How Did the Modigliani Forgeries Make It Into an Exhibition?
Whether the curator, currently under investigation, was a knowing party or just fooled, remains a question.
View ArticleShould Museums Be Allowed to Sell Donated Works of Art?
As with the Barnes Foundation move, the sale of the Berkshire Museum's Norman Rockwells could depend on whether it is deemed necessary for the museum's survival.
View ArticleMorgan Library Curator on ‘Peter Hujar: Speed of Life’
'He really had a temperamental problem with self-promotion,' said Joel Smith, curator of a new exhibition about photographer Peter Hujar.
View ArticlePam Grossman Brings Modern Witchcraft to a Podcast and Emojis
As a curator, historian and a witch, Pam Grossman sees creativity as a form of magic.
View ArticleNew Museum’s Artist In Residence Puts Her Process on View
'Play is a really useful way of questioning power structures without making it seem like a daunting task,' says Anna Craycroft—a tactic she's deployed at her New Museum show.
View ArticleAt Art in General, a Video Work Foreshadows How the Internet Will Destroy Us
An artist envisions what happens when the internet takes over the world, leaving it in a crumbling ruin, and the society that will save us.
View Article5 Must-See Cultural Attractions in New Orleans—That Aren’t Mardi Gras
Need a little break from Mardi Gras? Get to a good taste of what else this creative city has to offer with a visit to these five museums and galleries.
View ArticleHow Do We Fix the Museum Diversity Problem?
By 2044, the U.S. will be majority non-white. If cultural institutions do not learn how to reflect these shifting demographics, they will become increasingly irrelevant.
View ArticleMet’s Thomas Cole Show Highlights How an Immigrant Shaped American Identity
The images Thomas Cole painted are ingrained in our collective imagination as deeply as the figure of Uncle Sam and and appreciation for apple pie.
View ArticleHow the San Fransisco Art Community Is Finding a Way Around Rising Rents
'The arts are essential in our cities, and while other industries thrive it is their responsibility to provide the capital to build necessary infrastructure for arts and culture.'
View ArticleNewly Found Films Reveal a Powerful Feminist Creative Moment in 1970s New York
'The subjects in these films are women with whom Lassnig had intense, close friendships. These films are love letters to each of them.'
View ArticleDealer Robert Blumenthal on Why He’s Ditching the Upper East Side
'I didn’t feel confident enough to be downtown with other, younger art dealers,' Blumenthal said of opening his gallery in 2013. He's now ready to join the experimental downtown crowd.
View ArticleMexico City’s Zona Maco Is the One Art Fair Everyone Should Attend
Mexico City's Zona Maco art fair provides a model for a cultural community that is vibrant, inclusive and open to a future that embraces its people and its past.
View ArticleKoak’s Emotive Comics Illustrate Sexuality and Sickness
The only thing artist Koak doesn't like is being compared to Picasso. 'It sucks as a female artist always being compared to really creepy old dead guys, you know?'
View ArticleRequiring New Buildings to Display Art Is Not a Violation of Free Speech
The statute compels developers of commercial projects to spend one percent of their budgets on public artworks, or one half of one percent in the case of residential projects, or else pay a...
View ArticleThis Podcast Is Trying to Solve One of the Greatest Art Crimes in History
'It’s not just about the monetary value of these works,' said podcast creator Lance Reenstierna. 'This was a crime that affects the global art world and even all of history.'
View ArticleThe 1980s: When the Line Between Art and Branding Blurred
As curator Gianni Jetzer said, we blame a lot on the internet, but 'cable TV and fax machines really changed everything.'
View ArticleArtist Mickalene Thomas Has a Message For Right Now: Resist
'I’ve been wanting to do something sociopolitical for a while, said Thomas. Seattle Art Museum's new exhibition shows that time has come.
View ArticleEarly Work by Marina Abramovic Shows She’s Better Raw Than Refined
Abramovic, as this early work shows, is better raw than refined.
View ArticleWhat Critics Are Saying About the Obamas’ Official Portraits
Some raised questions about the dominance of Michelle Obama's dress in Sherald’s painting, but as one critic pointed out, its importance shouldn't be undermined.
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