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Benjamin Sutton

@bhsutton.bsky.social
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Professionally: journalist, critic, copy jockey, pun-slinger, and global editor-in-chief at The Art Newspaper. Personally: occasional curator, croissant connoisseur, smothering cat dad, and year-round cyclist.

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Benjamin Sutton @bhsutton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It was a such a treat to get to interview Taryn Simon about her fascinating show at the Guggenheim, which wrestles with the far-reaching and unpredictable ripple effects of American power: www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/25/c...
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Benjamin Sutton @bhsutton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Excellent abstraction abounds at Independent 20th Century, taking place for the first time at Sotheby's Breuer building, including Marie Wilson showing with Gallery Wendi Norris (left) and Mary Grigoriadis showing with Ortuzar (right). More highlights: www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/25/i...
An abstract painting by the artist Marie WilsonAn abstract painting by the artist Mary Grigoriadis
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Benjamin Sutton @bhsutton.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw's 65-foot-long hot dog sculpture is back in Times Square on the occasion of the US's 250th anniversary festivities, now with some patriotic fixins: www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/24/j...
A sculpture of a giant hot dog with patriotic elements in Times Square
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Benjamin Sutton @bhsutton.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Some thoughts and favorites from the 2026 Whitney Biennial, including Akira Ikezoe, Erin Jane Nelson, Mao Ishikawa, David L. Johnson, Raven Halfmoon, Carmen de Monteflores (pictured), and more: www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/01/2...
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Benjamin Sutton @bhsutton.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
The ceramicist Roberto Lugo has created a giant urn that serves as a monument to important Puerto Ricans in Madison Square Park: www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/22/r...
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Benjamin Sutton @bhsutton.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
New auction records were set for works by Joseph Yaeger, P.S. Krøyer and Pat Passlof at Phillips last night, and for any two-dimensional work by Lee Bontecou, by this epic fractal wave composition in pastel on canvas, which nearly doubled its high estimate. 🌊 www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/20/p...
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Benjamin Sutton @bhsutton.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Or perhaps:
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Benjamin Sutton @bhsutton.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Delightfully, the "freedom plane" press kit includes a rendering of the plane with a transparent background, so the logical, professional thing to do is...
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Benjamin Sutton @bhsutton.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Françoise Gilot, “Sunflowers” (1958), at Andrew Kreps Gallery. Wish this show featured dozens of works filling the entire gallery, not six paintings in the front room…
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