San Antonio City Attorney Removed Video Work by Queer Chicana Artist, Calling It ‘Obscene’
February 21, 2020In an interview, one of the show’s curators asked, “If artwork isn’t challenging folks, then what is it doing?” Continue reading
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Art in America at Frieze Los Angeles, Highlighting AI and Generative Art
During Frieze L.A. week, the Peninsula Hotels celebrated a cultural partnership with A.i.A. hosting a series of events and festivities. Continue reading
Ingrid Schaffner, Lauded Curator Behind 2018 Carnegie International, Heads to Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas
February 20, 2020She had overseen a closely watched exhibitions program at the Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia for 15 years. Continue reading
Forensic Architecture Founder Barred from Entering U.S. as First American Survey Opens
Eyal Weizman said that the revocation of his visa points to larger issues about borders. Continue reading
Concerns Over Britain Returning Elgin Marbles to Greece Arise as E.U. Drafts Brexit Negotiating Mandate
February 18, 2020A Greek official denied that the mandate was meant to address returning the Parthenon sculptures. Continue reading
Suzanne Jackson’s Ethereal Acrylic Hangings Connect Autobiography and Abstraction
February 17, 2020Suzanne Jackson’s exhibition at Ortuzar Projects was an autobiography in visual form. Continue reading
Online Gaming Billionaire Joins Kanye West in Donating Millions to James Turrell’s ‘Roden Crater’
February 14, 2020Zynga founder Mark Pincus’s donation was announced at a party that also included a surprise performance by Grimes. Continue reading
Dozie Kanu Challenges Distinctions Between Black Vernacular Making and Fine Art
In his furniture-like sculptures, the artist merges American and African concepts of functional design. Continue reading
MoMA Lures Major Curatorial Talent from San Francisco for Top Photography Post
He will take up his post at the museum in June. Continue reading
Amoako Boafo Gets Phillips to £21.2 M. Closing a Less Than Boffo Week of London Contemporary Sales
February 13, 2020Phillips London evening sale of contemporary art saw a solid night of sales with an 86% sell-through rate, achieving a total of £21.2 million ($27.7 million). As with the other houses, this figure is down from the previous year’s comparable sale, which achieved £37.03 million ($48.43 million) with a smaller group of 29 lots offered […] Continue reading
Warhol’s Ali One of Few Heavyweights in Christie’s £56.2m London Contemporary Sale
Christie’s London Evening sale of Contemporary art had few star lots—but only one that failed to find a buyer—yet it managed to pull in a total £56.2 million ($72.8 million), down little more than a quarter from the previous year’s comparable sale. Two lots, one by Christopher Wool and one by Glenn Ligon, were withdrawn […] Continue reading
Hockney Leads $119.8 M. Sotheby’s Sale in London But Cattelan, Banksy, Uecker, Martinez Make the Bigger Splash
February 11, 2020Other top lots in the sale included work by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francis Bacon, Christopher Wool, and Yves Klein. Continue reading
ARTnews in Brief: Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Sets Opening Date—and More from February 10, 2020
February 10, 2020A continually updated post of goings-on around the world. Continue reading
Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Give Leadership Award to Art Collector Agnes Gund
February 7, 2020Gund has celebrated in the art world for her socially engaged initiatives. Continue reading
Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Calls Off Donation of 400 Works to Spanish State
Almost exactly two years ago, the collector had signed a preliminary agreement for the donation that would also create a museum for Latin American art in Madrid. Continue reading
After Scrapping Its 2019 Edition, Volta Art Fair Relaunches Its New York Event with a Focus on the Positive
“We are trying to recapture our momentum,” the fair’s new director said. Continue reading
Barbara Kruger’s Biggest Exhibition in 20 Years to Open at Art Institute of Chicago in November
February 6, 2020The retrospective will head to MoMA PS1 and the Museum of Modern Art in 2021. Continue reading
Beverly Pepper, Sculptor of Majestic Steel Forms That Transform Their Settings, Is Dead at 97
She may have been the first artist to use Cor-Ten steel in her work. Continue reading
Ask a Curator: Francesco Bonami on His Worst Studio Visit, Environmentalism and the Art World, and the Ghent Altarpiece Lamb
February 4, 2020You have questions. The former Venice Biennale curator has answers. Continue reading