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Treasures from the Vault: Sylvia Sleigh and Lawrence Alloway, Mutual Muses

By Maggie Hughes | Published: June 21, 2012
The Turkish Bath / Sylvia Sleigh
© Estate of Sylvia Sleigh

Intimate relationships visualized: the work and love of Sylvia Sleigh and Lawrence Alloway. More»

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Treasures from the Vault: Artwork by Richard Tuttle Discovered in the Archive of Galerie Schmela

By Isabella Zuralski | Published: January 2, 2012
Detail of calligraphy in a letter from Richard Tuttle to Alfred Schmela, 1968

As I was recently working on the archive of  the German art dealer Alfred Schmela, I discovered an unusual  mailing  sent by American postminimalist artist Richard Tuttle. Addressed to Alfred Schmela and his wife Monika in Düsseldorf, Germany, it was… More»

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