50 Years On, the Art That Defined 1969 Is More Relevant Than Ever
Iconic 1969 artworks by Sol LeWitt, Romare Bearden, Dan Flavin and others provide insight, 50 years later, on our equally volatile age.
View ArticleRobert Mapplethorpe’s Photos No Longer Seem Shocking in 2019—And That’s a...
In 2019, we can stop calling Robert Mapplethorpe's photos 'shocking' and look instead at why they were radical—which is why the Guggenheim's show is perfectly timed.
View ArticleThere’s a Reason Why Lucio Fontana’s 60-Year-Old Art Feels Vital Right Now
Our current political climate combined with the influx of 'selfie museums' oddly makes for the perfect moment in which to reexamine Lucio Fontana's work.
View ArticleCan Frida Kahlo Be Separated From Her Commercialized Image?
A new Frida Kahlo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum gives us the opportunity to remember her as the radical artist she was.
View ArticleA New Book Celebrates Rejecting the Gender Binary With Powerful Photographic...
Six years in the making, Chloe Aftel’s new book, 'Outside & In Between,' showcases an expansive photographic series celebrating the genderqueer and non-binary community.
View ArticleWhy Generosity Was Integral to How Jonas Mekas Made His Art and Films
'Everything counted. Every person he met counted. Every flier he got mattered,' James Fuentes, Jonas Mekas' dealer and friend, remembered of the artist.
View ArticleA $4M Grant to Increase Museum Staff Diversity Shines a Light on the Hard,...
The American Alliance of Museums will carry out the diversity initiative with its 4,000 members, including art, history and science museums, as well as aquariums, botanical gardens, historic houses and...
View Article23-Year-Old Matthew Brown Opens LA’s Newest Gallery
Gallerist Hannah Hoffman and artist Vincent Valdez have been supporting the 23-year-old as he prepares to open his first gallery.
View ArticleThis Photo Series Set in the Insanity of Times Square Will Make You See It in...
Times Square's documentarian Betsy Karel talks about what it's like to spend your days in the most crowded and commercial five block radius in the country.
View ArticleCity Ballet: A Triumphant ‘Apollo’ Debut, a Disastrous ‘Orpheus’ Revival, and...
That City Ballet can't revivify 'Orpheus' after so many years is understandable. That they can't offer us an acceptable 'Serenade' is unforgivable.
View ArticleNYC’s Stellar Season of Female Painters Only Underlines the Art Market’s...
Chelsea's January exhibitions were the best retort to Gagosian's Georg Baselitz show—an artist known for his belief that that women painters are inferior.
View ArticleJ.R.R. Tolkien’s Detailed Drawings Reveal Middle-Earth Exactly as He Imagined It
A new exhibition at the Morgan Library and Museum reveals not only how J.R.R. Tolkien saw the world the dreamt up, but also the voracious creativity of this writer's mind.
View ArticleMexico City’s 7 Must-See Art Exhibitions on View During Zona Maco
From Yann Gerstberger's vibrant tapestries to Mexican protest art of 1968, these are the seven exhibitions to see when in Mexico City for Zona Maco.
View ArticleSavvy Specialty Finance Firms Cash in on the Growing Trend of Borrowing...
For firms that combine a knowledge of the art market with financial expertise, your solid investment is potentially theirs, as well.
View ArticleThe Art World’s Best Reactions to ‘Velvet Buzzsaw,’ a Horror-Satire Where...
In 'Velvet Buzzsaw,' the bodies mount nearly as quickly as the inaccuracies.
View ArticleMexico City’s Major Fair Exposes the Art World’s Renewed Love of Craft
2019's Zona Maco art fair reveals a surprise: a renewed worldwide interest in traditional craft from the contemporary art market.
View ArticleLisa Kim Prepares to Launch the Ford Foundation’s Gallery Promoting Art for...
A former Gagosian Gallery staffer, Lisa Kim now leads the Ford Foundation's art gallery, which opens in March with an exhibition about their social justice cause.
View ArticleMaterial Art Fair Charms the Pants Off Buyers With a Tactile Trend
The best fair to see what’s trending in the art world, this edition of Material featured a surprising number of artists experimenting with pants, prosthetics and shoes.
View ArticleThe Largest Collection of Japanese Prints in the US Is Moving House
Ronin Gallery, one of the leading sellers of Japanese prints with the largest collection in the US, will move into Bryant Park's Engineer's Club building.
View ArticleA Digital Art Curator on Why the Aging Medium Still Isn’t Understood
'The art market is tied to the system of uniqueness. It is still hard to sell files on sticks,' says curator Tina Sauerländer. That's why, when it comes to digital art, we need to change our thinking.
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