Interview
Hans Haacke on "Gift Horse," Gulf Labor, and Artist Resale Royalties
Early last March, London’s Conservative mayor Boris Johnson unveiled Hans Haacke’s “Gift Horse,” the tenth commission installed on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth.
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The Luminous Plastic of an Underappreciated Light and Space Artist
To create translucent sculptures in the colossal proportions he desired, De Wain Valentine needed a new type of plastic.
Art
Picking Apart Outmoded Museum Practices
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — How do we combat colonialism and the troubled history of ethnographies?
Art
The Lifeless Eyes of Laurie Simmons’s Human Dolls
From her early photographs of dolls acting like humans, to more recent explorations of humans who resemble dolls, artist Laurie Simmons has spent her career blurring the boundaries between reality and fantasy.
In Brief
Will Christians Crash Satanic Statue Unveiling in Detroit?
Last month, Oklahoma's Supreme Court ruled that officials must remove a nearly six-foot-tall statue of the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the state's capitol, thwarting the Satanic Temple's plans to install its own statue of Baphomet to challenge government endorsement of religious symbols.
Art
The Meaning of the Ring, from Memento Mori to Marriage
Rings are one of the most personal and oldest human adornments, evolving in complexity with metalwork techniques and the gemstone trade.
Books
Borrowing Books from Sculptural Micro-Libraries
With the rise of e-books challenging public interest in printed matter, some community libraries have scaled down their collections while others are championing physical tomes through unexpected creative endeavors.
Art
Joan Jonas as Interpreter, Guide, and Ghost at the Venice Biennale
VENICE — For more than five decades, performance has formed the center of Joan Jonas’s illuminating artistic career.
News
Oldest Fragment of Koran Found in UK Library
A 1,370-year-old section of the Koran possibly dating back to the life of Mohammed has been discovered in central England.
Art
Personal Data Surveillance as Modern Portraiture
The constant data collection on our lives, from iPhone usage to subway card swipes, transforms through Laurie Frick's art into portraiture.
Art
The Artist Who Turns Glass Shards and IV Drips into Instruments
For decades, Lucas Abela played turntables hooked up to all sorts of objects, from swords to meat skewers to amplified trampolines. Since 2003, however, the Australian experimental sound artist's instrument of choice has been a large shard of glass.
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Yasuo Kuniyoshi Retrospective Places the Painter at the Center of Modern Art in the US
WASHINGTON, DC — In 1948, Yasuo Kuniyoshi was the first living artist to receive a retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art and that was the last time his career was thoroughly explored before this year's exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.