Art

Learning from Vito Acconci, a Relentlessly Curious Teacher

In the Brooklyn College Art Department, where he taught for years, the late artist’s assignments and approaches are legendary.

In Brief

Suspicious Sunglasses-Wearing Saboteur Slashes Christopher Wool Canvas

Police are on the hunt for the man who walked into Aspen's Opera Gallery and cut a $3 million painting by Christopher Wool.

Art

A 1,900-Pound Sculpture Pushed Through the Streets of Omaha, in Tribute to Its LGBTQ History

The solemn, four-hour procession closed out an exhibition by Cassils at the Bemis Center.

News

Jersey City Residents Decry Offensive Murals Commissioned by the City [UPDATED]

A new petition demands a proper vetting process for murals and claims a number of them have failed to properly engage with the local history and community.

Art

Serenity and a Few Surprises at the TEFAF New York Spring Fair

There's something confident about this old-school European fair — the exhibitors let the game come to them.

Art

Strong Solo Booths, Leo Lookalikes, and Plenty of Trends at Frieze New York

From an increasingly diversified roster of galleries to a surprising slew of rock art, the mega-fair is impressively eclectic this year.

Art

Existential Musings from Nashville’s New Hybrid Museum Hotel

At 21c, where does the art end and the hotel begin?

Film

Louise Lawler Screens a Movie with No Images

Louise Lawler's A Movie Will Be Shown Without the Picture, which recently "screened" at the Museum of Modern Art, a film is played in a cinema with only its soundtrack.

Art

In a Fight for the Soul of Milan, Artist-Occupiers Face Off Against Developers and City Council

For the past five years, the group Macao has run a thriving, radical arts center out of a former slaughterhouse in Milan. Now the city council wants to evict them.

News

Art Movements

This week in art news: French cultural groups rallied against Marine Le Pen, Delhi’s Hall of Nations was demolished, and an art dealer left a Lucio Fontana painting in the back of a cab.

News

Reveal the Bright Side of the Moon with a Heat-Activated Solar Eclipse Stamp

The USPS is releasing a stamp to commemorate the coming solar eclipse. It manifests a luminous moon at the touch of a finger.

Art

Following the Threads that Connect Clothing to Religious Persecution in Southeast Asia

The real subject of Displaced is the arbitrary means by which Muslims of Thailand and Myanmar are subjected to abhorrent violence.