Rio De Janeiro’s cultural center, Casa Daros, will close. [Artforum] Artist Walid Raad has become the third member of Gulf Labor to be refused entry into the United Arab Emirates. [Hyperallergi…
The earthquake that hit Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley on Saturday, killing an estimated more than 3,000 people, has damaged or destroyed monuments, temples and historic squares in the…
On Monday afternoon, President Obama will award the 2011 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal in the East Room of the White House. The First Lady will also be present. This presentat…
Emerging in the 1970s, when his monumental steel structures appeared in public spaces in all five boroughs of New York, Mark di Suvero's marvels of balance, space, color and geometric form permeate…
The nation's highest civilian honor, the medal is given to "individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, o…
Reclusive pop art legend Robert Indiana ventured to New York City from his home in Vinalhaven, Maine, in mid January. The purpose was to unveil his latest monumental project, "The Four Seasons of Hope…
Raul Martinez considers the impact of Obama's economic stimulus plan on arts funding.