News
For $9.5M, Rothko's Former Home and Studio Could Be Yours
The artist created his series of paintings for the renowned Rothko Chapel in the Upper East Side property.
Mark Rothko
News
Child Damages Multimillion-Dollar Rothko Painting at Dutch Museum
The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam is seeking conservation expertise after a child scratched the surface of “Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8” (1960).
News
Rothko Chapel Paintings Damaged by Hurricane Beryl
The Houston space will remain closed indefinitely until conservation needs are addressed.
Comics
Mark Rothko’s Emotional Self-Portraits
An exhibition at Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris shows a lesser-known side of the American artist.
Art
The Dark Clouds Closing In on Mark Rothko
A retrospective exhibition in Paris holds so much beauty that visitors may miss how the artist, exhausted, painted himself into a corner.
In Brief
Rothko Chapel Will Reopen in June
The Houston chapel, which features 14 works by painter Mark Rothko, has been closed since March of last year for renovations and to expand its campus.
In Brief
A Hollywood Executive Sues Dealer for $10M Over Alleged Mark Rothko Forgery
Ron Meyer bought the work for $900,000 in 2001 from Susan Seidel. It hung in his home for nearly two decades, when he began to suspect the work was a fake.
Art
Excavating Mark Rothko’s Theatrical Foundations
The paintings Rothko made before 1948 are considered minor, but an exhibition in Vienna claims that they are essential to understanding the artist’s mature works.
Art
The Horrors and Delights of the Surrealist Subconscious
Two exhibitions at the Baltimore Museum of Art revel in the unique strangeness of one’s mind.
Books
Can This System Hold the “Keys” to Modern Art?
Simon Morley's new book presents a seven-tiered analytical framework that aims to make even the most inscrutable works of modern art accessible.
Art
The Met’s Wrong Turn on Revisionism
When an exhibition is as puzzling as this one, it’s useful to step aside and reflect.
Art
Paintings that Praise the Paradises of Bohemia
Thomas Trosch's paintings at Fredericks & Freiser Gallery recall idyllic settings from movie musicals.