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Dial / Hammons / Rauschenberg
March 10, 2023
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April 15, 2023

Things... Things Fall Apart
February 3, 2021
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March 6, 2021

Dial World Part II, "Stars of Everything"
October 30, 2020
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January 17, 2021

Out of Place: A Feminist Look at the Collection - Brooklyn Museum
January 24, 2020
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January 3, 2021

Out of Place: A Feminist Look at the Collection - Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn, NY Curated by Catherine Morris and Carmen Hermo

African American Art in the 20th Century - The Westmoreland Museum of American Art
February 15, 2020
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May 10, 2020

African American Art in the 20th Century - The Westmoreland Museum of American Art Greensburg, PA Curated by the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Epic Abstraction: Pollock to Herrera - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
December 17, 2018
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February 4, 2020

Epic Abstraction: Pollock to Herrera - The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY

Cosmologies from the Tree of Life: Art from the African American South - Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
June 8, 2019
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November 17, 2019

Cosmologies from the Tree of Life: Art from the African American South - Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmond, VA

Artists I Steal From - Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
June 5, 2019
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August 17, 2019

Artists I Steal From - Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac London, UK curated by Alvaro Barrington and Julia Petyon-Jones

Home is a Foreign Place: Recent Acquisitions in Context - The Met Breuer
April 9, 2019
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June 21, 2019

Home is a Foreign Place: Recent Acquisitions in Context - The Met Breuer New York, NY

The Assassination of Leon Trotsky
September 16, 2018
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October 28, 2018

History Refused to Die: Highlights from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation Gift - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
May 22, 2018
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September 23, 2018

History Refused to Die: Highlights from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation Gift - The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY

What Happens When ‘Vernacular Art’ Enters an Institution?
ArtReview
March 30, 2023
What Happens When ‘Vernacular Art’ Enters an Institution?
ArtReview
March 30, 2023
MUSEUMMAMMY
Das Magazin
July 1, 2020
MUSEUMMAMMY
Das Magazin
July 1, 2020
New York Galleries: What to See Right Now
The New York Times
November 6, 2019
New York Galleries: What to See Right Now
The New York Times
November 6, 2019
5 Outstanding Works at Frieze London, From a Gripping Painting by Thornton Dial to Some Unsettling Photos by Cindy Sherman
Artnet News
October 3, 2019
5 Outstanding Works at Frieze London, From a Gripping Painting by Thornton Dial to Some Unsettling Photos by Cindy Sherman
Artnet News
October 3, 2019
A History of Salvage
The Nation
October 18, 2018
A History of Salvage
The Nation
October 18, 2018
Muses: Lonnie Holley on Thornton Dial, African Village in America, and Gee's Bend Quilts
ARTNews
September 24, 2018
Muses: Lonnie Holley on Thornton Dial, African Village in America, and Gee's Bend Quilts
ARTNews
September 24, 2018
The Met Breuer's Upcoming Exhibition Explores Abstract Expressionism
Blouin Artinfo
July 25, 2018
The Met Breuer's Upcoming Exhibition Explores Abstract Expressionism
Blouin Artinfo
July 25, 2018
Thornton Dial Takes Fifth Ave
The Brooklyn Rail
July 11, 2018
Thornton Dial Takes Fifth Ave
The Brooklyn Rail
July 11, 2018
An Invaluable, Incomplete Show of Black Southern Art at the Met
The New Yorker
June 18, 2018
An Invaluable, Incomplete Show of Black Southern Art at the Met
The New Yorker
June 18, 2018
'History Refused to Die' Review: A Visual Equivalent of Jazz
The Wall Street Journal
May 30, 2018
'History Refused to Die' Review: A Visual Equivalent of Jazz
The Wall Street Journal
May 30, 2018
Outside Art Comes to the Metropolitan Museum
Hyperallergic
May 26, 2018
Outside Art Comes to the Metropolitan Museum
Hyperallergic
May 26, 2018
At the Met, a Riveting Testament to Those Once Neglected
The New York Times
May 25, 2018
At the Met, a Riveting Testament to Those Once Neglected
The New York Times
May 25, 2018
The Met Unpacks its Soul Grown Deep Gift
The Art Newspaper
May 23, 2018
The Met Unpacks its Soul Grown Deep Gift
The Art Newspaper
May 23, 2018
Jackson Pollock and Thornton Dial given equal billing in Met exhibition
The Art Newspaper
May 21, 2018
Jackson Pollock and Thornton Dial given equal billing in Met exhibition
The Art Newspaper
May 21, 2018
Thornton Dial
Artforum
April 1, 2018
Thornton Dial
Artforum
April 1, 2018
Thornton Dial: Mr. Dial's America
Art in America
March 8, 2018
Thornton Dial: Mr. Dial's America
Art in America
March 8, 2018
Thornton Dial: Mr. Dial's America
The Brooklyn Rail
March 5, 2018
Thornton Dial: Mr. Dial's America
The Brooklyn Rail
March 5, 2018
Thornton Dial
The New Yorker
March 5, 2018
Thornton Dial
The New Yorker
March 5, 2018
What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week
The New York Times
March 1, 2018
What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week
The New York Times
March 1, 2018
Thornton Dial at David Lewis, New York
ARTnews
February 28, 2018
Thornton Dial at David Lewis, New York
ARTnews
February 28, 2018
Thornton Dial
Artforum
February 1, 2018
Thornton Dial
Artforum
February 1, 2018
Editors' Picks: 14 Things to See in New York This Week
Artnet News
January 22, 2018
Editors' Picks: 14 Things to See in New York This Week
Artnet News
January 22, 2018
9 Art Events to Attend in New York City This WEek
ARTnews
January 22, 2018
9 Art Events to Attend in New York City This WEek
ARTnews
January 22, 2018
The Outsider Fair Once More Confirms That Art is Everywhere
The New York Times
January 18, 2018
The Outsider Fair Once More Confirms That Art is Everywhere
The New York Times
January 18, 2018
Thornton Dial (1928-2016)
Artforum
February 18, 2016
Thornton Dial (1928-2016)
Artforum
February 18, 2016
Outsider Artist Thornton Dial Dead at 87
artnet news
January 26, 2016
Outsider Artist Thornton Dial Dead at 87
artnet news
January 26, 2016
Thornton Dial, Pioneering Artist Who Channeled Everyday Materials Into Intricate Constructions, Dies at 87
ARTNews
January 26, 2016
Thornton Dial, Pioneering Artist Who Channeled Everyday Materials Into Intricate Constructions, Dies at 87
ARTNews
January 26, 2016
From the Deep South, an Overlooked Chapter in Art History
Hyperallergic
January 24, 2015
From the Deep South, an Overlooked Chapter in Art History
Hyperallergic
January 24, 2015
The Met Embraces Neglected Southern Artists
The New Yorker
December 4, 2014
The Met Embraces Neglected Southern Artists
The New Yorker
December 4, 2014
The Met Museum Nets Major Collection of Outsider Art from the South
Hyperallergic
November 24, 2014
The Met Museum Nets Major Collection of Outsider Art from the South
Hyperallergic
November 24, 2014
Composition in Black and White
The New Yorker
August 12, 2013
Composition in Black and White
The New Yorker
August 12, 2013
Thornton Dial
Art in America
March 5, 2013
Thornton Dial
Art in America
March 5, 2013
Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial a must-see at NOMA
The Times-Picayune
March 1, 2012
Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial a must-see at NOMA
The Times-Picayune
March 1, 2012
Museums Reveal Degas's Nudes and Islam's Splendor
The Wall Street Journal
December 23, 2011
Museums Reveal Degas's Nudes and Islam's Splendor
The Wall Street Journal
December 23, 2011
Thornton Dial
Artforum
August 1, 2011
Thornton Dial
Artforum
August 1, 2011
Biography, History, Self-Evident Beauty
The Wall Street Journal
April 21, 2011
Biography, History, Self-Evident Beauty
The Wall Street Journal
April 21, 2011
Outside The Lines
Time Magazine
March 14, 2011
Outside The Lines
Time Magazine
March 14, 2011
Big Museum Show for an Ex-Welder
The Wall Street Journal
February 26, 2011
Big Museum Show for an Ex-Welder
The Wall Street Journal
February 26, 2011
Letting His Life's Work Do the Talking
The New York Times
February 20, 2011
Letting His Life's Work Do the Talking
The New York Times
February 20, 2011
Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial
Artforum
January 1, 2011
Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial
Artforum
January 1, 2011
Biennial 2000
Artforum
May 1, 2000
Biennial 2000
Artforum
May 1, 2000