On MoMA’s collection rehang, CAPTC, Mary Beth Edelson, Vikky Alexander, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Graham Anderson, Jason Loebs, Raymond Pettibon, A. K. Burns, and more Read More
Over the past two years, the commercial art world in New York has undergone profound changes, with numerous galleries relocating and others closing. Tonight, word came of undoubtedly the biggest shift yet, with dealer Andrea Rosen, a 27-year stalwart of … Read More
Bentonville, Arkansas’s Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced today that it has acquired Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s “Untitled” (L.A.), 1991, which sold last week at Christie’s postwar and contemporary evening sale for $7,669,000, a record for the late artist.The piece involves an ideal … Read More
Museums are fond of publishing tomes that celebrate their illustrious histories. These days, galleries are getting in on the game. But New York dealer Andrea Rosen’s decision to publish, this month, a boxed set of 26 books celebrating her gallery’s … Read More
Scholars and artists are trying to reclaim Kahlo’s art from the cult of personality that has surrounded her since her death. A new exhibition at the MCA in Chicago aims to put the emphasis back on her painting by placing it in the context of work being made today Read More
Despite an overall reluctance among contemporary artists to deal with issues of the heart, more than a few tell great stories of romance and heartbreak Read More
Now that the days of glitz and glamour in the art market are over, how will creativity be affected? Some artists, curators, museum directors, and dealers predict a new seriousness. Others warn against bohemian fantasy. But all agree the conversation has changed. Read More
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