Art
Stanley Whitney is in his mid-sixties. By his own account, he struggled in the studio from the early 70s to the late 80s, “just trying to make work.” The issue was to make something that was his, rather than to make something that was the right or approved of thing to do. Although it is seldom discu
Books
In July 2004, The New York Times Magazine signaled the advent of the “literary” comic book and described how a significant group of cartoonists — including Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes, Seth and Marjane Satrapi — had popularized these “comics with a brain.”
Art
Before writing about Sylvia Plimack Mangold’s shift from interiors to landscapes, I think it is useful to once again consider the floor paintings, which she worked on for about a decade, beginning in 1967. It is in these paintings that the artist defines an approach to subject matter from which she
Art
Where political repression is not at issue, is it beside the point to talk about artistic freedom?
News
We all experience creative ruts but how do we get out of them?
News
LOS ANGELES — I first noticed a few pictures of a curious performance piece on Sina Weibo and then Ai Weiwei also posted about it on his Twitter account. Since March 24, He Yunchang, also known as A Chang, has been sleeping outside in the Beijing artist village of Caochangdi (whose name literally me
Opinion
CHICAGO — At a time when charitable giving to Chicago cultural institutions is either flat or declining, the Museum of Contemporary Art announced on Wednesday that it has received a gift of $10 million from benefactors Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson.
Opinion
It's not right that you should have so many people willing to work for free and so many more people willing to take advantage of them.
Opinion
LOS ANGELES — Henry David Thoreau said it best, "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." Little did he realize he was predicting the advent of social media. Screenshots of Despair, a new tumblelog, taps into these moments of despair.
Interview
Artist Jesus Benavente has launched "Oh Hey. Whats Going On?" (2012) as an online ad, which is "about wanting to be something greater, but the realities of life preventing it from happening."
Art
LONDON — If you’re looking for respite from the bacchanalian bustle of the Big Smoke at 20 degrees or just looking to punctuate those protracted bouts of sun-worshipping, don’t miss the following.
News
Yesterday, federal agents in New York moved to seize a thousand-year-old statue from Sotheby’s that a civil complaints is alleging was stolen from a Cambodian temple.