Profiles

Serious Fun

By Posted 04/26/12

Ernesto Neto’s rich, sensory environments are meant to engage all of the body’s cognitive faculties Read More

Profiles

Brass Menagerie

By Posted 04/24/12

The lighthearted sculptures of François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne—featuring animals such as rhinos, crocodiles, and sheep—bridge the worlds of fine and decorative arts Read More

Photograph of Patrick Jacobs working on Raked Leaves, 2008, a miniature “diorama” viewed through a three-inch window.
Trends

Use Your Illusion

By Posted 04/19/12

Contemporary sculptors are tricking the eye and the mind with uncannily realistic objects Read More

Olson House, 2010. James Welling photographed the Maine house that appears in Andrew Wyeth’s Christina’s World, 1948. COURTESY THE ARTIST AND DAVID ZWIRNER, NEW YORK
Looking at Art

Wyeth Redux

By Posted 04/17/12

James Welling shoots sites in Wyeth’s world. Read More

Paul McCarthy and Damon McCarthy exemplify comic grossness in their multimedia piece Caribbean Pirates, 2005.
Features

When Bad Is Good

By Posted 04/12/12

Artworks that mimic soft porn, showcase embalmed animals, mock the Pope, and otherwise offend propriety are filling auctions, museums, and galleries. Is there anything left to be upset about? Read More

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Dance at Bougival, 1883, oil on canvas, 715⁄8" x 385⁄8".
Reviews

Seduction is Afoot

By Posted 04/10/12

‘Renoir, Impressionism, and Full-Length Painting’ at the Frick Collection Read More

News

‘The Last of a Kind’

By Posted 04/05/12

Painter Antoni Tàpies, descendant of Picasso and Miró, did not leave an heir apparent Read More

William D. Cohan. FRANK E. SCHRAMM III
News

ARTnews Wins Silurians 2012 Award

By Posted 04/04/12

Prize for “Excellence in Journalism” Read More

Children in Olive Branch, Mississippi, learn to make baskets in a workshop led by a DeSoto Arts Council artist as part of DeSoto County’s Art for Autism program.
Trends

A Welcoming Oasis

By Posted 04/02/12

More and more museums are working with educators, trainers, guards, and specialized docents to create programs for autistic children and their families Read More