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Art Movements
This week in art news: revisiting William Boyd and David Bowie's art world hoax, Stephen Colbert interviews the Guerrilla Girls, and Larry Gagosian sues the royal family of Qatar over a Picasso sculpture.
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122-Foot Dinosaur Makes Its Colossal Debut at the American Museum of Natural History
A cast of one of the largest dinosaurs to walk the Earth some 100 million years ago is being unveiled this week at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
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In Response to Censorship, Artists Incite Users to Flood Facebook with Nudity
If you've ever experienced the frustration of having your Facebook account disabled after posting a nude work of art, mark January 14 as your new favorite holiday: Facebook Nudity Day.
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Two Nominees for European Art Award Pull Out Over Artist/Collector Feud
Two artists have rejected their nominations for the Vincent Van Gogh Biennial Award for Contemporary Art in Europe, which is billed as "one of the world’s leading contemporary art prizes."
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Gallerist Proposes List of Most Influential People in Bushwick, Sparking Neighborhood Outrage
On January 1, Bushwick gallery Fuchs Projects announced its plans to share a list of the "200 most influential people in Bushwick in 2016" — news met with fierce outcry from members of the community troubled by what many regarded as an exclusive project ignorant of the effects of gentrification.
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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: an art analysis assignment gets a teacher suspended, new reality TV show allegedly glorifies 'grave-robbing,' and Justin Bieber climbs a Mayan ruin and pulls his pants down.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: Joel Goodman's photograph of British New Year's revelers went viral, a representative of Beyoncé denied that the singer is planning to star in a biopic on Saartjie Baartman, and 30 museums in Southern California will offer free admission on January 30.
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Artist Orlan Tries Again to Sue Lady Gaga for Plagiarism
Two years ago, French artist Orlan sued pop star Lady Gaga in French court for plagiarism over the singer's cover art for her 2011 album Born this Way and the eponymous, award-winning music video.
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Ancient Phallus Carving Gets Public Exposure After Two Decades as Garden Ornament
A carving of a phallus in a rock would probably seem like the handiwork of a bored youth today, but such imagery was especially common in ancient Greece and Rome as a symbol of good luck rather than a sexual reference.
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Photographer Sues Artist Richard Prince, Larry Gagosian, and His Gallery
A new lawsuit greets Richard Prince in the new year. Following the appropriation artist's unauthorized use in 2014 of a picture of a Rastafarian smoking, its photographer, Donald Graham, is now suing Prince.
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Famous Painters Did Not Do Their Best Work While Grieving, Study Says
The trope of the tortured artist is a persistent one, dating back at least to Aristotle’s time.
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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: vandals attack Jackie Chan's sculptures in Taiwan, Abe Lincoln's hand goes missing from Illinois museum, and an advertising student claims an agency ripped off his poster design.