Hirshhorn Museum Places Major Jon Rafman Show on Hold Amid Allegations of ‘Predatory Behavior’
July 27, 2020The Hirshhorn is the second museum to suspend a Rafman show. Continue reading
Tag Archives: contemporary art
The Kusama Industrial Complex: How Yayoi Kusama Came to Captivate the World, Fueling Museums and the Market
July 21, 2020The artist delivers everything a 21st-century museum could ask for—in one sleek mirrored box. Continue reading
Digital Archaeology, Future Art Ecosystems, Virtual Fire Island
July 17, 2020The week’s top stories in art and technology. Continue reading
Christie’s Nets $420 M. in First Livestreamed Global Relay Auction Led by $46.2 M. Lichtenstein Nude
July 10, 2020The sale, which took place in four locations, was the first of its kind in the house’s history. Continue reading
Mitchell, Basquiat Top $41 M. Phillips Contemporary Evening Sale, Thirst for Young Artists Brings New Records
July 3, 2020Works by Matthew Wong, Amoako Boafo, and Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe shot past their estimates. Continue reading
Arthur Jafa’s Essential Video ‘Love Is the Message, The Message Is Death’ to Be Streamed for 48 Hours
June 25, 2020Thirteen international art institutions will show the film on their websites for 48 hours. Continue reading
Longtime MOCA Cleveland Director Jill Snyder Resigns, Urges Museums to Diversify Leadership
June 19, 2020It was not clear what role a recent censorship controversy played in her departure. Continue reading
Marlborough Gallery, Veteran New York Enterprise, to Close Amid Expansion Effort
It was not immediately clear how its London space would be impacted. 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
‘Neutrality’ of Black Lives Matter Statement by California’s Palm Springs Art Museum Decried in Open Letter
June 12, 2020“It is not enough for the museum to ‘reflect’ on the ‘power and possibility of art,'” the letter reads. Continue reading
Letter from London: What Is the Status of Black Artists in England Today?
The commercial success of artists like Steve McQueen and Chris Ofili shows how unstable the career can be. Continue reading
Christie’s to Auction $18 M. Wayne Thiebaud Pinball Painting Set to Double Artist’s Record
June 11, 2020Thiebaud’s auction record stands at $8.5 million. Continue reading
Media Artists Confront an Old Problem: Museums Lacking Technical Savvy
June 10, 2020While media art organizations have touted the importance of preservation—a field plagued with its own technical issues—we need to think more about display. Continue reading
Sotheby’s to Auction Storied Ginny Williams Collection in June, Featuring Leading Women Artists Mitchell, Krasner
May 22, 2020A Krasner work headed to auction could place among the most expensive works by the artist. Continue reading
Berenice Olmedo’s Sculptures Use Debris and Dog Caracasses to Honor Those on Society’s Margins
May 21, 2020A Mexican artist makes work about stray animals, as well disabled and incarcerated people. Continue reading
According to Hal Foster, Good Art Asks Hard Questions. But Should Criticism Provide Answers?
May 18, 2020In the interregnum of this socially distanced spring, reading Hal Foster’s What Comes After Farce? Art and Criticism at a Time of Debacle felt like a whirlwind tour through a period that had suddenly become historical, much faster than its author could have anticipated. Out from Verso Books today, the volume assembles eighteen short texts […] Continue reading
Art Historians Are Obsessed With Recovering Lost Names. But Are They Asking the Wrong Questions?
May 10, 2020“The Unknown Artist,” an exhibition organized by Lucy Cotter, probed the very values of attribution, with eleven unattributed objects from around the world that spanned twelve centuries and ten contemporary artworks exploring anonymous making in present contexts. Continue reading
Knoedler Forgery Controversy, One of Art History’s Greatest Scandals, Is Explored in Provocative Documentary
April 28, 2020Made You Look seeks to find out who’s to blame in a notorious affair that brought down the country’s oldest gallery. 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