The standard hours for contemporary art galleries have been set in stone for decades: 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday. But quite a few people attempting to visit A. L. Steiner’s exhibition…
Last Friday, Venetian authorities closed Christoph Büchel’s functioning mosque in a disused church in the city, the Swiss artist’s project for the Icelandic pavilion at the Venice…
Christoph Büchel’s Venice Biennale mosque is officially closed to the public, due to safety risks. [The Art Newspaper]
Artist Eric Fishl is leaving Mary Boone Gallery after 30 years. [The Art N…
In the official guidebook for the 56th Venice Biennale, which opens to the public tomorrow, the entry for Iceland’s pavilion consists of nothing more than a schedule listing prayer times for
Christoph Büchel, the irrepressible, inexhaustible Swiss provocateur, whose projects have ranged from staging a sex club at Secession in Vienna to allegedly showing the belongings of…