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Wondering Women: ‘Animating the Archives’ Channeled the Energy of Feminist Activity in L.A. from 1975 to 1991

By Suzanne Muchnic Posted 06/27/17 4:18 pm

May 13–June 3, at Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles Read More

Market News

At Christie’s $190.3 M. Imp-Mod Sale in London, Record-Breaking $45.8 M. Beckmann Goes to Gagosian

By Nate Freeman Posted 06/27/17 4:02 pm

The second week of sales in London kicked off tonight with a £149.4 million ($191.7 million) Impressionist and modern art evening sale, with the house ably finding buyers for all but two of the 32 lots on offer, en route to a … Read More

Pictures at an Exhibition

Beatriz González at Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich

By The Editors of ARTnews Posted 06/27/17 2:23 pm

Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday. Read More

News

MoMA Receives $50 M. Gift From Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to Support Expansion

By Nate Freeman Posted 06/27/17 12:32 pm

The collector and hedge fund titan Steven A. Cohen and his wife, Alexandra Cohen, are the latest big-money contributors to the Museum of Modern Art’s capital campaign for new exhibition space. The institution announced today that the couple’s foundation has given $50 million in … Read More

Market News

TEFAF New York Announces Exhibitors List for 2017 Fall Fair

By Robin Scher Posted 06/27/17 12:19 pm

TEFAF New York announced the 93 dealers who will take part in its second fall edition, which returns to the Park Avenue Armory October 28 through November 1. Ten new exhibitors have been added to the roster of dealers focused on … Read More

News The Talent

Art Gallery of Ontario Adds Four New Curators

By Alex Greenberger Posted 06/27/17 12:00 pm

With a reinstallation of its collection underway, the Art Gallery of Ontario in Canada has added four curators to its staff. Julie Crooks, Alexa Greist, Wanda Nanibush, and Caroline Shields have all been appointed assistant curators.Crooks, Greist, Nanibush, and Shields … Read More

Acquisitions News

High Museum of Art Acquires 58-Foot-Long Kara Walker Silhouette

By Alex Greenberger Posted 06/27/17 11:40 am

The High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, has acquired Kara Walker’s The Jubilant Martyrs of Obsolescence and Ruin (2015), a 58-foot-long cut-paper piece that, like much of the artist’s work, tackles racism and violence throughout American history. It joins … Read More

Morning Links

Morning Links: David Bowie’s Tintoretto Painting Edition

By The Editors of ARTnews Posted 06/27/17 9:00 am

Here’s what we’re reading this morning. Read More

Market

A Recent History of Small and Mid-Size Galleries Closing

By Sarah Douglas Posted 06/27/17 8:36 am

Last fall, Nate Freeman, senior staff writer here at ARTnews, took a close look at the struggle of what he called the “middle-class gallery.” And just this past weekend, the New York Times reported on the same subject; the article … Read More

2017 Skulptur Projekte Münster Artists

Constant Displacement: Pierre Huyghe on His Work at Skulptur Projekte Münster

By Andrew Russeth Posted 06/26/17 4:28 pm

About three years ago, discussing what he planned next for his practice, Pierre Huyghe told me that he was on the hunt for a place “to grow the work to the condition I want it to grow,” perhaps a stretch of … Read More

Pictures at an Exhibition

‘Generation Loss’ at Julia Stoschek Collection, Düsseldorf

By The Editors of ARTnews Posted 06/26/17 3:38 pm

Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday.Today’s show: “Generation Loss: 10 Years of the Julia Stoschek Collection” is on view at the Julia Stoschek Collection in Düsseldorf, Germany, through Sunday, June 10, 2018. The group … Read More

Market News

Palais de Tokyo Taps 13 Artists for Satellite Exhibition at Expo Chicago

By Robin Scher Posted 06/26/17 1:15 pm

Palais de Tokyo and Expo Chicago announced today the list of 13 artists who will contribute work to an exhibition that will be held during the sixth edition of this year’s Expo Chicago, taking place September 13–17. The event—held in … Read More

News The Talent

Shortlist for 2017 Jarman Award Announced

By Alex Greenberger Posted 06/26/17 1:06 pm

The Film London Jarman Award announced the shortlist for its 2017 prize today. The six artists vying for the award, which recognizes a United Kingdom–based artist working with film, will now have a chance at winning £10,000 (about $12,700). A … Read More

News

Alexander Gray Associates Now Represents Valeska Soares

By Robin Scher Posted 06/26/17 11:43 am

New York’s Alexander Gray Associates has taken on representation of Valeska Soares, a Brazilian artist known for her pioneering work in the field of installation art. Soares will have a solo show with the gallery in October, which will coincide with a mid-career … Read More