A group of 30 artworks that have been on loan to Dia:Beacon for a decade, including major pieces by Bruce Nauman, Donald Judd, Agnes Martin and Lawrence Weiner, will remain there and become part of th…
About $8.24 million in grants were awarded to New York arts institutions. Grants can be used for a variety of programs and purposes such as art making, education, and promoting diversity in the arts…
Zao Wou-ki, Chinese modernist painter, died Apr. 9, age 93, at his home in Switzerland. He suffered from Alzheimer's disease. In 2011, he was the highest-selling living Chinese artist at auction…
"Our entire community was affected by yesterday's tragedy," said Malcolm Rogers, director of the MFA Boston, in a press release. "We hope by opening the Museum's doors and offering free admission…
Human Nature comprises nine 16- to 20-foot-tall anthropomorphic stone figures. Roughly hewn bluestone blocks are assembled into post-and-lintel structures that depict the most basic…
Performa has announced Pavilions Without Walls, a new program of multiyear collaborations with international artists. The initiative arranges collaborative projects that will be undertaken between P…
The Francis J. Greenburger award is given to mid-career artists whose merit has been recognized in the art world, but has yet to be appreciated by the general public. Founded in 1986, the award was…
Margarita Aguilar, director of New York's El Museo del Barrio, has resigned her directorship after less than two years in the position. Before her short tenure as director, Aguilar was a curator at El…
Newman is known for his innovative portraiture and nuanced abstract still lifes. Abbott's photography is known for its austere clarity in her cool and detached portrayal of the ever changing urban…