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ARTnews in Brief: Hirshhorn Names Curator of Media and Performance Art—and More from March 30, 2020
March 30, 2020A continually updated post of goings-on around the world. Continue reading
Suellen Rocca, Imaginative Artist Whose Influence Loomed Large on Chicago Scene, Is Dead
She was one of the core members of the Hairy Who group during the 1960s. Continue reading
As the Art World Practices Social Distancing, Five Curators Offer Book and Film Recommendations
March 20, 2020Art historian Julia Bryan-Wilson, LACMA contemporary art curator Rita González, Baltimore Museum of Art chief curator Asma Naeem, and more offer some suggestions. Continue reading
Christie’s Becomes First Major Auction House to Close Most Locations in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
March 14, 2020Fourteen sales planned for New York and Paris have been postponed. Continue reading
Sotheby’s Sale of Work by Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz Nets Strong $17.2 M. Total
March 9, 2020The works were consigned from the collection of fellow artist and O’Keeffe confidante Juan Hamilton. Continue reading
Museum Closures, Fair Postponements, and More: A Continually Updated Guide to the Coronavirus’s Impact on the Art World
March 6, 2020Read a comprehensive look at how the international art world has been affected. Continue reading
Nevermore Park Manifests the Fictional Universe of Hebru Brantley’s Flyboy and Lil Mama
March 5, 2020Packed within a 6,000-square-foot space on Chicago’s south side is a fictional universe teeming with pinned up newspaper clippings, towers of retro electronics, and tons of vintage advertising from McDonald’s to Vienna Hot Dogs. It’s the world of Hebru Brantley’s iconic characters, Lil Mama and Flyboy, whose enlarged head rests on the floor in one room of the immersive installation, titled Nevermore Park. Moving through the pathways lined with plastic toys and paint-spattered pallets, visitors pass a downed spaceship and a brick wall of street art, elements that structure Brantley’s narrative for the surreal environment. More Continue reading
‘It Can Hit Us, But It Won’t Defeat Us’: Armory Show Proves Resilient in Face of Coronavirus Fears and Complications
March 4, 2020The fair was largely business as usual in spite of all the uncertainty. Continue reading
2020 Prospect New Orleans Triennial to Consider America’s ‘Unprecedented’ Political Moment
March 2, 2020See the artist list for the exhibition, curated by Naima J. Keith and Diana Nawi. Continue reading
Kevin Consey, Former Museum Director Who Grew Important Institutions, Is Dead at 68
February 27, 2020Among the institutions he oversaw were the MCA Chicago and the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Continue reading
Forensic Architecture Founder Barred from Entering U.S. as First American Survey Opens
February 20, 2020Eyal Weizman said that the revocation of his visa points to larger issues about borders. 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
“Color Blocking” by Photographer Adam Frint
January 23, 2020Adam Frint … Continued Continue reading