How Tampa Museum Director Prepared for Hurricane Milton and Sheltering at the Institution in the Red Zone!
Which Collectors Are True Believers in Art? Joel Wachs, Eileen Harris Norton, Jill and Peter Kraus, Gilberto Cárdenas and Marieluise Hessel
Interview: Three Chicago Galleries Navigate Their Twenties! Congrats! Corbett vs. Dempsey, Western Exhibitions and Bert Green Fine Art
David Lynch Releases on YouTube Interview Project: 121 Stories of Real America Recorded on a 20,000-Mile Road Trip
Saltz Sez: What Is a Brooklyn Artist?
BERTHE WEILL
Berthe Weill (1865 – 1951), the Dealer Who Launched Picasso
The Story of the Audacious Parisian Dealer Berthe Weill Who Launched Matisse and Modigliani; "Opened her gallery in the middle of the Dreyfus Affair and was forced to shutter it during the Nazi occupation"
Wayne Thiebaud Made an Art Out of Appropriation. A New Show Will Unpack Just How; The artist was known to call himself a "thief." Now, the Legion of Honor has identified everything he stole
Discovered: a lost possible inspiration for Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway; Painting by Woolf’s sister Vanessa Bell that went missing for 60 years will go on show in London in November
Augmented Reality as Public Art; Nancy Baker Cahill at The Hammer
PHOTOGRAPHY
From Cold War Subcultures To Topless Bridesmaids, A New Exhibition At Kicken Berlin Features Half A Century Of Groundbreaking Images
Zoë Zimmerman Captures the Elusive Intimacy of Recently Unearthed Taos Art Museum at the Fechin House Memorabilia with Painterly Photographs
‘I make reality out of fantasy’: Hiroshi Sugimoto on fooling the world with his camera; As his survey opens in Sydney, the legendary photographer talks about using light and shadow to bring the dead back to life, and why he turned down a job from Bono
Photographing the Lives of Black American Cowboys; 'The Long Ride Home' brings together selections from Ron Tarver’s 15,000 images chronicling Black cowboy culture across the US
‘Widening the Lens’: A Corrective for Landscape Photography; What belongs in a landscape, and who in front of a camera? The genre is about more than just the nineteenth-century notion of the sublime
Painter Arielle Masson’s “Chaotic Nodes”
ABSOLUTE GENIUS!
Artists Tony Cokes, Ebony G. Patterson, and Wendy Red Star Among 2024’s MacArthur Grantees; “Genius” grant comes with an unrestricted $800,000 prize and serious bragging rights
Sorry for the Confusion! Who Is Embtto, the Artist the World Mistook for Pax Jolie-Pitt? Contrary to early reports, the emerging artist is not the son of Hollywood stars
Meet the Latest Addition to the Art World: The Artist’s Agent; “People ask if businesses like (new agency) 291 exist because galleries aren’t doing their jobs”
Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst's Ghostly Machines; New work by the artists and musicians explores how artificial intelligence can remain part of a fundamentally humanist project
The Documenta Tales: 1. The Museum Founder's Tale...
LACMA Adds a Beaut Man Ray, Sam Gilliam; See the Works!
Dazzle Painting Little Guys
The Cutting Satire of Hannah Höch’s Collages; One of the inventors of modern collage, Höch’s sociopolitical imagery skewered the politicians and culture of early and mid-20th-century Germany
STAGE STRUCK
What A Future-Set Chicano Noir Inspired By ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Tells Us About The Present
Office Politics Gone Awry in 'Jordans'; Feels a little “The Other Black Girl” and a little “American Psycho”; Minimalist, modern, white screens and walls. By the end of the play, however, those bright white spaces will be covered with blood
'Withnail and I' is One of the Most Beloved—and Bibulous—British Films of All Time. But can This Bucolic 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' be Properly Adapted into a Play?
Opening this Weekend in London! Can Dr. Strangelove' be Adapted as a Play? Adapted by BAFTA and Emmy Award winner Armando Iannucci; Starring Steve Coogan, the roles of Dr Strangelove, President Merkin Muffley, Group Captain Lionel Mandrake and Major TJ Kong
SCORCHING!
Gimmicks of Future Past; Throttling Art’s Productive Force; Undemanding works designed to adorn the gallery-white walls of the superrich; "Zombie Formalism"
Gordy Grundy: This is Not a Review. 'Megalopolis' is Not a Film
How Effective is Art as a Conduit of Change? Writers and curators Osei Bonsu, Okwui Enwezor, L.A. Kauffman, Rob Sharp, Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung and Zheng Bo respond
ARTISTS WHO FILM
Hauser & Wirth Superstar, Harmony Korine's ‘Baby Invasion'; Described as an interactive home invasion thriller; Invaders' faces appear as babies ... ... Polarizing Reviews, Click Here
An Infinite, Unbreakable Cycle of Buying and Selling; The way these classical Ab Ex artworks are positioned for sale;"The auction catalogue essay is an underappreciated genre of art writing"
Dorothea Tanning Explored New Worlds Through Collage; Tanning’s practice shows that there is always another door to open, a new world to explore, and that art offers us another possible existence
REM Frontman Michael Stipe on Bruce Nauman’s Living and Breathing Sculpture 'A Cast of the Space Under my Chair'
Kim Fay in Detroit: Curious World: Storied Works of Madeleine Barkey and Sandra Cardew at Hatch Art
‘I Would Imagine Some Little Child Like Me’: The Eternal Youth of Yoshitomo Nara; Newest exhibition, on view at the Guggenheim Bilbao, is the most significant survey of the artist in Europe
Internet Randoms Fact-Check "Museum of Jurassic Technology"; Culver City institution is a deadpan travesty of the authority of museums, science, and experts; Segment of the online public remains troubled by the museum, its ambiguity, and its continued existence
Smart Seating Stuffed Animals: Luxury Beanbags Enliven the Runway for Bottega Veneta; Creative director Matthieu Blazy combined childhood reveries, the wild kingdom, and extremely cushy seating for the Summer 2025 runway
‘I Was Always a Rebel’: Artist and Actor Paz de la Huerta on Her Startling Debut Exhibition; Paz de la Huerta channels her complex narrative of tragedies and triumphs into her art. Her debut exhibition is now on view in Paris
Blue Cripistemologies: In and Around Derek Jarman; “I wrote this book in an absence of time. If I have overlooked something you hold precious, write it in the margin”; Quote comes from the book 'Chroma,' one of the last in a suite of works made by the artist
Seeking Lisa Solberg. An Artist Finds Meaning And Traditions. A Pioneer Woman with the Spirit of an Athlete Turns Inward for Meaning and Projects Outward with Confidence
Pulp Fiction Cover Art at the Martin Museum of Art, Waco
New Yorker Cartoons for the Week!
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Hauser and Wirth Teams Up with Actor and Devoted Collector Steve Martin on a Love Letter to Los Angeles; Gallery's homage to the City of Angels in art and cinema; Our favorite piece? 'Gun with Hand #2' by Vija Celmins from the Joan and Jack Quinn Family Collection ... ... See the show, Click Here
Remaking Mike Kelley; A Critic Questions Framing The American As An Artist For All Times
The Free Press: The World Is in Love with America; “American Culture is Everywhere”
Illustrated Review: Yoko Ono’s Quiet Destructions; Music of the Mind at Tate Modern was a memory bank of seven decades of the avant-garde artist’s career
How ‘Emily in Paris’ Transformed This French Artist’s Fortunes; David Aiu Servan-Schreiber's talent agency, MTArt, arranged the cameo of one of his paintings on the hit Netflix show
ART 'N' COMMERCE
Yes! How Glitzy Parties Became the Ultimate Art World Currency
How Recently Cut Interest Rates Impact the Art Market
5 Questions About Art Basel’s Strategy, and the Fair Ecosystem in a Choppy Market, With Clément Delépine, Fair director dishes on Art Basel's big bet on Paris
Collecting During Uncertain Times; "To say that the art market is on shaky ground may be the understatement of the year"
As The Art Market Gears Up For A Season Of Global Change, What Are The Odds Of An Autumn Bounceback? Amid uneven economic signals, many high-level art sellers are pursuing alternative revenue streams
Video; Japanese-American Internment’s Afterlife in Contemporary Art; As a Hyperallergic Fellow, Machiko Harada mined the work and history of internment in sensitive essays and an online exhibition, which shed light on the artists grappling with its legacy
GOOD GIGS
What Do Artists Gain from Fashion Collaborations? As Paris Fashion Week concludes, we talk to contemporary artists working with brands such as Dior and Miu Miu, who are transforming runways into exhibitions
‘It’s Like My Dream Come True:’ Chef Nobu on Teaming Up With KAWS on a Luxury Tequila Collaboration; Limited-edition, 25-year-old extra añejo tequila, 2025 NOBU Rare, celebrates the famous eatery's 30th anniversary
Artist Alex Israel Brings California Cool to Louis Vuitton’s New Perfume Playset; Five years of collaboration is marked with a glamorous new sculpture to house L.A.-inspired perfumes
Miranda July Is Dishing Life Tips on Prada’s New Hotline; If she likes the sound of your voice, July will even ask you for advice, too
Veni, Vioey Vixi: 'These Afangar Icelandic Series prints were the first Richard Serra prints I ever saw."
French Modernism, 1950s-1960s: Antoine Philippon and Jacqueline Lecoq at Peter Blake
Ed Ruscha’s Retrospective at LACMA; Viewed from the Perspective of Los Angelenos who Inhabit the City of Signs he Immortalized
Outgoing Hammer Director Ann Philbin and Collector Jarl Mohn Discuss the Evolution of LA’s Art Scene
Monet's Canvas Including The Word "Impression" In Its Title Unwittingly Christened One Of Art History's Most Beloved Movements
Yau: An Art Inhabited by Higher Spirits; In his paintings, Joshua Hagler seems to follow a path where logic and convention are left behind in favor of visions and dreams
Interesting History: ‘It’s Like the World Caught Up With Them’: Brothers Geoffrey and Boscoe Holder Got a Long Overdue Show; Siblings work gets a unique showing at Victoria Miro Gallery in London
Sculptor Alex Chinneck’s Public Infrastructure and Tools Twist to Bizarrely Impractical Proportions
OLLY, OLLY, OLAFUR
Knight Review: Review: Artist Olafur Eliasson’s Thrilling New L.A. Show Whips Up Magic To Pry Open Perception
LACMA on Fire: Olafur Eliasson at MOCA
Olafur Eliasson’s New Work Will Have You Questioning Your Eyesight; Unusual public artwork will be beamed across Times Square and Piccadilly Circus
See Artist Olafur Eliasson Dance! Peggy Gou - 1+1=11 (Official Video)
An Artist's Dream Assignment! Lee Bul’s Synthetic Angels of History; Her sculptures for The Met’s facade commission look like they’ve always been there, Frankensteined in the bowels of the museum’s ethnographic collections
‘Unacceptable’: Ai Weiwei responds to his sculpture being smashed at Italian exhibition opening; Artist was 'shocked and surprised' after 'Porcelain Cube' was destroyed by a man at Palazzo Fava
Matthew Barney’s Time Has Come Again; Misunderstood for decades, the sculptor and filmmaker is pushing ceramic to its limits. He’s dancing. He’s making the best work of his career
Doc Review: 'Shunga' Might Just Convince You That Pornography Is Art; Director Junko Hirata delves deep into the history and influence of the pornographic art form without cheap tittering at its illicit imagery
Beyond authenticity; In her final unfinished work, Hannah Arendt mounted an incisive critique of the idea that we are in search of our true selves
In "Dream On Baby," 33 Artists Recollect How Their Early Years Have Shaped Their Creative Practices; Marina Abramović, Ai Weiwei, and 31 Other Artists Reveal Moving Childhood Memories in a New Book
Jasper Conran’s Guide to Tangier; British designer and hotelier shares his favorite spots in the Moroccan coastal city
POPPIN' PST!
A.I. Meets Pyrotechnics at Cai Guo-Qiang’s Explosive Fireworks Spectacle in L.A.; How He Did It; Colorful explosions inaugurated the fourth edition of PST ART
Must See! Writer Carolina Miranda Got The Best Footage of Cai Guo-Qiang’s Firework 'The Snake'; As it makes its way across the Coliseum for the opening of Pacific Standard Time. See it Here!
KCRW: Preview the Olympic-sized PST ART event in SoCal
Getty Guide: Can Art Give You Game? Science Says You Need More Art. Visit PST ART now!
13ThingsLA: Pacific Standard Time for Your Art Calendar
Intro Video: PST ART: Art & Science Collide
Ed Ruscha Reminds Us to Take Nothing at Face Value
Performance: Celebrating Rebecca Horn’s Radical Experiments in Movement and Chance; The late artist (1994-2024) surrealistically changed the way we visualize the body in space
That Time Dalí Tricked Yoko Ono Into Paying $10,000 for a Blade of Grass; Ono wanted a hair from the Surrealist's mustache. Dalí sold her something else instead
Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Surprisingly Accurate, Say Physicists; Van Gogh painted the work in a windowless studio at Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum
Why Pioneering Light Artist Anthony McCall Is Transforming His Works With Sound; Artist is showing work at Sprüth Magers, London, as well as at the Guggenheim Bilbao and Tate Modern
The Permanent Collection: How Mario Merz’s Motorcycle Sculpture Transformed the Guggenheim; Chief Curator Naomi Beckwith said the work is emblematic of the past and future of the museum
What Did BLUM Take to Seoul '24?
MONSIEUR NOUAR: LE FRANCAIS BUSTER KEATON
Dans la Cuisine
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Wow! New Works! Yayoi Kusama Prays for Love at Her New London Show; Exhibition features new works by the 95-year-old Japanese artist, including the debut of the new 'Infinity Mirrored Room'
BUSY SIR STEVE McQUEEN
Steve McQueen Shines a Powerful Light on the Invisible; In two concurrent New York exhibitions at Dia Beacon and Dia Chelsea, the filmmaker and artist explores visibility in a racialized world
See the Official Trailer 'Blitz'; Directed by Steve McQueen; Starring Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson and Elliot Heffernan
EXPERIENTIAL
Opera Featuring Lesbian Sex Scenes, Crucifixions and Bloody Gore in Graphic 3-Hour Show; Original 1921 Premiere of “Sancta Susanna” Was Canceled Due To Outrage Over Its Content; See the Trailer!
The Definitive List of Free Man-Made River Surfing Waves
Getty PST Art Fireworks Show Caused Injuries, So What Went Wrong? Artist Cai Guo-Qiang Answers
M.F. Husain Gets the Immersive Treatment; One of the more unusual collateral exhibitions at this year’s Venice Biennale, The Rooted Nomad: M.F. Husain, might be a test case for what immersive art can and can’t do
At Her First Major Solo Exhibition, Bobbi Essers Explores Human Connection in Kaleidoscopic Vignettes; at Unit, London, set to present "The World at Our Command" later this month
'Who is in charge here?' Gallerist Micki Meng on Short-Sighted Auction Houses, Art-Fair Overdevelopment, and More; "a long conversation with Jeff Poe right before he quit the art world last May. A true bleed-it-out art purist, he frayed like the best of us"; "Art has turned into a real industry with a capital I"
A Mysterious Mansion, a Family Feud and a Locked-Away Klimt Masterpiece; Palais Stoclet in Brussels is a century-old ‘total work of art’ that closed its gates to visitors years ago. A new law aims to allow access, and a digital re-creation reveals the sumptuous interior
Real Art In Museums Stimulates Brain Much More Than Reprints, Study Finds; Scientists In Netherlands Using Eye-Tracking And Mri Scans Found ‘Enormous Difference’ Between Genuine Works And Posters
GOOD GIGS
On October 6, 2011, Munich newspaper Die Welt replaced all the pictures in their daily edition with Ellsworth Kellys
Genzken Die Welt Passed Me By; This special issue of Die Welt edited by an artist was on 24 November 2016, and the artist was Isa Genzken; Gerhard Richter's guest edit in October 2012
Gordy Grundy: Who is Ed Emshwiller? CalArts Legend? Video Pioneer? And How is He Related to ‘Megalopolis’?
Gagosian Artist Titus Kaphar On His Transition to Filmmaking and the Potency of Erasure; "Making a painting can be a meditative solitary act, while there's almost no way to make a film on your own."
AI: BOON OR BANE?
Provoke? Or Saving On Labor? Relaunched Newspaper London Standard to Feature AI-Written Review ‘By’ Dead Art Critic Brian Sewell; ‘Experimental review’ ‘to provoke discussion’ about AI and journalism
Artificial intelligence helps uncover 303 new geoglyphs in Nazca desert; Lrge number of new shapes, almost as many as those found during the entire last century, allows researchers to offer an explanation about their function
ART WRITERS WHO DON'T USE AI
The Rabkin Foundation Just Doled Out Another $400,000 to Art Critics; In a time of precarity, eight critics have received unrestricted $50,000 grants
Art Critic Holland Cotter Donates His $50,000 Rabkin Prize; It's the first time any recipient has passed the prestigious prize along
STEVE RODEN
Less Art: Steve Roden (1964-2023): Floating Over The Silent World, “Tribute exhibition” of Steve’s paintings, drawings, and sculptures dating from 1990 to 2019
PBS: The Quixotic Videos of Steve Roden
GEORGIA ON MY MIND
Magnificent! First Exhibition of Georgia O’Keeffe’s New York Paintings Now on View in Chicago; Overlooked by NY institutions and the male art world, the artist’s experimental depictions of skyscrapers get their own exhibition a century later
One Fine Show: ‘Georgia O’Keeffe, My New Yorks’ at the Art Institute of Chicago; O’Keeffe's images of the city draw our attention to a subject many might find spiritually barren but is, in fact, teeming with mystery
Paul McCarthy Throwing Out Vast Installation No Institution Or Collector Stepped In To Preserve; Last year, the artist put his 2013 installation “WS White Snow” on show in a Los Angeles warehouse in hopes of finding a long-term custodian
Prepare For BravinLee Editions Artist Rugs and Willie Cole
Helen Pashgian, a Pioneer of California’s Light and Space Movement, Continues to Produce Work that Astounds
BRAVO MOHN!
Jarl and Pamela Mohn Gift 260 Works to 3 Museums, Joint Ownership by the Hammer, LACMA, and MOCA
Rainey Knudson: The Fascinating Benjamin Franklin Miniature at MFAH and a Life Well-Lived
Inside Brooklyn’s Very Own Immersive “Clown Cult”; Bi-monthly variety show gathers both newcomers and veterans of the craft to help participants discover “the power in cringe”
The Year Brancusi Spent Walking From Bucharest to Paris; “My life,” Brancusi once said, “has been a succession of marvelous events.”
‘It’s a Profound Legacy’: Wendy Red Star on Carrying the Mantle of Her Ancestors; Wendy Red Star opened her most recent exhibition "Bíikkua" at Roberts Projects in Los Angeles earlier this summer
Wendy Red Star's Stunning Summer Display in "Bíikkua (The Hide Scraper)"
Olafur Eliasson’s Show in Istanbul Questions Our Perception of Environments; "Your unexpected encounter" bridges the gap between art, science and activism, fostering a holistic understanding of the climate crisis
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