Smithsonian Show, Citing Censorship
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July 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Robert Rauschenberg's Monumental 'Barge' Returns to New York's Guggenheim | Artnet News
The Guggenheim will display artist Robert Rauschenberg's massive 'Barge' for the first time in 25 years to mark the artist's centennial.
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July 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Late Painter Mavis Pusey’s Geometric Abstractions Were Always Ahead of Their Time
Groundbreaking Black abstract painter Mavis Pusey was overlooked by the art world for decades. In her first museum show, the artist is finally getting her due.
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July 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Blanche Lazzell Carved a Path for American Abstraction—Then Faded From View
The overlooked printmaker Blanche Lazzell, of West Virginia, deserves recognition as one of America's first Modernists and abstract artists.
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July 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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‘Sun Tunnels’ by Nancy Holt: Cosmic Revelations
An important example of the 1960s and ’70s Land Art movement, the artist’s arrangement of four concrete tubes on the floor of Utah’s extinct Lake Bonneville serves as a vehicle for aesthetic experienc...
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July 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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The Long-Overlooked 'Queer Queen of Abstraction' Reclaims the Spotlight
The late abstract painter Louise Fishman, a Queer feminist artist, is ripe for rediscovery at her first show at New York's Van Doren Waxter.
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June 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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First US Marcel Duchamp Retrospective in Half a Century to Debut in New York in 2026
MoMA and the Philadelphia Museum of Art will stage the first US Marcel Duchamp retrospective in half a century in 2026.
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June 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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The Surrealist Collage Show in Sync with Our Freaky Times | National Review
It’s art from the 1920s to the ’70s, but it still packs a punch.
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June 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Why this Seattle artist, whose works have sold for $4,000, is auctioning his art starting at $10
Seattle painter Mike Hascall, 73, confronted the possibility of leaving behind his unsold art for others to sort through. Here's what he did.
www.seattletimes.com
June 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Rothko painting worth more than £42 million damaged by child visiting gallery
The abstract artwork will undergo restoration works to repair the scratches
www.independent.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM