musefully

about 1 hour ago

His Right Foot: One Tiny Drawing for Sale, Maybe by Michelangelo

The Renaissance artist painted more than 100 figures in the Sistine Chapel ceiling, yet studies for only a handful remain. Could this five-inch drawing at Christie’s be one?

Aesthetica

about 1 hour ago

Redefining Life

Alive, a new publication from Thames & Hudson, considers the design and technological innovations that are redefining what it means to be human. The post Redefining Life appeared first on Aesthetica...

ARTnews

about 1 hour ago

Sotheby’s Sells 125 Works from Japan’s Okada Museum for $88 M. so Founder Can Pay $50 M. Legal Bill

The result should satisfy Kazuo Okada, the museum's founder, who sold the artworks to settle his long-running feud with casino magnate Steve Wynn.

Juxtapoz

about 3 hours ago

Shepard Fairey: Out of Print @ Beyond the Streets, Los Angeles

BEYOND THE STREETS is proud to present SHEPARD FAIREY: OUT OF PRINT, a landmark exhibition devoted to the artist’s lifelong dialogue with printmaking. Bringing together more than 400 original screen...

Juxtapoz

about 3 hours ago

Stickymonger: "See-Through" @ Nanzuka Undergroud, Tokyo

NANZUKA is pleased to present “See-Through,” a solo exhibition of new works by Stickymonger at NANZUKA UNDERGROUND. This marks the artist’s second solo showing at NANZUKA following “D.D.D,” held in...

Hyperallergic

about 17 hours ago

Artist Displays 2,000-Pound White House Made of Bullets

Al Farrow, who created the sculptural rendering in 2018, said the work took on a renewed significance under the Trump administration.

Hyperallergic

about 18 hours ago

We Are History’s Ghosts

An exhibition on the Lower East Side turns to collective memory and reenactment to cut through today’s political numbness.

Hyperallergic

about 18 hours ago

Art Market Reporters Are Getting It All Wrong

The worst of the current market decline is not the closure of major galleries. It is the dozens of younger galleries that have gone under in the past three and a half years.

Hyperallergic

about 18 hours ago

R. Crumb Wonders What It All Means

With his new comic book and exhibition, the artist explores his neurosis and mortality, but continues to question authority.

Aesthetica

1 day ago

Close Enough: Belonging, Intimacy & Representation

A new show at C/O Berlin presents the work of 12 women photographers from Magnum Photos, whose work questions what it means to be "close enough". The post Close Enough: Belonging, <br> Intimacy &...

ARTnews

1 day ago

In New Filing, Philadelphia Art Museum Accuses Ex-Director Sasha Suda of Theft

Earlier this month, Sasha Suda filed a civil suit against the Philadelphia Art Museum. On Thursday, the museum filed its response.

NYT Art & Design

1 day ago

Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots

Starting in the 1960s, he collaborated on the designs of classic toys like Mouse Trap, Toss Across and Mr. Machine.

Colossal

1 day ago

‘Some Interesting Apples’ Delves into the World of Feral Fruit

A pair of Cornwall-based creatives have planted an orchard growing only "feral" apples. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts...

NYT Art & Design

1 day ago

This Washington Museum Sold Some of Its Art. But at What Cost?

The Phillips Collection sold three works and raised $13 million to buy contemporary art, but the decision has led to rancor within the 104-year-old institution.

Aesthetica

2 days ago

Meet the Aesthetica Art Prize Shortlist: Michelle Blancke

Michelle Blancke meticulously uses the camera as a way to preserve quiet moments of wonder and introspection, creating otherworldly images. The post Meet the Aesthetica Art Prize <br> Shortlist:...

Aesthetica

2 days ago

Constructing the Past

Julia Fullerton-Batten constructs images that hover between historical record and myth, where the light, costume and gesture expand the detailed narrative. The post Constructing the Past appeared...

NYT Art & Design

3 days ago

Former Met Museum Chief Takes Over Philadelphia Art Museum

Two weeks after dismissing its director and chief executive, Sasha Suda, the museum has named her replacement: Daniel H. Weiss. It also responded to a lawsuit brought by Suda.

ARTnews

3 days ago

25 Native American Artists to Know

While not an exhaustive list, these artists represent a broad spectrum of artistic innovation

ARTnews

3 days ago

A $2 M. ‘Unicorn’ Lynne Drexler Painting Sets a New Record at Christie’s

Day sales are usually where the market’s real temperature is taken—where trends sharpen and the middle market either holds or crumbles. On Thursday, Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art day sale brought in a healthy $88.7 million, with sell-through rates of 88 percent by lot and 90 percent by value. These day sales may not be […]

NYT Art & Design

3 days ago

Frida Kahlo Portrait Sells for $55 Million, Setting Her Auction Record

The surrealistic self-portrait was made in 1940, a turbulent year in the Mexican artist’s life as her health and marriage deteriorated.

ARTnews

3 days ago

In New Documentary, Artist Marilyn Minter Overcomes the Burden of Shame in the Art World

In the film, the painter Jenna Gribbon refers to Minter as her “art world hero.”

Artforum

3 days ago

Philadelphia Art Museum Taps Former Met Head Daniel Weiss to Succeed Ousted Director Sasha Suda

The Philadelphia Art Museum (PhAM) has named Daniel H. Weiss, a former director and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, as its new director and CEO, effective December 1. Weiss, currently a professor at John Hopkins University, replaces Sasha Suda, who was forced out earlier this month following a controversial rebrand […]

Artforum

3 days ago

Frida Kahlo Painting Commands $54.7 Million at Sotheby’s, Shattering Auction Records

Frida Kahlo’s 1940 painting El sueño (La cama) sold for $54.7 million including fees at Sotheby’s Exquisite Corpus sale, held the evening of November 20 in New York. The amount is the highest ever paid at auction for a work by a woman, and the most ever paid for a Latin American artwork. Bidding began […]

ARTnews

3 days ago

A 12-Foot-Wide Martin Wong Painting, Unseen for Nearly Four Decades, Will Be Unveiled at Art Basel Miami Beach

New York’s PPOW Gallery hesitated to show the painting based on a prohibition by the artist’s mother.

His Right Foot: One Tiny Drawing for Sale, Maybe by Michelangelo

Redefining Life

Sotheby’s Sells 125 Works from Japan’s Okada Museum for $88 M. so Founder Can Pay $50 M. Legal Bill

Shepard Fairey: Out of Print @ Beyond the Streets, Los Angeles

Stickymonger: "See-Through" @ Nanzuka Undergroud, Tokyo

Artist Displays 2,000-Pound White House Made of Bullets

We Are History’s Ghosts

Art Market Reporters Are Getting It All Wrong

R. Crumb Wonders What It All Means

Close Enough: Belonging, Intimacy & Representation

In New Filing, Philadelphia Art Museum Accuses Ex-Director Sasha Suda of Theft

Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots

‘Some Interesting Apples’ Delves into the World of Feral Fruit

This Washington Museum Sold Some of Its Art. But at What Cost?

Meet the Aesthetica Art Prize Shortlist: Michelle Blancke

Constructing the Past

Former Met Museum Chief Takes Over Philadelphia Art Museum

25 Native American Artists to Know

A $2 M. ‘Unicorn’ Lynne Drexler Painting Sets a New Record at Christie’s

Frida Kahlo Portrait Sells for $55 Million, Setting Her Auction Record

In New Documentary, Artist Marilyn Minter Overcomes the Burden of Shame in the Art World

Philadelphia Art Museum Taps Former Met Head Daniel Weiss to Succeed Ousted Director Sasha Suda

Frida Kahlo Painting Commands $54.7 Million at Sotheby’s, Shattering Auction Records

A 12-Foot-Wide Martin Wong Painting, Unseen for Nearly Four Decades, Will Be Unveiled at Art Basel Miami Beach

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