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Center Devoted to Artist Ed Paschke Coming to Chicago
A new center devoted to the late artist Ed Paschke will open later this month in Chicago, to coincide with what have been the artist's 75th birthday.
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Ai Weiwei Posts Curator Transcripts After Censorship Row
Ai Weiwei released three transcripts today related to his recent withdrawal from an exhibition at Beijing's Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA).
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Professors Weigh in on Academic Freedom in the Emirates
A former professor at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi has argued that claims of academic freedom in the country are "essentially worthless" in an article for the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Art Movements
Shooting at the Brussels Jewish Museum, death of Massimo Vignelli, 90% of Glasgow School saved, and more from the week in art news.
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Much Ado About Marina Abramović's "Nothing"
An upcoming Marina Abramović show about "nothing" at London's Serpentine Gallery has found several prominent art historians and critics at odds with the artist and Serpentine curator Hans-Ulrich Obrist.
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Yams Collective Screens Whitney Biennial Video in Brooklyn
The 38-member collective of artists that withdrew from the Whitney Biennial two weeks ago, known as the Yams Collective or HOWDOYOUSAYYAMINAFRICAN?, is screening its pulled contribution along with other material in an alternative Brooklyn space tonight and tomorrow.
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A Forgotten History of Angkor Wat Revealed in its Vandalism
A history of vandalism in one of the world's most famous monuments has been analyzed, revealing long-lost art. In a paper published this week in the quarterly review Antiquity, researchers used imaging technology to uncover the hidden paintings of Angkor Wat.
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Alumni and Students File Suit Against Cooper Union Over "Mismanaged" Endowment
Five alumni and admitted students have filed suit against Cooper Union's board of trustees, alleging that their behavior leading up to the historic end of free tuition violated duties prescribed by the school's charter, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Utopia, Branded: Hotel Chelsea Becomes a Chain
You might say it was bound to happen. And perhaps it was. But now it has happened: the legendary Hotel Chelsea has become a brand. Capitalism spares none.
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East Harlem Subsidized Artist Housing Opens for Applications
A former public school on 99th Street in Harlem redeveloped into artist housing under the auspices of El Barrio's Operation Fight Back has recently begun accepting tenant applications.
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Oldest San Francisco Arts Nonprofit Suspends Curatorial Programs
SAN FRANCISCO — Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco’s oldest alternative arts space, has suspended curatorial programs and halved its staff, KQED reported last week.
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Victoria & Albert Museum Devotes Gallery to Buzzy Objects
For better or for worse, museums tend to be behind the times, arbitrating culture from some kind of temporal remove. The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is attempting to minimize that gap with a newly announced initiative called Rapid Response Collecting.