The conversation positioned protest, whether of a person or an institution, as an attack upon civility, thus recasting the object of critique as a victim.
After less than a year as the Brooklyn Museum’s deputy director and chief curator, Nancy Spector will leave her new post to become the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation’s first-ever…
On Tuesday night, in Manhattan, the Onassis Cultural Center hosted its second annual symposium, titled “The Role of the Artist in Society,” and given recent political events, it was no surprise…
On Thursday, Anne Pasternak, the new director of the Brooklyn Museum, hosted a small group of journalists at a meeting in her office to discuss her plans for the institution. The carpeting in
New York-based artist Paul Chan is the winner of the 2014 Hugo Boss Prize. The award, administered by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and delivered last night at the museum, consists of $100,00…
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation has announced the endowment of its chief curator position, courtesy of the Jennifer Stockman, president of the foundation's board of trustees, and her…
In a lecture at the 2005 Frieze Art Fair, art historian Thomas Crow presented an insightful inquiry into the critical implications inherent in the relationship between works of art and the architectur…
Museums are exhibiting an increased sensitivity to collecting and presenting works by women— through new acquisitions, solo shows, and a stronger focus on artists who were previously neglected. But…
Portraiture has become increasingly conceptual as it addresses not only personal identity but also issues of politics, social inequity, and our obsession with celebrity.