In Brief
Takashi Murakami Opens Up About the Pressure of Being a High-Profile Artist
The artist spoke candidly about the emotional, financial, and artistic strain he experiences.
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Art
Artists Remix and Riff Off Oberlin’s Architecture
As part of FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, artists have transformed the Oberlin College campus with sculptural reflections on architecture.
Art
The Alarming Homogeneity of Instagram Travel Photos
Attack of the Instagram clones: by collaging together virtually indistinguishable travel photos from unrelated Instagram accounts, "Insta Repeat" reveals how social media undermines originality.
News
Marina Abramović Assaulted by Man Who Says He Did It for Art’s Sake
Abramović was leaving a book-signing event when her assailant approached with a self-made portrait of the performance artist, suddenly smashing it over her head.
Art
Artist Faith Ringgold Will Discuss Her Six-Decade Career
This Thursday at the Brooklyn Museum, Faith Ringgold speaks about her prolific career from the 1960s to today.
Announcement
John Ashbery: The Construction of Fiction Opens at Pratt Manhattan Gallery
Curated by Antonio Sergio Bessa, the exhibition spans seven decades of work, presenting over 120 collages and archival materials.
Art
As Bogotá Transforms, a Movement Grows to Safeguard the City’s Street Murals
Plans to restore and paint 2,500 houses in Bogotá's historical downtown area of Candelaria are clashing with graffiti artists whose colorful murals have transformed the area and brought tourists to the neighborhood.
Art
Alison Bechdel’s Mission to Make Lesbian Culture Visible Through Comics
A new retrospective charts the graphic novelist's journey from her dysfunctional family's funeral home to being appointed Vermont's Cartoonist Laureate in 2017.
Announcement
The First Major US Exhibition of New York-Based Sculptor B. Wurtz Opens at ICA LA
To celebrate the opening of This Has No Name, ICA LA is hosting an Open House on September 30 with an Art Talk featuring curator Jamillah James in conversation with artist B. Wurtz.
Art
Exquisite Scrolls that Unravel Imaginary Journeys
Anne Gilman's super-sized scrolls feel like hand-drawn maps, perhaps charting a journey through a metaphysical region.
Art
How the New Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Impact the Art World
Under the new tax laws, the wealthiest will have even more incentive to make charitable donations, while the average middle class family will have less.
Books
Documenting the Journeys of Syrian Refugees in Comics
Escaping Wars and Waves culls Olivier Kugler's contributions to Harper's, Le Monde diplomatique, The New Yorker, and more.