Art Institute of Chicago Workers Demand Transparency, Racial Equity Amid Layoffs
June 27, 2020Nearly a third of workers at the museum signed a letter decrying a lack of accountability. Continue reading
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Carl Solway, Dealer Who Welcomed the Avant-Garde in Cincinnati, Is Dead at 85
June 26, 2020A meeting with composer and artist John Cage prompted him to move his gallery in a more adventurous direction. Continue reading
Christie’s Unveils $30 M. Barnett Newman to Lead Global ‘ONE’ Auction in New York
June 18, 2020The painting is one of two “Onement” works still held privately. Continue reading
Christie’s to Offer $8.1 M. Magritte in London Leg of Marquee July Sale
June 17, 2020A market craving for Surrealism has been led by Magritte’s art. Continue reading
New Ursula von Rydingsvard Documentary Gives Insight to Process Behind Artist’s Towering Sculptures
June 5, 2020The documentary is replete with tracking shoots of von Rydingsvard’s Bushwick studio, as well as footage of the fabrication and installation of one of her sculptures. Continue reading
Museums in America Reopen, Turner Prize Canceled—and More: Morning Links from May 26, 2020
May 26, 2020Here’s what we’re reading this morning. Continue reading
Midcentury Artist Lenore Tawney Offered a Radical Vision of What Weaving Could Be
May 12, 2020Lenore Tawney pioneered techniques for creating sculptural, expressive weavings. Continue reading
Artist Spotlight: Vicki Ling
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Chicago Potholes Are Filled with Pandemic Essentials in Humorous New Mosaics by Jim Bachor
April 29, 2020One Chicago driver got a little too excited about Jim Bachor’s recent tribute to one of humanity’s preferred coping mechanisms. In a COVD-19 themed series, the Chicago-based artist (previously) installed four mosaic potholes on the city’s northeast side, except an anxious motorist drove over the can of Old Style before it was dry. Despite its partial damage, the rest of the cemented works feature the newly iconic roll of toilet paper and bottle of hand sanitizer. More Continue reading
Zarina, Maker of Tender Prints Evoking Displacement and Trauma, Is Dead at 83
April 26, 2020Her spare prints conjured Indian history and events from her own life through abstraction. Continue reading
Laura Aguilar’s Lasting Legacy: How the World Caught Up to the Pioneering Photographer
April 24, 2020Her photography considered pressing subjects that are only now being given their due. Continue reading
ARTnews in Brief: Dannielle Bowman Wins 2020 Aperture Portfolio Prize—and More from April 20, 2020
April 20, 2020A continually updated post of goings-on around the world. Continue reading
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