Interview
Dore Ashton’s career as a writer, teacher, lecturer, journalist, and curator spans over six decades, and as you can imagine she has a lot to say.
Art
The doctor has a very specific prescription for you this week: openings! And don't worry — she's got a little something for you romantics, too.
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Opinion
Ah, the simplicity of it all. A simple tumblelog post has evolved into a Twitter meme simply named #emojiarthistory.
Opinion
Everything sounds worse taken out of context, but a new video released by New York art activist group W.A.G.E. (Working Artists and the Greater Economy) starts with a pretty damning quote from Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, the curator of art mega-exhibition Documenta (also known annoyingly as dOCUMENT
News
Today, in bizarre art news: a San Francisco gallery nearly went up in flames after an artwork that was purposefully set on fire burned a little too intensely.
Announcement
What did you imagine the future would be like when you were a child? Through their Toyota Dream Car Art Contest [http://engine.nectarads.com/redirect/0/54713/39661/0/00000000000000000000000000000000/0/0/78529/0], Toyota asked kids around the world to think about their daily lives, write a letter to
Interview
Despite his young age, Jacob Kassay is an artist with no shortage of press — last week it was just announced that he will be joining 303 Gallery at their new 24th Street location. After gaining people’s attention with a remarkably high auction price a few years ago at the Phillips de Pury & Co aucti
Opinion
Everyone knows the artist-as-hero myth, but what about the artist as action hero? From what I can tell, that's essentially the premise of a new Starz show coming in April called Da Vinci's Demons.
Community
CHICAGO — The 33rd installment of a series in which artists send in a photo and a description of their workspace.
Comics
Money changes everything?
Opinion
This week, Michelangelo goes to jail, the story behind a famous Vietnam War photo, Richard Arschwager dies, the art market is evil, China's art market has shrunk, and more.
Opinion
With this week's discovery of the bones of King Richard III, Weekend Words takes a break from its usual format to present some favorite lines from one of Shakespeare's most demonic plays.