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Much has been said about the 2024 Whitney Biennial, but even its detractors have to admit that it presents a good cross-section of the ideas and vibes...
Photography! Sure, it’s fun to tap upon it as it streams past our hypnotized eyes for hours on end, but also fun to collect as art. This week marks...
The other day a colleague and I attended a screening of Classe Tous Risques at Film Forum, and at one point in the 1960 French noir, a character...
This year’s Whitney Biennial is controversial but, frankly, I’m getting a little tired of typing those words every two years. The 2024 Whitney...
When I pitched my editor on sending me to EXPO CHICAGO I tried to hype it up for her by calling it “the fifth most important art fair in America.”...
Yesterday marked the opening of the eleventh iteration of EXPO CHICAGO, one of America’s leading art fairs and perhaps the biggest event on the...
This column is explicitly not about New York, but if you happen to be in New York please run, don’t walk, to see Delcy Morelos’s incredible...
Working in the art world has many perks. The parties are great, and the people all understand your jokes about Cy Twombly. But it’s not so easy to...
A 2013 essay by Hilary Mantel in the London Review of Books averred that it is every Briton’s right to speculate about the mysteries surrounding the...
In a time when the popularity of Taylor Swift is suspected by some to be a “psy-op,” it’s important to remember that Abstract Expressionism...
Dr. Namhee Park was recently named the new director of the Nam June Paik Art Center, the Yongin, South Korea institution tasked with protecting the...
William T. Vollmann’s World War II epic Europe Central centers around several real-life historical figures, each of whom speaks to the unique nature...
A few months ago the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) named Kevin Tervala as the institution’s new Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Chief Curator, a role...
The term “water-colours” appears in Shakespeare, but the medium came into its own with their wide manufacture in the 1800s, when they were perfect...
This week marks the opening of TEFAF Maastricht, the flagship high-end spring art fair that caters to collectors of both art and historical objects of...
It’s that time of year when everyone in the art world is buying their plane tickets for Venice for the Biennale Arte, where each participating...
Recently I attended a talk given by an artist and a film professor about the history and influence of Black cinema, a nebulous term that was among the...
Earlier this month, art economist Magnus Resch debuted his latest book: “How to Collect Art,” from Phaidon Press. Too much in the art world is...
This month marks the last full one for the Frick Madison, the can’t-miss experiment from the 88-year-old institution that brought fantastic works...
Paper is an amazing piece of technology, the impact of its popularization can be felt on a trip to the Morgan Library—or any library. Without paper,...
A few weeks ago, Theaster Gates opened “Hold Me, Hold Me, Hold Me,” his first show with White Cube’s newly opened New York City outpost. Though...
Some thirteen years ago, for this very publication, I had the pleasure of watching the recently deceased William Pope.L direct a performance piece at...
Not long ago, artist Mary Weatherford opened a show of new paintings at Gagosian 980 Madison, “Sea and Space,” which probes the depths of these...
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside of New York City—a place we know and love that...
Last month, it was announced that Amy Hau would serve as the next director of the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, colloquially known as...
Last month, it was announced that Amy Hau would serve as the next director of the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, colloquially known as...
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside of New York City—a place we know and love that...
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside of New York City—a place we know and love that...
In March, Robert Leckie will become the new director of the influential London institution Gasworks, known for cutting-edge shows and an important...
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside of New York City—a place we know and love that...
Tomorrow, Los Angeles dealer Anat Ebgi will open her third space—her first outside her own city, right here in New York. Like most new galleries in...
Personal branding is a major focus in the “Art of Enterprise: Israhel van Meckenem’s 15th-Century Print Workshop,” recently opened exhibition at...
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside of New York City—a place we know and love that...
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside of New York City—a place we know and love that...
A few weeks ago, ArtReview dropped its Power 100, the annual ranking closely watched by the denizens of the art world, if only so they can Apple F...
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside of New York City—a place we know and love that...
This year’s Art Basel Miami Beach offered plenty of parties and “inspiration” but what about the art? Turns out that was pretty good, too. I...
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside of New York City—a place we know and love that...
A few weeks ago, curator, writer and theorist iLiana Fokianaki was named the new director of Kunsthalle Bern, the famous gallery hall known for...
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside New York City—a place we know and love that...
It’s fair to say that White Cube has landed in New York with a splash. The London-based mega-gallery boasts locations in Paris, Hong Kong, West Palm...
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside New York City—a place we know and love that...
The big fall auctions in New York have been closely watched these past few weeks for what they might tell us about the turbulent art market. No less...
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside New York City—a place we know and love that...
Last week was the year’s biggest in the Shanghai art scene, with the opening of the West Bund and Art021 fairs and all their attendant satellite...
The Salon Art Design fair opens at the Park Avenue Armory today (Nov. 10), marking the event’s 12th edition, which boasts fifty exhibitors and...
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside New York City—a place we know and love that...
A few months ago, the gallery Blum & Poe made waves across art media with the announcement that Jeff Poe would “stepping back” from the gallery....
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside New York City—a place we know and love that...
In January, Jovanna Venegas will join the esteemed team at SculptureCenter as its new curator, replacing Sohrab Mohebbi, who has been with the...