2021 Programming at the Whitney Will Highlight Julie Mehretu; the Kamoinge...
The Whitney Museum of American Art has weathered a few controversial years, and is looking to court patrons who're still stuck at home.
View Article3 People Have Committed Suicide Prompting Vessel at Hudson Yards to Shut Down
Designed to be an interactive work of art, the Vessel has also drawn criticism in the past for the low height of its railings.
View ArticleNew York Will Take Steps to Revive Arts and Culture Before the Summer, Cuomo...
On Tuesday, Governor Cuomo announced the state would begin to take steps to revive arts and culture before the summer.
View ArticleContemporary Artist Lorna Simpson Has Created Rihanna’s Latest Magazine Cover
On the cover of the February edition of 'Essence' magazine, the musician and makeup mogul is seen crowned in precious gems.
View ArticleAmidst Ongoing Turmoil, the Guggenheim Museum Has Hired Its First Black Chief...
Naomi Beckwith, the museum's new chief curator and deputy director, told the 'New York Times' that the Guggenheim is doing "healing work."
View Article70’s Art Legend Colette Just Raised Enough Funds to Save Her ‘Living...
Colette's dizzyingly elaborate installations, shapeshifting personas and fearless vulnerability made her an artist ahead of her time.
View ArticleThe Museum of London Has Added the ‘Trump Baby Blimp’ to Its Protest Collection
Parody art has always been a staple of political criticism, but this example certainly feels unique.
View ArticleSubstack Has Become a Refuge for Journalists. Will Visual Artists Soon Follow...
Amidst a pandemic recession, artists without institutional support are being forced to get, well, creative. Can a newsletter help?
View ArticleA Naples Museum Had No Idea a Copy of da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ Had Been...
Italian officials recently found the painting stashed in a 36-year-old man's bedroom cupboard.
View ArticleA Civil War-Era Painting by a Black Artist was Gifted to Biden on...
The Black, Civil War-era artist's career was bolstered by abolitionists, who bought his paintings and funded his trips to Europe.
View ArticleIf You Have Around $7 Million, This Van Gogh Drawing Could Soon Be Yours
While living artists struggle to make ends meet, artists like Van Gogh and Lucian Freud are thriving at auction.
View ArticleM 2 3’s ‘eddy’ Taps into Feelings of Disruption in Art and Beyond
eddy is showcasing a group of five very promising young artists, several of which have already established themselves within the art world, while also offering a larger social commentary for this time...
View ArticleLondon Plans to Remove Slave Trade-Linked Statues, but the UK Government...
The UK government recently introduced new laws intended to protect monuments, which would prevent the removal of controversial statues.
View ArticleThe Museum of Chinese in America is Bringing Its Archives to Google Arts &...
One year after a devastating fire nearly wiped out its archives, MOCA is reintroducing visitors to its vast collection digitally.
View ArticleAlphonse Mucha’s Monumental, 20-Canvas ‘Slav Epic’ Will Finally Have a...
The paintings were completed in 1928, but a permanent gallery had not yet been created to house them.
View ArticleVisitors to the Pompeii Museum Can Expect Casts of Victims and Ancient Graffiti
The Antiquarium museum, which was first established in 1873, has recently been revived.
View ArticleA Feminist Mural in Madrid Will Remain in Place, Despite the Efforts of the...
The far-right party Vox initially convinced a local council to take the mural down, before dissenters pushed to reverse the decision.
View Article“First They Come for Sex Workers, Then They Come for Everyone,” Including...
For years, sex workers have been forced off online platforms that determine their livelihoods. This purge has a direct effect on art.
View ArticleReview: ‘After Our Bodies Meet’ Explores Closeness And Intimacy In New Forms
As a whole, the pieces of art present in After Our Bodies Meet manifests that potent sense of urgency to almost merge with someone you feel so powerfully for — and the mourning following the absence of...
View ArticleA Delicate Calder Mobile of the Cosmos and the Oceans is Going Up for Auction
Calder's 'Submarine Christmas Tree' is expected to sell for between £4,000,000 and £6,000,000.
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