Opinion
The cultural push towards artifacts with obvious, immediate utility is symptomatic of a culture that fails to place sufficient value on humanistic or artistic pursuits, many of which don’t have tangible or quantifiable benefits.
Books
For a few years in the 19th century, books bound in covers glistening with mother-of-pearl were a gift-giving sensation.
News
This evening the Brooklyn Museum revealed that Anne Pasternak will succeed Arnold Lehman as the institution's director.
In Brief
Not all surveys of public opinion about visual art are equal.
Art
LOS ANGELES — This week, there's the 25th anniversary of a drag doc, shoe designer Chris Francis sets up shop in the Craft & Folk Art Museum, the Hammer hosts a talk on black conceptualism, and more.
News
On this week’s art crime blotter: vandals attack Lego superhero statue, New York cops blast police brutality artwork, Cuban paintings stolen in Miami heist.
Art
For the last several years now, as the credits roll at the end of her films, artist Hito Steyerl’s name, rather than appearing alongside the typical “Written and Directed by,” is listed with roles (or non-roles) considerably more blurred and expressionistic.
Art
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. — Borders are a slippery concept, one that seems to exist only in theory most of the time, but occasionally manifests in reality dramatically.
Announcement
This fall the seventh annual ArtPrize competition will be awarding a total of $500,000 including two top prizes of $200,000 each, one decided by public vote, the other decided by a panel of three jurors.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6MzkzMiwiYXQiOjIwLCJidCI6MCwiY20iOjI0Njg1OSwiY2giOjE5MzAsIm
Art
In thousands of recently digitized glass plate negatives, the natural and landscaped grandeur of gardens past is revealed in freshly sharp detail.
Art
Where are the indigenous stories, communities, and artists within “American” contemporary art?
Art
The weather is heating up in NYC, and so are the art events. This week, visit shows devoted to "neo-craftivism" and geometric abstraction, imagine the city's unrealized urban plans — or just kick back with cat videos.