Art

Toshio Yoshida Emerges from Gutai’s Grasp

Even for viewers familiar with the diversity of art forms cooked up by the Gutai artists and the attitudes that informed them, much of what is on display in this Yoshida show may come as a surprise.

Art

Patricia Satterlee’s Painterly Silence

Satterlee’s paintings, having eluded the categorical distributions of abstract art, are ultimately couched in their own terms, a syntax that can feel a step outside the precincts of language.

Art

From a 16th-Century Book to a Robot-Assisted Performance, Artists Explore the Legend of the Golem

More than 100 golem-inspired artworks are on display at Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme in Paris.

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.