New Biography ‘Warhol’ Separates the Man From the Myth
Blake Gopnik’s 976-page saga of Warhol's life is by turns gossipy, informative, exhaustive and reflective, separating the accurate stories from the rumors that became legend.
View ArticleGermano Celant, the Art Historian Who Coined Arte Povera, Has Died
Celant spent months in the hospital fighting COVID-19, which he reportedly began displaying symptoms of after visiting the Armory Show.
View ArticleReactions to Gov. Cuomo’s Handmade Mask Collage Were Wildly Mixed
The homemade masks had been sent to New York from people all over the country tracking the spread of the pandemic.
View ArticleParis Hilton Reveals the Neon Collage Art She’s Been Making During the Pandemic
Her aesthetic might be described as something like Lisa Frank meets Alexander McQueen meets iMessage.
View ArticleGagosian Is Selling the Famous Photograph of Andrew W.K.’s Bloody Nose
Photographer Roe Ethridge snapped the picture of W.K. that became an indelible image in early 2000s pop culture, which Gagosian is currently selling for $20,000.
View ArticleRecreate a Damien Hirst Painting on Snapchat and Pretend You’re the World’s...
Hirst's augmented reality experience on Snapchat allows users to make their own versions of his famous 'spin' paintings.
View ArticleYou Can Now Download Millions of Hi-Res Images From the British Museum for Free
Zoom in on a watercolor by Dante Gabriel Rossetti or a 1,600-year-old Chinese scroll, which are some of the 1.9 million works now available to download from the British Museum's collection.
View ArticleThe Prada Foundation’s Instagram Polls Might Be the Most Ingenious Digital...
'Love Stories' is the work of Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli, who will be polling followers of the Prada Foundation with a series of questions for which there are no right answers, but you will be...
View ArticlePhiladelphia’s Office of Arts and Culture Is in Danger of Being Eliminated
Philadelphia's mayor has proposed a plan to cut the city's Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy in order to reserve funding for essential municipal services.
View ArticleDonate to Download a Cute Digital Recipe Card From One of Your Favorite NYC...
Five Leaves, the HiHi Room, Gohan-ya and Kiki’s are just a few of the restaurants sharing their secret ingredients.
View ArticleAn Artist Made Human Versions of ‘Animal Crossing’ Characters and Twitter...
The illustrator, who goes by KEIID on Twitter, got a big reaction to her 'hot dad' version of Tom Nook.
View ArticleFrieze New York Focuses on Recreating the Element of Discovery for Its 2020...
The fair, which is taking place online due to the pandemic, offers a tool that reveals who's being represented in this year's offerings.
View ArticleBanksy’s Latest Artwork Celebrates the Heroism of Hospital Workers
The painting, which is currently hanging in Southampton General Hospital, shows a boy playing with a nurse doll.
View ArticleMoMA Makes Plans to Reopen—With Far Fewer Staff and Budget Cuts of $45 Million
MoMA's 60 open job positions have been cut, and approximately 160 staff members have been let go.
View Article19,000 Art Objects, Stolen by a Global Trafficking Ring, Have Been Recovered
Thousands of gold coins, ancient artifacts and historical weapons were accumulated by a large network of thieves. Over 100 people were arrested.
View ArticleMarc Porter of Christie’s on COVID-19’s Permanent Impact on How Art Is Bought...
Porter predicted that the resumption of estate sales in the fall could answer a lot of questions about the state of the art market overall.
View ArticleFor Dia:Beacon, Reopening Is in Sight—But Not Without Some Changes
When facilities in the state of New York begin to open up, museums outside of the city like Dia:Beacon will be the first to welcome visitors back.
View ArticleJerry Saltz Shares the History Behind His Notorious Coffee Habit
Saltz's moving summary of his questionable consumption habits reminds us that as far as dependencies go, jumbo coffees are at least comparatively harmless.
View ArticleAn Exhibition for Chickens Draws Unique Submissions From Well-Known Artists
Unfortunately, given that the exhibition took place in Schiller's backyard, many of the works have already been destroyed his unique audience.
View ArticleThe Museum of Youth Culture Wants Your Awkward Teenage Photos
It's the perfect time to haul out the family photo album; the Museum of Youth Culture is building an archive and it wants you in it.
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