Subject: Top Stories: Tal R’s Sensual New Paintings Bring Dusseldorf’s Old City to New York | Matthias Merkel Hess Recasts Design History into Ceramic Art
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“I’m obsessed with masks,” says Erwin Olaf, “with taking away identity or with revealing the mask.” The Dutch photographer frames the human figure in carefully staged scenes that engage with icons of narrative painting—from a modern invocation of Caravaggio’s light and shadow to a striking post-Rockwell take on traditional Americana portraiture.
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Americana Through the Ages in Erwin Olaf's Iconic, Narrative Portraits (https://www.artsy.net/post/editorial-in-dramatic-portraits-and-genre-scenes-erwin?utm_source=Current+Users&utm_campaign=9a8c08946f-Weekly+email+%23188_Editorial15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c67eb1f0a4-9a8c08946f-413789677)

By Stephen Dillon

“I’m obsessed with masks,” says Erwin Olaf, “with taking away identity or with revealing the mask.” The Dutch photographer frames the human figure in carefully staged scenes that engage with icons of narrative painting—from a modern invocation of Caravaggio’s light and shadow to a striking post-Rockwell take on traditional Americana portraiture.

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Matthias Merkel Hess Plays Between the Boundaries of Art and Design (https://www.artsy.net/post/editorial-matthias-merkel-hess-plays-between-the-boundaries?utm_source=Current+Users&utm_campaign=9a8c08946f-Weekly+email+%23188_Editorial15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c67eb1f0a4-9a8c08946f-413789677)

By Hannah Gregory

Artsy commissioned the L.A.-based artist—known for recasting 20th-century objects as glazed ceramic forms—to produce a solo installation at the FOG Design+Art fair.

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Tal R Brings Düsseldorf’s Old City to New York (https://www.artsy.net/post/editorial-tal-r-brings-dusseldorfs-old-city-to?utm_source=Current+Users&utm_campaign=9a8c08946f-Weekly+email+%23188_Editorial15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c67eb1f0a4-9a8c08946f-413789677)

By Molly Osberg

In intimate, quickly sketched portraits that mirror the fleeting interactions they capture, Tal R brings the girls—and the streets—of Düsseldorf’s Altstadt neighborhood to life.

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Liza Lou and Her Band of Zulu Bead-Workers Paint with Glass (https://www.artsy.net/post/editorial-how-liza-lou-and-her-collective-of?utm_source=Current+Users&utm_campaign=9a8c08946f-Weekly+email+%23188_Editorial15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c67eb1f0a4-9a8c08946f-413789677)

By Heather Corcoran

In partnership with female artisans in rural South Africa, Liza Lou creates apparently minimalist canvases by weaving color fields from glass beads—upon closer look, their exquisite intricacy is revealed.

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Larry Fink’s Photos Document the End of the Beat Movement (https://www.artsy.net/post/editorial-larry-finks-photos-capture-the-end-of?utm_source=Current+Users&utm_campaign=9a8c08946f-Weekly+email+%23188_Editorial15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c67eb1f0a4-9a8c08946f-413789677)

By Makiko Wholey

As an 18-year-old in 1950s Greenwich Village, Larry Fink focused his lens on the second wave of the Beat Generation and captured a sect of artists and writers as they traveled across the U.S.

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1: Erwin Olaf, The Hairdresser’s, 2004. Courtesy Hasted Kraeutler and the artist. (https://www.artsy.net/artwork/erwin-olaf-the-hairdressers?utm_source=Current+Users&utm_campaign=9a8c08946f-Weekly+email+%23188_Editorial15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c67eb1f0a4-9a8c08946f-413789677) 2: Installation image of Matthias Merkel Hess's Artsy Takeover at FOG Design+Art. (https://www.artsy.net/post/editorial-matthias-merkel-hess-plays-between-the-boundaries?utm_source=Current+Users&utm_campaign=9a8c08946f-Weekly+email+%23188_Editorial15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c67eb1f0a4-9a8c08946f-413789677) 3: Tal R, The Berlin, 2014. Courtesy Cheim & Read and the artist. (https://www.artsy.net/artwork/tal-r-the-berlin?utm_source=Current+Users&utm_campaign=9a8c08946f-Weekly+email+%23188_Editorial15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c67eb1f0a4-9a8c08946f-413789677) 4: Liza Lou, Gild Amber / Divide, 2012-2014. Courtesy White Cube and the artist. (https://www.artsy.net/artwork/liza-lou-gild-amber-slash-divide?utm_source=Current+Users&utm_campaign=9a8c08946f-Weekly+email+%23188_Editorial15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c67eb1f0a4-9a8c08946f-413789677) 5: Larry Fink, Ambrose, Chicago, 1958. Courtesy Feroz Galerie and the artist. (https://www.artsy.net/artwork/larry-fink-ambrose-chicago-1?utm_source=Current+Users&utm_campaign=9a8c08946f-Weekly+email+%23188_Editorial15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c67eb1f0a4-9a8c08946f-413789677)
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