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Memphis College of Art Closing Should Be a Warning to Small Private Schools

Admission practices adopted by art schools to increase revenue are creating long term problems, as the Memphis College of Art closing shows.

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Your Must-See Art Guide to Art Basel Miami Beach

Let the sunshine and aesthetic pleasures of Art Basel Miami Beach cure your woes at these must-see projects, fairs and exhibitions.

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A Local’s Guide to Art Basel Miami Beach—For Those Who Didn’t Make Plans

No dinner reservations, party RSVPs or hotel booked? We've got you covered.

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The 7 Must-Attend Parties at Art Basel Miami Beach

After hitting the Art Basel Miami Beach fair—or the beach—these are the parties to see and be seen at.

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At Brooklyn’s Urban Glass, Artists Smash Symbolic Ceilings

A group show at Brooklyn's Urban Glass probes the metaphor of a glass ceiling using the fragile, yet malleable, material.

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Vote for Your Favorite Socially Engaged Art Project This Weekend at the...

Social Practice art projects, because they often lack object-based outcome, are notoriously difficult to fund. An Italian foundation is out to change that, with the Visible Award.

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The Best One-Night-Only Musicals on Broadway This Holiday Season

From 'Legs Diamond' to 'The Happiest Millionaire,' these are the one-night-only musicals not to miss on broadway this holiday season.

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Medardo Rosso’s Magnum Opus Goes on View at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac

'Sight Unseen' explores Medardo Rosso pivotal time in Britain, which brought forth his masterpiece, 'Ecce puer.'

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Third Exhibition in a Worldwide Tribute to Mike Kelley Opens in Athens

The loss of home is a feeling many can relate to. Mike Kelley took Superman as his muse for expressing this feeling of displacement.

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Everything You Need to Know About 2017 Turner Prize Winner Lubaina Himid

“For all the black women who never did win it even though they had been shortlisted…it feels good for that reason,” Himid said of her Turner Prize win.

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Suzy Kellems Dominik Explains Her Neon Vulva, on View at Miami’s Nautilus

Suzy Kellems Dominik describes her 12-foot neon vulva on view at the Nautilus Hotel in Miami as part self-portrait, part rallying call for the times.

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How the Mysterious Da Vinci Buyer Is Related to Saudi’s Crown Prince

The buyer of Da Vinci's rediscovered masterpiece comes from a distant branch of Saudi's royal family.

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At Design Miami, Lebanese Designers Draw Inspiration From a Bygone Beirut

At Design Miami's House of Today booth, Lebanese designers have woven local artifacts and ideas into their smart, sophisticated and fanciful creations

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‘Art and Space’ at Guggenheim Bilbao Invites in Underrepresented Artists

A new exhibition, “Art and Space,” commemorates 20 years of the Guggenheim Bilbao by examining abstract musings of space by often excluded voices.

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Art Basel Miami Beach 2017: The Good, the Bad and the Biggest Sales

Paul Kasmin Gallery reported the highest single sale—$7 million for Lee Krasner’s bright, dreamy 'Sun Woman.'

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Liz Glynn Questions the Direction of American Progress at Mass MoCA

A labyrinth of shipping containers, scrap metal and cement create a dystopic landscape in Building Five at Mass MoCA—home of artist Liz Glynn's largest installation to date.

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Curator Mark Beasley Highlights Video and Music In His Hirshhorn Debut

Mark Beasley, the curator of new media and performance at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, explains the vision behind his first show, "The Message."

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Moomin Cartoon Creator Tove Jansson Finally Gets Her Due as an Artist

A London exhibition recognizes children’s illustrator Tove Jansson as more than her Moomins cartoon series.

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Is Curator Stacy Engman Toying With New York Society?

Stacy Engman mixes her mysterious past with an eccentric approach to fashion—making her one of the most unique art curators on New York's social scene.

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Mississippi Museum of Art Explores a Racially Fraught History for State...

Mississippi Confronts a Complicated National Past through Art Spanning 200 Years

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