Announcement
Gowanus Open Studios Returns This Weekend, October 16–18
The 19th annual edition of Gowanus Open Studios takes place this weekend, October 16 to 18, 2015.
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Art
Finding Our Way Amid the Modern Fatalism of Circuit Boards
Elias Sime’s installations at James Cohan Gallery are visually impressive, but more than that, they are brilliant in their capacity to accomplish several things at once.
Art
Sussing Out Subtlety at the Frieze Art Fairs in London
LONDON — Last year was my first Frieze London fair, and I was baffled that it could seem so desultory, given that it was chock-a-block with pointlessly novel artworks.
Art
The Sociality of Sketching Nudes
This past Wednesday, October 7, Art in Flux Harlem staged its first “Sip and Sketch” in central Harlem — a social event convened around nude figure drawing.
Art
In the Bronx, a Photo League Captures the People and Places Threatened by Rezoning
Jerome Avenue Workers Project, an exhibition featuring work by photographers from the Bronx Photo League (a project of the Bronx Documentary Center), sees gentrification through a personal lens.
Art
The 16th-Century Fossil Book that First Depicted the Pencil
The first book to illustrate a pencil was published in the 16th century, and its author was more interested in the properties of the lead than the implement itself.
Art
In Japanese Sculptor’s US Solo Debut, a Phantasmagoria of Color and Motion
Entering the world of Tokyo-based Japanese sculptor Teppei Kaneuji is like walking into a funky workshop gone awry.
Art
Connecting the Lines Between Gego and Sarah Sze
Gego and Sarah Sze both studied architecture and chose visual art.
News
Allegedly Fake Joan Mirós Trigger Trials in Turkey
On November 20, 2013, an exhibition titled Miró in Istanbul opened at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University’s Tophane-i Amire Culture and Arts Center, but its two-month run was cut short when the objects on view were denounced as fake and it closed on December 20.
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1930s Slave Murals in Alabama Could Be Removed After Petition Gains Steam
Imagine walking into a courthouse for jury duty and finding yourself surrounded by scenes depicting your enslaved ancestors. That’s what many black people in Jefferson County, Alabama, have been experiencing for the past eight decades.
In Brief
Christopher Columbus Statue Gets an Axe to the Face
Someone in Detroit celebrated Columbus Day this year by taping an ax to a bust commemorating the explorer, splashing on some red paint for full dramatic effect.
News
Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: Elizabeth Hurley sets off alarms at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Florida man's giant chair sculpture angers neighbors, and Egyptian museum project under investigation for embezzlement.