‘To Know That There Were Lesbians Before Us Was So Immense’: Artists Joan E....
"I was feeling really invisible up until like the last three years. And I know I’m not the only black dyke photographer. I would go to the art fairs, to museums, to galleries, and I didn’t see myself,"...
View ArticleGetty Foundation Names Joan Weinstein Director
She has been with the organization since 1994 and has been deputy director since 2007. Read More The post Getty Foundation Names Joan Weinstein Director appeared first on ARTnews.
View ArticleJohn Edmonds Wins Brooklyn Museum’s Inaugural UOVO Prize for Emerging Artists
He will receive a solo exhibition, public installation, and $25,000 cash grant as part of the award, which goes to a Brooklyn-based artist. Read More The post John Edmonds Wins Brooklyn Museum’s...
View ArticleAnne Ellegood Will Be Next Director of Institute of Contemporary Art, Los...
She is currently a senior curator at the Hammer Museum. Read More The post Anne Ellegood Will Be Next Director of Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles appeared first on ARTnews.
View ArticleDamián Ortega Wins ICA Miami’s Inaugural Sculpture Prize
The $15,000 prize will go toward the fabrication of a new commission. Read More The post Damián Ortega Wins ICA Miami’s Inaugural Sculpture Prize appeared first on ARTnews.
View ArticleCarlos Cruz-Diez, Op Art Pioneer Whose Work Challenged Perception, Is Dead at 95
The revered Venezuelan-born artist made multilayered, eye-popping works that challenged conventional notions of perception, color, and light, and helped to define what became known as Kinetic Art and...
View ArticleAichi Triennale Artists Decry ‘Censorship’ of Exhibition, Saying Public Was...
More than 70 of the 2019 edition's participants signed a letter posted to Facebook. Read More The post Aichi Triennale Artists Decry ‘Censorship’ of Exhibition, Saying Public Was ‘Robbed’ of Discussion...
View ArticleArtists Demand Removal of Work from Aichi Trienniale Following Censorship...
Tania Bruguera, Regina José Galindo, Pia Camil, and Javier Téllez are among those to sign the letter. Read More The post Artists Demand Removal of Work from Aichi Trienniale Following Censorship...
View ArticleIsabel Toledo, Fashion Designer Known for Cross-Disciplinary Collaborations...
Toledo and her husband, Ruben, recently had an exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Read More The post Isabel Toledo, Fashion Designer Known for Cross-Disciplinary Collaborations and Dressing...
View Article‘A Fantastic L.A. Moment’: Hammer Museum Will Partner with Huntington for...
The show slated for 2020 aims to tap "the incredible cultural ecosystem of Los Angeles." Read More The post ‘A Fantastic L.A. Moment’: Hammer Museum Will Partner with Huntington for 2020 Made in L.A....
View ArticleNorah Stone, Prominent Bay Area Collector and Philanthropist, Has Died at 81
With her husband Norman, she has appeared on the ARTnews Top 200 Collectors list since 1995. Read More The post Norah Stone, Prominent Bay Area Collector and Philanthropist, Has Died at 81 appeared...
View ArticleArtist Charles Ray Will Curate Exhibition of Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes...
The exhibition will also include recent and earlier work by Ray. Read More The post Artist Charles Ray Will Curate Exhibition of Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes at Hill Art Foundation in New York...
View ArticleToronto Biennial Names Abel Rodríguez, Hera Büyüktasçiyan Winners of Artist...
The inaugural edition of the biennial opens to the public on Saturday. Read More The post Toronto Biennial Names Abel Rodríguez, Hera Büyüktasçiyan Winners of Artist Prizes appeared first on ARTnews.
View ArticleRare Charles White Painting Heads to Auction at Christie’s with $1.5 M. Estimate
The work was included in the late artist's recent traveling career retrospective. Read More The post Rare Charles White Painting Heads to Auction at Christie’s with $1.5 M. Estimate appeared first on...
View ArticleWith $750 M. Gift to Caltech, Art Patrons Lynda and Stewart Resnick Look to...
The couple have previously given major sums to Los Angeles museums—and have also been the subject of criticism for how their businesses contribute to climate change. Read More The post With $750 M....
View ArticleGetty Museum Acquires Work by Groundbreaking Photographer Laura Aguilar
The artist was the subject of a career retrospective at the Vincent Price Art Museum in Los Angeles that highlighted her groundbreaking intersectional images. Read More The post Getty Museum Acquires...
View ArticleOtobong Nkanga Wins $100,000 Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award Programme, One of the...
She is the inaugural winner of the biannual award for mid-career artists. Read More The post Otobong Nkanga Wins $100,000 Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award Programme, One of the World’s Largest Art Prizes...
View ArticleFamed Art Historian Germano Celant to Curate KAWS Exhibition in Qatar
The Italian curator and the market superstar have crossed paths before. Read More The post Famed Art Historian Germano Celant to Curate KAWS Exhibition in Qatar appeared first on ARTnews.
View ArticleHot on Heels of MacArthur ‘Genius’ Win, Artist Walter Hood Receives $250,000...
The Oakland, California–based artist works across landscape design and public sculpture. Read More The post Hot on Heels of MacArthur ‘Genius’ Win, Artist Walter Hood Receives $250,000 Gish Prize for...
View ArticleDomestic Violence Accusations Against Artist Stir Group to Send ‘Letter of...
Tobias Madison has been accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend. Read More The post Domestic Violence Accusations Against Artist Stir Group to Send ‘Letter of Concern’ to Swiss Institute [Updated]...
View ArticleFollowing Censorship Allegations, Aichi Triennale Reopens Controversial...
Some 10 artists had demanded that the Japanese triennial remove their work as long as a contested portion of the show remained closed. Read More The post Following Censorship Allegations, Aichi...
View ArticleA Look Inside the New MoMA: Part 1
A pairing of Pablo Picasso and Faith Ringgold, an expanded Surrealist history, and more appear in the new hang. Read More The post A Look Inside the New MoMA: Part 1 appeared first on ARTnews.
View ArticlePlanning for More Than 100,000 Visitors, David Zwirner Will Debut New Yayoi...
The exhibition of around 60 works opens November 9 at the gallery's West 19th Street location. Read More The post Planning for More Than 100,000 Visitors, David Zwirner Will Debut New Yayoi Kusama...
View ArticleA Look Inside the New MoMA: Part 2
See a slideshow of works in the new MoMA's galleries focused on the 1940s through the 1970s. Read More The post A Look Inside the New MoMA: Part 2 appeared first on ARTnews.
View ArticleA Look Inside the New MoMA: Part 3
See a slideshow of the museum's rehung contemporary art galleries. Read More The post A Look Inside the New MoMA: Part 3 appeared first on ARTnews.
View ArticleFollowing Censorship Controversy at Aichi Triennale, Artists Discuss Why They...
Pedro Reyes said, "This edition of Aichi Triennale is perhaps the most political exhibition that has taken place in Japan in this century." Read More The post Following Censorship Controversy at Aichi...
View ArticleAichi Triennale Artist Minouk Lim Speaks Out on Art World Censorship and How...
"There is vulnerability in truth, which is why we must protect it," the artist told ARTnews. Read More The post Aichi Triennale Artist Minouk Lim Speaks Out on Art World Censorship and How the...
View ArticleA Look Around the Inaugural Toronto Biennial
The exhibition runs through December 1. Read More The post A Look Around the Inaugural Toronto Biennial appeared first on ARTnews.
View ArticleFinally, a Biennial That Does Justice to Indigenous Narratives
The inaugural edition of the Toronto Biennial asks a lot of viewers but is well worth the effort. Read More The post Finally, a Biennial That Does Justice to Indigenous Narratives appeared first on...
View ArticleStefan Edlis, Towering Chicago Collector of Pop Masters and Contemporary Art,...
With his wife Gael Neeson, he donated 44 key postwar works to the Art Institute of Chicago in 2015. Read More The post Stefan Edlis, Towering Chicago Collector of Pop Masters and Contemporary Art, Is...
View ArticleStill Shrouded in Mystery, L.A.’s Lucas Museum to Hold Major Public Event, a...
The event, on October 18, will include tarot readings and lotería games. Read More The post Still Shrouded in Mystery, L.A.’s Lucas Museum to Hold Major Public Event, a Tarot and Lotería Night appeared...
View ArticleTop Collectors Wed: Stavros Niarchos and Dasha Zhukova Tie the Knot
The couple married in Paris over the weekend, just ahead of the FIAC, one of Europe's top art fairs. Read More The post Top Collectors Wed: Stavros Niarchos and Dasha Zhukova Tie the Knot appeared...
View ArticleInstagram Holds Closed-Door Roundtable with Artists on Art and Nudity
The company invited around 20 artists and museum professionals to their headquarters in New York. Read More The post Instagram Holds Closed-Door Roundtable with Artists on Art and Nudity appeared first...
View Article‘She’s Just Getting Started’: On the Cusp of Her 99th Birthday, Americans for...
Colleagues and patrons feted the trailblazing figure, whose work was not well known until a few years ago. Read More The post ‘She’s Just Getting Started’: On the Cusp of Her 99th Birthday, Americans...
View ArticleExpanding Focus on Queer Art, Leslie-Lohman Museum Plans Acquisition...
The museum will also establish a $7 million capital campaign for building improvements and has received a $500,000 bequest. Read More The post Expanding Focus on Queer Art, Leslie-Lohman Museum Plans...
View ArticleYayoi Kusama Balloon to Take Flight in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Twenty people will be required to guide the piece through Manhattan's streets. Read More The post Yayoi Kusama Balloon to Take Flight in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade appeared first on ARTnews.
View ArticleRead Artist Betty Tompkins’s Statement on Instagram’s Nudity Policy
The artist's Instagram was deleted earlier this year after she posted an image that included a reproduction of one of her "Fuck Paintings." Read More The post Read Artist Betty Tompkins’s Statement on...
View ArticleMet’s Head of Education Named Director of L.A.’s Lucas Museum
Sandra Jackson-Dumont will begin in her post in January 2020. Read More The post Met’s Head of Education Named Director of L.A.’s Lucas Museum appeared first on ARTnews.
View ArticleDoris Salcedo Wins $1 M. Nomura Award, World’s Largest Art Prize
With the funds, she will continue a famed series of installations about grief, loss, and Colombia's civil war. Read More The post Doris Salcedo Wins $1 M. Nomura Award, World’s Largest Art Prize...
View ArticleFor Performa Biennial, Kia LaBeija Reinvents a Bauhaus Classic—With a Ball...
Her latest work, co-commissioned by Performa and Performance Space New York, debuts, November 7. Read More The post For Performa Biennial, Kia LaBeija Reinvents a Bauhaus Classic—With a Ball Culture...
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