Art
JR's Photoshop Trompe l’Oeil at the Louvre
PARIS — We have long loved our illusions.
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Art
The 9th Berlin Biennale: A Vast Obsolescent Pageant of Irrelevance
BERLIN — BB9 is so vacuous, ideologically apathetic, ahistorical, sarcastic, and dehumanizing, it’s a wonder it hasn’t been blacklisted solely on account of its conformity to commodity fetishism.
Art
The Hazy Chronicles of a CIA-backed Coup
Historical exhibitions tend to consistently draw large audiences — the curious, scholars, or just those who like a cracking good story.
Art
A Digital Reboot of Félix González-Torres's Memorial to Victims of Gun Violence
Artworld polymath Greg Allen has made an odd, ritualistic, perhaps metaphorical memorial.
News
Guggenheim and British Museum Refuse to Work with Human Rights Groups on Abu Dhabi Projects
Many reports have emerged of harsh labor conditions during the construction of museums on Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island, but the cultural institutions involved are showing no interest in discussing these violations with leading human rights groups.
Art
Death and Death and Death by Warhol
Venus Over Manhattan is sparely hung, dimly lit, and cavernous. The mood is somber, appropriate to 1% big money ventures and for contemplating 18 versions of Andy Warhol’s sinister “Little Electric Chair” (1964) canvases.
Art
Hints of the Real World in Art Basel’s Elitist Bubble
BASEL, Switzerland — How many works by Alexander Calder are out there?
Opinion
Brexit Could Close the Door to Opportunities for Artists
LONDON — Much of the Brexit debate has focused on questions of economy, immigration, and security, which will be most impacted by the decision. But little has been said of the arts — one of the most multicultural industries in Britain today.
Interview
Christopher K. Ho on Confucianism, White Privilege, and Art Dads
In 2012, New York-based artist and curator Christopher K. Ho wrote the essay “The Clinton Crew: Privileged White Art,” describing the aesthetic sensibility and political shortcomings of Brooklyn-based artists who grew up in the United States during the 1990s.
News
Only Student Left in USC Roski's MFA Program Drops Out
LOS ANGELES — It’s been a year since the entire incoming MFA class at USC’s Roski School of Art decided to drop out en masse, leaving the program with only one student this year, HaeAhn Kwon. In an open letter to Provost Michael Quick, Kwon announced today that she too would be leaving the program,
Art
Wolfgang Tillmans Focuses on Borders and Brexit in London
LONDON — Like many other Europeans living in the UK, I am not eligible to vote in Thursday's referendum that will decide whether Britain should leave or remain in the European Union.
In Brief
Archaeologists Discover Medieval Cities Hidden Beneath Cambodian Jungle
With the help of lasers fired at the ground from helicopters, archaeologists have revealed medieval cities hidden beneath dense jungle near the ancient temple city of Angkor Wat.