Typically a stronghold of painting, the NADA Miami Beach fair is awash in clay sculpture this year.
December 1, 2016
Egyptian Writer Convicted of “Violating Public Modesty” Faces Final Appeal
Ahmed Naji is currently serving a two-year prison sentence, after a man claimed the author’s words made him sick.
At Standing Rock, Two Artists Help Women Confront the Trauma of Sexual Violence
Native American women have the highest rates of sexual violence in the United States and two Native American artists are tackling the issue at the Oceti Sakowin Camp in North Dakota.
The Vitality of Everyday Things in Fairfield Porter’s Paintings
Porter’s paint handling was gestural but exacting, never fancy, and always attending to the experience of looking.
Electrifying Photographs of an Old German Guesthouse
For years, photographer Andrea Grützner was fascinated by a massive guesthouse in a German village. In 2014, she entered the house with her camera, photographing its well-tread rooms.
The Unsettling Implications of the American Institute of Architects’ Memo Supporting Trump
After the CEO of the American Institute of Architects stated the organization promised to work with Donald Trump, many architects — both AIA members and not — were pissed.
A Saudi Artist Hoists Flags at Standing Rock to Bring Attention to the Environmental Crisis
One Saudi artist sees parallels between the battle to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline and the impact of oil in his own country.
A Dreamlike Distortion of Turkish Patriarchal Society
In Lara Ögel’s work, structures of power appear encoded in unexpected ways and emerge from the most commonplace situations.
The First Photographs of Snowflakes
In 1885, Wilson Bentley, a farmer in Vermont, became the first known person to photograph a snowflake. He would document 5,000 of them in his lifetime.
SVA’s MA Curatorial Practice Program Now Accepting Applications
Past and current faculty and speakers include Adam Weinberg, Tania Bruguera, Maria Lind, Shirin Neshat, Hou Hanru, Joan Jonas, Terry Smith, Gabi Ngcobo, José Roca, Pablo Helguera, Glenn Ligon, and many others.
Edward and Nancy Kienholz’s Angry, Seductive View of US History
Edward and Nancy Kienholz’s most harrowing pieces are also the ones that are the most fanatical and one-dimensional in their rage.