Why Has Putin Recruited Two Museum Directors to Help Him Stay in Power?
Vladimir Putin wants to make changes to the constitution that could extend his time in power. Two museum directors are among those helping him.
View ArticleHow a Madison Square Park Monument Was Transformed to Honor Refugees of War
Video projection artist Krzysztof Wodiczko has turned Madison Square Park's statue of Admiral Farragut into a memorial of a different kind.
View ArticleAt the Cutting Edge of Sculpture, Artists Test the Limits of Belief
SculptureCenter's annual 'In Practice' exhibition shows emerging artists working on 'the absolute front line of art in three dimensions.'
View ArticleBrazil’s Secretary of Culture Has Been Fired for Quoting Joseph Goebbels
Brazil's secretary of culture, Roberto Alvim, was giving a speech to announce a new national arts award when he paraphrased the infamous Nazi leader.
View ArticlePaintings Made by JFK Among a Memorabilia Auction Asking $1.5 Million
JFK's paintings have never been seen by the public before, as he made the watercolors as a gift for a friend.
View ArticleT. J. Wilcox’s Video Rainbow Honors the Icons and Memories That Made Him
A rainbow of moving imagery composed of six variously-colored films, T. J. Wilcox's latest is a tribute to gay myth-making.
View ArticleIndustrial Materials Morph Into an Organic World in the New Museum’s Lobby
Latvian artist Daiga Grantina may use man-made, industrial materials, but one can't shake the feeling that her installations might actually be alive.
View ArticleActress Ellen Barkin Accuses Artist Carl Andre of Assault in a Series of Tweets
Barkin claims that when she was a 22-year-old waitress working at a party for Andre, the artist became enraged and put his hands around her neck, lifting her off the floor.
View ArticleMartine Syms and Melvin Edwards Among United States Artists Grant Award Winners
The nonprofit United States Artists (USA) has announced their awardees for 2020. Here are the artists who will receive $50,000 in unrestricted funds.
View ArticleGoogle Doodle Honors Anna May Wong, a Chinese American Actress Who Fought to...
Anna May Wong, frustrated with the limited options Hollywood initially offered her, moved to Europe to burnish her flourishing career in the 20th century.
View ArticleFemale Artists Using Vagina Iconography Win in Chelsea
Close-up renderings of bodies covered in sheer fabric and delicate porcelain vases depicting bums, breasts and skin account for some of the best (and most challenging) art on view in Chelsea.
View ArticleWhy the Restored Ghent Altarpiece Lamb Is Creeping Out Viewers
Hungry for another 'Monkey Christ,' the internet was quick to cry botch job when the Ghent Altarpiece's recent restoration was unveiled. But experts insist it's meant to look this way.
View ArticleRed Bull Arts’ First Traveling Exhibition Will Focus on Jamaican Dancehall...
Akeem Smith, a multidisciplinary studio artist, stylist and creative director, is creating an exhibition about the Jamaican dancehall scene he grew up in.
View ArticleWhy Agnes Gund Is Encouraging Other Collectors to Sell or Donate Their Art
The documentary 'Aggie,' premiering at Sundance, examines the new form of philanthropy created by famed art collector Agnes Gund.
View ArticleBoy George Debuts Public Artwork for Project Zero Environmental Campaign
The piece, called 'Punks Against Pollution,' features a group of scowling people looking vaguely unsettled at the beach.
View ArticleReturning Benin’s Stolen Artifacts Should Be Simple—Here’s What Stands in the...
A new report shows how one collector was able to easily return art he discovered to be looted to its homeland—yet many institutions claim it's too difficult for them to do the same.
View ArticleOver 200 Artifacts From Saharan Empires Will Go on View at the Met
The exhibition will juxtapose massive monuments with miniature sculptures from the formidable Saharan empires of Ghana, Mali, Songhay and Segu.
View ArticleAd Minoliti Riffs on the Visual Language of Kid’s Books in Her Otherworldly...
Visitors to Ad Minoliti’s installation at Mass MoCA are beckoned through a hexagonal portal, where dancing triangles and sleepy trees inhabit a fantastical world.
View ArticleThe Museum of Chinese in America Plans to Move Forward After Fire Destroys...
Initial plans to salvage waterlogged items have been thwarted, but the Museum has launched a crowdfunding campaign to find a way forward.
View ArticleMicrosoft’s ‘Mixed Reality’ Goggles Take Marina Abramović on a World Tour
The artwork, which involves the use of Microsoft HoloLens 2 headsets, makes it appear as though famed performance artist Marina Abramović is standing in the gallery with you.
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