Lee Krasner and Norman Lewis at Jewish Museum
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A Thing of Beauty: The Jewish Museum Presents the Collections of Cosmetics Entrepreneur Helena Rubinstein
As the curators at the Jewish Museum will tell you, most of today’s beauty and cosmetics companies are owned and run by men—an unusual phenomenon in a culture obsessed with the “empowered” female CEO. The original and most legendary female … Read More
Russ & Daughters Plans Restaurant and Shop at New York’s Jewish Museum
The museum-restaurant competition continues to heat up in New York, with the Jewish Museum revealing today that it has tapped the storied downtown appetizing store Russ & Daughters to open a restaurant and shop in its building early next year. … Read More
Morning Links: Harun Farocki Edition
Film and video artist Harun Farocki has died at the age of 70. [Artnet] Artist Devin Leonardi has died at 33. [Artforum] The benefactors of Lucien Freud’s $161 million fortune—presumably his many, many children—will remain secret. [The Daily Telegraph via … Read More
The Artistic Influences that Made Artists Artists
Hank Willis Thomas, Pat Steir, Deborah Kass, and others reflect on their early encounters with art and the childhood experiences that shape their work Read More
Painter Brings New Meaning to the Word ‘Blah’
Mel Bochner, former Jewish Museum guard, returns in triumph with a survey of his word-based art Read More
12 Trends Defining This Season’s Art-Museum Shows
Where to find the major retrospectives, provocative theme shows, and dazzling art-selfie destinations of the spring 2014 season Read More
Art Basel Miami Beach as Told Through Pictures of Words
So. Many. Feelings. Leave it to text art to explain Read More
Retrospective: ‘The Phony Crisis in American Art’
And other excerpts from our coverage 100, 75, 50, and 25 years ago Read More
Painting Auschwitz Blue
Some artists trick the public into perceiving images of the Holocaust anew; others want viewers to “feel” it Read More
Slow Down, You Look Too Fast
The organizers of Slow Art Day ask museumgoers to take their time. Read More
Where Are the Great Women Pop Artists?
It's clear that female artists of the '60s were pushed to the margins of art history. But a series of exhibitions showcasing their work reveals how un-Pop many of them were. Read More
Magical Realism
Magicians—from dreadlocked Wiccans to Harry Houdini—inspire several new shows. Read More
Leonard Nimoy, Actor, Artist, Collector, and Patron, Dies at 83
Here Are the Nominees for the 2014 AICA Awards
Bronx Museum Names José A. Ortiz Deputy Director
Morning Links: Elephant Edition
The Getty's Associate Director for Collections Is Retiring