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Today, our monthly guides of what to see in New York and LA, an artist sewed delicate hand towels over the pandemic year, and the fascinating life of Féral Benga, who danced in step with Josephine Baker.

— Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor

Féral Benga, the Cabaret Dancer Who Redefined Black Masculinity

A double portrait of the dancer and Harlem Renaissance icon at Swann Galleries evokes his allure as an artist's model and his indelible imprint on modernism. | Valentina Di Liscia

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AUGUST ART GUIDES

Your list of must-see, fun, insightful art events in New York and LA this month.

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A Photographer’s Otherworldly Portrayal of Créolité

In Widline Cadet’s photographs, the motherland haunts. | Yume Murphy

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Queer Art and Historical Ephemera Up for Auction at Swann

Material from the 1800s through contemporary times includes art by Tom of Finland, Gerda Wegener, and JEB, as well as works of lesbian pulp fiction and more, all available on August 19. Learn more.

An Artist’s Hand Towels, Woven During the Pandemic

Doerte Weber’s weavings reproduce the ubiquitous charts and graphics related to infection rates, deaths, and unemployment. | Lauren Moya Ford

Florida’s Kaleidoscopic Skies and Windblown Palms, Immortalized by a Cohort of Black Painters

The Highwaymen’s paintings are an environmental time capsule for a state highly threatened by the climate crisis. | Jessica Holmes

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Explore New Techniques, Media, and Disciplines With Fine Art Courses at Pratt

Courses in a wide variety of media are open for enrollment at Pratt Institute’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS). Learn more.

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What Happened to the Hagia Sophia Is a Terrible Shame

Huguette Caland’s Vivacious Takes on the Female Form

This Sculpture Museum Is 32 Feet Below Water

We Need to Reform the September 11 Museum

A Typhoon Swept This Yayoi Kusama Sculpture Away to Sea

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