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"What can an audience tell the performer?" William Wegman on his video work from 1970–1999 William Wegman (American, born 1943). Video work, 1970–1999. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of William Wegman and Christine Burgin, 2017 (2017.210.1–174). Videos © William Wegman, Courtesy of the Artist View William Wegman's works in the Met's collection.

Tate staff talk about their favourite artworks – Here, Jessye Bloomfield shares her views on Jenny Holzer's lithograph "Inflammatory Essays," on display at Tate Modern. Find out more: https://goo.gl/V61vXN

DALLAS, Texas — A new record for artwork by Disney Legend Inductee Mary Blair was set when Mary Blair Cinderella Magic Coach Concept Painting (Walt Disney, 1950) sold for $60,000, lifting the final total for Heritage Auctions' Animation Art Auction June 16-17 in Dallas to $1,456,032.40.

From June 22 through September 9, 2018, the Art Institute of Chicago presents an exhibition on renowned design company Georg Jensen and its contributions to changing ideals for modern living across the 20th century. Known for its singular approach to materials and craftsmanship, Georg Jensen silver tableware and objects for the home kept pace with the era’s shifting culture and lifestyles, balancing design and function in its diverse product lines.

Considered a prime example of Monet’s skill and power, La Gare Saint-Lazare, vue extérieure sold for an impressive $32 million. Completed over a three month period of intense creativity in 1877, La Gare is one of a series of 12 paintings depicting the oldest railway station in France. Monet’s bold brush strokes capture the bustling energy of the Parisian train station and the vibrant power of the steam engine forging towards the platform. Of the 12 Gare paintings, 9 are in public institutions and 3 are in private hands.

In this episode of Masterworks: Expert Voices, join Sotheby’s Michael Macaulay in an examination of Lucian Freud’s "Portrait on a White Cover."

A close look at Helen Frankenthaler's "Mountains and Sea" (1952, oil and charcoal on unsized, unprimed canvas), at the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.

Opening at Friedman Benda this week, the London-based artist Jonathan Trayte invites you into an alternate universe of bizarre but friendly furnishings. In his first US solo exhibition, Fruiting Habits, Trayte creates a world of his own, filled with idiosyncratic functional objects with multiple uses. With a background in fine arts as well as in food service and as a foundry worker, Trayte brings a sense of humor and a playful interest in texture to this collection.

The Guggenheim Museum hosts the premiere performance of "Primitive Games," a new work by artist Shaun Leonardo, on June 21, 2018. Commissioned as part of the Guggenheim Social Practice initiative, Primitive Games is followed on June 22 by a symposium investigating how artists and organizations can come together to forge unexpected and revelatory experiences for the public.

Trevor Paglen is an award-winning artist whose work blurs the lines between art, science and investigative journalism to construct unfamiliar and at times unsettling ways to see and interpret the world. Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen is the first exhibition to present Paglen’s early photographic series alongside his recent sculptural objects and new work with artificial intelligence.