DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It might be hard to imagine that only a few decades ago the conventional history of modern art was overwhelmingly Eurocentric, but when I was in college in the 1990s the realms of art history still felt geographically suffocating.
March 27, 2014
The Nomadic Arctic Landmass that Became a New Nation
Back in 2012, a curious landmass journeyed around the coast of England, broken free from the Arctic, where it had long been invisible under a glacier. Nowhereisland, as it was anointed by its discoverer, artist Alex Hartley, became land art on a massive scale.
The Hedge Fund Manager and the Auction House: A Brief Sotheby’s Explainer
In October, we noted activist investor Dan Loeb’s opening salvo in his battle with Sotheby’s: a public letter that sought reforms, sane and otherwise, at the auction house. Within two days of receiving Loeb’s screed, Sotheby’s adopted what is called a “poison pill” provision. Two days ago, Loeb filed a lawsuit against Sotheby’s.
Tallying Art World Inequality, One Gallery at a Time
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about counting. Counting can feel lonely sometimes, like you against the world, so I’m always grateful when I encounter other people doing the same. Like artist Micol Hebron.
An After-Midnight Murder Mystery Takes Place in a Cemetery
How do you get people to see theater in a Bronx cemetery at three in the morning? Don’t tell them where they’re going.
The Mayapple Center in North Stamford, Connecticut, Offers Five-Day Summer Programs in the Arts
The Mayapple Center invites adults in the arts and humanities to enroll in one of their five-day summer programs for the arts taking place from June 23 – August 29th.
Delaware Museum Plans Art Sale to Pay Debt
The Delaware Art Museum will sell at least three, possibly four artworks, to raise money to pay off its debt, the News Journal has reported. The move would violate the rules of both the Association of Art Museum Directors and the American Alliance of Museums, likely bringing sanctions on the Delaware institution.
Code Art at the Intersection of Data, Space, and Time
Lisa Gwillam and Ray Sweeten form the code-art creating duo DataSpaceTime. Engaging in the aesthetics, the politics, and various undersides of contemporary backend technology, their pieces break down digital images, investigate how visual data interacts with other visual data, and look at how new technologies play with old ones.