That Was Mary Reynolds and Why Was She So Vital?
Mary Reynolds made a calling card with all uppercase, simply review: Mary Reynolds/ Reliure/ 24R. Hallé/ Paris XIV. It’s unclear why she desires them, since she quit (” binding” in French) is
Meeting With Musician Youthful Joon Kwak on the ‘Resisterhood’
Editor’s Note: This tale becomes part of Newsmakers, a n ARTnews collection where we talk to the lobbyists that are making adjustment in the art globe. Invite to the resisterhood. That’s the property of Youthful Joon Kwak’s existing solo event,
Anslem Kiefer Takes Control Of of the Stedelijk and Van Gogh Gallery in Amsterdam
The terrific stairs of the Stedelijk Gallery is stunning – practically promptly the gallery has je
15 Indigenous American Females Musicians to Know
Indigenous American musicians, specifically females, have just just recently obtained a limelight within the conventional art
Zohra Opoku Is Shapeshifting Her Way into Africa’s Biggest Museums
In 2023, Beata America, director of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art in Africa, went to Ghana for an inspection. Accompanied by colleague Julia Kabat, America eventually visited the Accra studio of
SXSW London’s Art Program Spotlights Spain’s ‘Underrated’ Art Scene
London’s South by Southwest (SXSW) will host its second London festival next week, covering more than 20 venues around the Trueman Brewery in Shoreditch. Known for its fusion of technology, business and
Abstract Expressionism’s Tortured American Master
Pollock and Krasner moved to a house at 830 Hearth Road in East Hampton Springs that they purchased from the Guggenheim with a $2,000 down payment. Unlike today’s rich man’s playground, East
Inside Belarus Free Theatre’s Venice Exhibition on Authoritarianism
When the Belarusian Free Theater opened “Officially. Unofficially. Belarus.” at an exhibition at the Evangelical Church of San Giovanni in Venice earlier this month, it marked Belarus’ first appearance at the Venice
Artists Tackle the Nature of Images, and Reality, in the Face of AI
Whenever a tech company promotes an emerging technology like artificial intelligence or virtual universes, the pitch sounds the same: a promise to “unleash” the imagination, or a new “immersive world.” When Facebook
The Most Expensive Works by Mark Rothko Sold at Auction
Mark Rothko’s abstract works are known for their rectangular floating forms and pale colors, which critics and historians say invoke metaphysics. The Russian-American painter relied on these formal elements to imbue his
NADA New York 2026 Best Booths
The New Art Dealers Alliance opened the 12th annual NADA New York on Wednesday, just five blocks north of Frieze. Those who go to Chelsea’s Starrett-Lehigh building at West 26th Street and
Joel Mesler Returns to His Dealer Roots With New Independent Booth
Late last month, in a cafe in Little Italy, Joel Meisler leaned back in his chair and began explaining how he used to sell art in New York. He said that when
How Painter Akira Ikezoe Became the Spring’s Breakout Star in New York
Akira Ikezoe has been thinking a lot lately about what milk can do. Yes, it can be obtained from cattle, packaged, sold and consumed. But what if you could paint with it,
A Fondazione Prada Exhibition Pairs Arthur Jafa and Richard Prince
What is appropriate to appropriate? That question is the one that animates practices of Richard Prince and Arthur Jafa, who are currently showing their work together at the Fondazione Prada in Venice.
With Georg Baselitz’s Final Show, in Venice, a Provocateur Ends Softly
Six days after Georg Baselitz died, his long-time dealer Thaddeus Ropac opened an exhibition in Venice this week, and the artist has accepted that it will be his last. “Eroi d’Oro” at
Guadalupe Rosales Brings East LA to Venice for the Biennale
In 2015, Los Angeles–based artist Guadalupe Rosales launched the Instagram account @veteranas_and_rucas as a way to share images from her personal archive of Chicana life in Southern California in the 1990s. In
Gabrielle Goliath’s Canceled South Africa Pavilion Opens at Venice Church
The South African pavilion in Giardini will remain empty during this year’s Venice Biennale, with Culture Secretary Gayton McKenzie deciding to scrap a planned pavilion by artist Gabrielle Goliath as “extremely controversial”.
Barry X Ball’s Sculptures Perfectly at Home in a Grand Venice Basilica
When Carmelo Grasso, abbot and curator at the San Giorgio Maggiore convent in Venice, saw a sculpture by New York artist Barry X Ball Pope St. John Paul II (2012-24), he knew
Dana Awartani Remakes History in the Saudi Arabia Pavilion in Venice
When you enter the Saudi Arabian pavilion at the Venice Biennale, you are first struck by the scale of the project: tens of thousands of clay bricks pieced together to replicate the
Shows Around Venice Not to Miss During the 2026 Biennale
Every two years, Venice is activated with more art than is possible to see in a week. While much attention this year will be on “In Minor Keys,” the central show curated
What Made Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades So Revolutionary?
When does something become a work of art? A canvas once it’s been painted? A block of marble once it’s been carved? For Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968), the answer was much more direct
Natasha Tontey to Unveil Major New Commission During Venice Biennalez
Artist Natasha Toney, who has just concluded her first institutional exhibition, will unveil an ambitious immersive installation at the Ateneo Veneto di Scienze, a 16th-century building in San Marco during the Venice
Nalini Malani Lets the Walls Speak with a New Installation in Venice
Entering Venice’s Magazzini del Sale museum, viewers will see Nalini Malani’s animations projected directly onto the uneven brick walls of the former salt warehouse. Her images flicker, dissolve and reappear in architecture
Digital Artist Nancy Burson Collapses Border Between Mysticism and Physics
At first glance, Nancy Burson’s “Quantum Entanglement” paintings appear to be just white dots washed up in clusters and waves on a black canvas. Some dots resemble a pair of eyes; Others
“Primary Structures,” the First Major Show of Minimalist Art, Turns 60
April 28, 1966 new york times Hilton Kramer, a conservative critic notorious for his disdain for contemporary art, reviewed the Jewish Museum’s “Primary Structures” exhibition. This disdain was on full display in
Who Was Alexander Calder and Why Was He So Important?
Calder returned to Paris in 1937 and set up a studio in his garage, equipped with a car turntable, probably to facilitate viewing and adjusting his sculptures. In the same year, he
13 Nudes That Changed Western Art History
For as long as people have made art, they have depicted something they know intimately: the nude human form. One of the oldest surviving works of art—the Paleolithic Venus of Willendorf, which
Theaster Gates Gifts David Drake Vessel to Descendants
“It started with youthful academic curiosity,” artist Theaster Gates says of his initial interest in the work of 19th-century slave-holding potter David Drake, also known as “Potter Dave.” In the early 1990s,