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Exemplary Works from Aspen Art Museum’s Annual ArtCrush Gala

Groundbreaking paintings and sculptures from Rashid Johnson, Larry Bell, Zoe Crosher, Leo Villareal and more

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For its 14th annual summer gala, the Aspen Art Museum presented—and auctioned off—works of exceptional artistic merit. The event, known as ArtCrush, featured paintings, sculptures and mixed media pieces from some of the most beloved names producing art. And from a silent auction to a riveting live auction (with ten artworks that fetched astronomical numbers), ArtCrush accumulated necessary funds to sustain the museum’s programming. Anyone …

Rashid Johnson: Within Our Gates, Moscow

The artist's biggest installation yet transforms Garage Museum of Contemporary Art into a forest

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Moscow contemporary art museum Garage moved into its permanent home last summer: a derelict 1960s Soviet Modernist restaurant in Gorky Park, renovated by Rem Koolhaas’ OMA Design and now covered in a translucent polycarbonate façade. The spacious entrance hall—visible from all floors—has a unique job beyond greeting visitors. The Garage Atrium Commissions brings in artists to create new site-specific artworks that respond to the 9.5 …