Art
Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova Placed on Russian “Wanted” List
Tolokonnikova has long been a thorn in the side of Vladimir Putin's regime.
Jeffrey Deitch
News
Artist and Bird Rehabilitator Protests “Animal Cruelty” at LA Gallery
The opening of Ariana Papademetropolous’s solo exhibition included the release of domestic doves into the city, where they are susceptible to predators and malnourishment.
Interview
Feminist Icon Judy Chicago on Resisting the Cycle of Erasure
With three new solo shows opening this fall, Chicago doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon.
Art
The Value of Art Criticism
What does it mean when art critics aren't invited to participate?
Books
Artists Are Not Kale: A Gallery Management Guide’s Many Failures
The it-book of summer, we were told, was Management of Art Galleries by the self-proclaimed “art market expert, serial entrepreneur, and bestselling author” Magnus Resch.
Opinion
Art Basel Miami Beach Foibles: Deitch Says "Hi, Kanye" to Diddy
MIAMI BEACH — Why were Jeffrey Deitch and Sean “Diddy” Combs chatting in an Art Basel Miami Beach booth about Kanye? This is funny …
Opinion
No Trespassing: The Art Museum You May Never See
Into the dead zone between the sputtering-out of summer shows and the ignition of the new season comes the story of Maurice and Paul Marciano, co-founders of the stonewashed blue jeans empire Guess, and the private art museum they are founding in Los Angeles. It is a private museum not only because
Opinion
James Franco Is Real Sad About Jeffrey Deitch and Mad at LA
James Franco is having a tough time right now. His Indiegogo fundraiser for Palo Alto Stories doesn't look like it will reach its goal, but the actor/artist/fundraiser/heart throb is also upset that former Museum of Contemporary Art director Jeffrey Deitch is leaving the institution and perhaps LA.
News
Could Two Major LA Museums Be Merging?
Two of the biggest art museums in California may soon become one. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has made a proposal to acquire the Museum of Contemporary Art, a smaller institution that has lately been unstable with mounting budget problems and controversy
Opinion
Is Deitch's Time at MOCA Running Out?
After a shaky few months in which the gallerist-turned-museum director has faced mounting criticism and opposition for his questionable tactics running the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Jeffrey Deitch may be on his way out.
Opinion
The Failures (and Some Successes) of Jeffrey Deitch in LA
The insular art world likes its public follies almost as much as Hollywood. We're constantly looking for the latest slip-up, the misspoken press statement or flubbed exhibition. That's why the trials and travails of Jeffrey Deitch as the director of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art have be
News
LA MOCA to Deitch: “No, You Can’t Do Everything”
In a fairly abrupt turnaround, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art announced yesterday that it will hire a new chief curator, after the controversial resignation at the end of June of Paul Schimmel, who held the chief curator position for 22 years. Originally, MOCA had announced that it would