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This monumental storage jar—a unique masterwork by the enslaved Black American potter and poet #DavidDrake—is inscribed with his signature (“Dave”), the date, and an original poem. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/52BzGtxQIG

Happy birthday, Frank Gehry! Gehry is one of the most prolific and influential architects of our time. He has designed museums, aquariums, concert halls, and more. Discover 10 must-see buildings across Los Angeles. https://t.co/JNWp8L1UkY https://t.co/hUwGCDc9ao

Copenhagen-based design team MONSTRUM brings wilderness and wonder to urban playground design. https://t.co/0h2qBY1yeH https://t.co/HXTF8QXFzX

Teri Henderson, a curator and critic, recently published "Black Collagists: The Book," which gathers together the work of more than 50 artists working in the medium. https://t.co/dnKsv0y76b

Dancing Around the Art Gallery 🕺🏼 Installation by teekenng 🎵 Polo & Pan - Ani Kuni https://t.co/nXpND9Oqtg

Headed to The Met to visit #RadicalDraftsman? While you're here, stop by "In the Orbit of Jacques Louis David: Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints" which highlights artists working at the same time as the French painter. https://t.co/AUT4d12sNE

Following a visit to Louise Bourgeois's solo show @haywardgallery, @loubuck01 takes a trip down memory lane to reflect on her first, unforgettable meeting with the artist at her New York City home https://t.co/JP1aPsNWG6

Is This What a Compelling Art Sales Pitch Sounds Like? https://t.co/TVpnSINWY1 https://t.co/79Vxwurf29

“I owe no man anything—neither fidelity nor explanations,” Ethel Reed once wrote. “I am my own property.” https://t.co/6UzJNstwHs

Underwater photographer Kurt Arrigo flew to Tonga in order to photograph humpback whales. https://t.co/FnNeTrBn7D

The jar boldly states its function in the inscription: "when you fill this Jar with pork or beef / Scot will be there; to get a peace." Not only is Drake referencing the jar’s intended contents, but his creative word choice and declaration of authorship are manifest. https://t.co/2YzSPkiTFY

Our correspondent Louisa Buck on meeting with Louise Bourgeois in New York more than 30 years ago https://t.co/bu0soTPRHU

The Museum of the Future, Dubai’s newest architectural marvel, opened to the public this week: https://t.co/A7Ye3HTgX6 https://t.co/v3LxCzUKKB

After seven years of stops and starts, the Beirut Museum of Art broke ground over the weekend, signaling a new era for modern and contemporary art in the Lebanese capital https://t.co/tQEB0WYwrI

To survive, the art museum must listen to its most severe critics. A new book presents a challenging discussion of their present problems. https://t.co/FFPzh4MBKo