Congratulations to visual artists Alex Katz, Carrie Mae Weems, and Mark Bradford on receiving the National Medals of Arts in the White House yesterday.
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October 22, 2024

Congratulations to visual artists Alex Katz, Carrie Mae Weems, and Mark Bradford on receiving the National Medals of Arts in the White House yesterday. Find out who else received the honor below.

In other news, Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill 32-year-old illustrator Mahasen Al-Khatib, who’s been trying to evacuate from the city for months. Here in the States, the ACLU sues a Colorado town that canceled Indigenous artist Danielle SeeWalker's residency because of her paintingexpressing solidarity with Palestinians. We also remember environmental artist Patricia Johanson, who passed away last week at 84.

There’s much more, including Yoshitomo Nara, Suzanne Césaire, Teresita Fernández and Robert Smithson, the best costumes from this year's Halloween Dog Parade inManhattan, and our popular mini art crossword.

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