Waves of Light
From bulbs to neon and fluorescent tubing to LEDs and other electronic creations, artists are using light—as material and subject—to comment on everything from advertising to spirituality. Read More
View ArticleA Gambler with Guts
A new book recounts how Ernst Beyeler became one of the world’s most powerful modern-art dealers Read More
View ArticleCross Current: Byzantine Connections at the Menil
Crucifixions and reflections from then and now in a show linking present and past Read More
View ArticleResurrecting Chagall’s Jewish Jesus
Marc Chagall’s Crucifixions are in a startling Jewish Museum show that overturns popular notions of his work Read More
View ArticleReading into Tracey Emin’s Baby Blanket
A collaboration between Sarah Lucas and Tracey Emin reflects feelings about comfort and Rothko Read More
View ArticleVeritas! After Six Years, Harvard Art Museums’ Renzo Piano Home Is Nearly...
Curators at the Harvard Art Museums are spending the summer installing works in the new Renzo Piano-designed building, which has significantly boosted the university’s ability to display its...
View ArticleMorning Links: Breakdancing Edition
“Louvre director plans its grand revamp.” [The Art Newspaper]In an impressive reporting performance, Katya Kazakina at Bloomberg explains why three paintings owned by Rachel “Bunny” Mellon won’t appear...
View ArticleSchlumberger Collection Could Fetch $85 M. At Auction
On Monday, Sotheby’s announced that a block of modern and contemporary art from the personal collection of Pierre and Sao Schlumberger is expected to sell for upwards of $85 million when it goes to...
View ArticleMorning Links: Norman Rockwell Edition
Scott Reyburn on the “bubble that never really bursts.” [The New York Times]The Pompidou in Paris will open pop-up locations across France. [The Art Newspaper]“One of the most unusual auctions of a...
View ArticleBeyond the Infinite: Robert Rosenblum on the Sublime in Contemporary Art, in...
In the February 1961 issue of ARTnews Robert Rosenblum tackled the tradition of the sublime, looking at art that instills feelings of fear and awe in viewers, overwhelming the senses. First theorized...
View ArticleFirst He Takes Manhattan: Sean Scully Prepares for Global Domination with...
My life is like some sort of fairy story sometimes,” Sean Scully said, sitting in a paint-covered chair in his Chelsea studio. “I can’t really believe it.” He was in a buoyant mood, showing photos on...
View ArticleThe Obamas Bring More Modern and Contemporary Art into the White House
Every U.S. president’s political vision comes with an artistic one, as well. As the New York Times reports, Barack Obama has broadened the scope of the White House’s art collection, replacing stuffy...
View ArticleThe Big Fake: Behind the Scenes of Knoedler Gallery’s Downfall
Domenico and Eleanore De Sole live most of the year in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Domenico is originally from Calabria, and he grew up in a military family, moving all around Italy. He got a law...
View ArticlePortland Art Museum Announces Expansion and 20-Year Art Lending Partnership...
The Portland Art Museum announced today that it will expand, connecting the museum’s two freestanding buildings, and that it will begin a 20-year art lending partnership with Mark Rothko’s children,...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: Mark Rothko’s 1957 Letter to the Editor About Being Called...
With a show of Mark Rothko’s dark paintings now on view at the Pace gallery in New York, we turn back to the December 1957 issue of ARTnews, in which the artist wrote a letter to the editor,...
View ArticleStill and All: Mark Rothko’s Deeply Nuanced Canvases are Encased in...
November 4, 2016–January 7, 2017, at Pace, New York Read More
View Article‘I Was Really Unthinking Before’: Yoshitomo Nara on His Recent Work and His...
The cartoonish children and animals featured in Yoshitomo Nara’s drawings, paintings, and sculptures enjoy widespread appeal because of their very adult bad attitudes. Whether the characters wield...
View ArticleOn National Pie Day, Let Us Rejoice in the Recipe for Mark Rothko’s Favorite...
“My father, who was otherwise known for eating almost anything with considerable gusto, apparently detested cake," the artist's son said. Read More The post On National Pie Day, Let Us Rejoice in the...
View ArticleMark Rothko Painting from François and Susan de Menil Collection Will Hit the...
Four Joseph Cornell works will also be offered for sale by the auction house in New York in November. Read More The post Mark Rothko Painting from François and Susan de Menil Collection Will Hit the...
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