musefully

about 6 hours ago

BlackStar Festival Returns With 92 Films From Around the World

A documentary filmed in Gaza, the story of a teenager afraid of getting "cancelled," and a biography of Black writer and activist Toni Cade Bambara are among this year’s highlights.

Hyperallergic

about 6 hours ago

How Helen Chadwick Took the Piss Out of Art

A biography of the late artist, who used everything from raw meat to bubbling chocolate, acts as an anecdote to historical amnesia around her pioneering material experimentation.

Hyperallergic

about 6 hours ago

The Woman Scientist and Artist Who Revolutionized the Study of Mushrooms

Scientists today still make use of Mary Banning’s research, examining the same mushrooms that she located, preserved, and packed away for posterity.

Hyperallergic

about 6 hours ago

Video Art That Chases the Rainbow

Homage: Queer Lineages on Video is worth a visit for anyone to broaden their horizons of what queerness might mean, and to discover histories often left untold.

NYT Art & Design

about 17 hours ago

In Smithsonian Role, John Roberts Encounters History, Pandas and Trump

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who serves as the institution’s chancellor, has always emphasized procedure and avoided politics. This moment could make that more difficult.

Hi-Fructose

1 day ago

The Evolution of the Hand-Painted Movie Posters of Ghana

In Ghana, while the cinematic menu was delightfully omnivorous, there were not nearly enough screens to satisfy the locals. This was particularly true in rural areas where only the occasional informational film had been brought by the colonial government on a green-and-yellow Bedford bus. The arrival of video changed everything. Read Silke Tudor's article on the evolution of the hand-painted movie...

Artsy

2 days ago

George Baselitz’s first-ever marionette designs to debut in Austria.

Georg Baselitz, the 87-year-old German artist known for...

ARTnews

2 days ago

Top Art Collector David Geffen Sued By Estranged Husband for Breach of Contract

The 33-page complaint compares their relationship to the rag-to-riches plot of “Trading Places."

Hyperallergic

2 days ago

A Hollywood Hills Gallery-Home Is Reborn as an Artist’s Residency

Beatriz Cortez, who lost her house in the LA fires, is the first unofficial resident of Blue Heights Arts and Culture at the Galka Scheyer House.

Hyperallergic

2 days ago

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Lays Off 12 Workers

The cuts represent 3.5% of the organization's staff, including workers at the Legion of Honor and de Young museums.

Colossal

2 days ago

Among Andalusian Vineyards, a Vivid Carpet Creates a Space for Gathering

"Pasera" is the latest addition to Javier de Riba’s ongoing series focused on reclaiming small plots of land as communal sites. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member...

Juxtapoz

2 days ago

André Ethier's "Canned Heat" @ Derek Eller Gallery, NYC

Derek Eller Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of recent paintings by Canadian artist André Ethier entitled Canned Heat. For his eighth solo exhibition at the Gallery, Ethier evokes a...

Artforum

2 days ago

Johanna Burton to Lead Philadelphia’s Institute of Contemporary Art

The Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania (ICA Philadelphia) has named Johanna Burton as its next director. Burton, who since 2021 has served as executive director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, will take up her new role on November 1. She fills the position left vacant by Zoë Ryan, […]

ARTnews

2 days ago

London Auction House to Offer Artifact from ‘the Age of Tutankhamun’, Despite Dubious Origins

Experts says the intricately carved grasshopper has an estimate of £300,000 to £500,000.

NYT Art & Design

2 days ago

Another Director Leaves MOCA in Los Angeles

After four years leading the Museum of Contemporary Art, Johanna Burton will next head the Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia.

Artforum

2 days ago

Amy Sherald Cancels Smithsonian Exhibition over Censorship

Amy Sherald has terminated her forthcoming show, “American Sublime,” at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery over censorship concerns. Sherald, who gained wide acclaim for her 2018 portrait of Michelle Obama, said that she made the decision after learning that the institution was planning on removing her 2024 painting Trans Forming Liberty, depicting a transgender Statue […]

ARTnews

2 days ago

Anish Kapoor Lists New York Apartment for $17.75 M.

The 56 Leonard Street building features Kapoor's own sculpture out front.

Artsy

2 days ago

Japanese Artist Aya Takano Transforms Manga-Inspired Figures Into Spiritual Paintings

Aya Takano has visions: colorful, crystal-clear images...

Colossal

2 days ago

Cosmetics and Cosmos Blend in Circe Irasema’s Wooden Sculptures

Using colorful eyeshadow cakes, powder blushes, and long acrylic nails, Irasema creates "an alternative version of the history of painting." Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a...

New Yorker Daily Cartoon

3 days ago

A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
Cartoon by Lynn Hsu

ARTnews

3 days ago

Why Is Georges Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte So Important?

Seurat’s Post-Impressionist masterpiece, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884–86), is a study in contradictions: a painting of modern life that doesn’t capture a moment so much as stops it dead in its tracks

NYT Art & Design

3 days ago

Was This Artifact From King Tut’s Tomb? It’s for Sale Anyway.

A London auction house says there is “no documented evidence” that an intricately carved grasshopper is from the boy king’s tomb. Its estimated price is up to $675,000.

3 days ago

Call for papers – Ukrainian Cultural Heritage and UK Institutions: Shifting Perspectives and Practice

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, cultural institutions around the world have become more aware of the long-standing attempts at erasure and appropriation of Ukrainian identity, as well as the need to better situate Ukrainian... The post Call for papers – Ukrainian Cultural Heritage and UK Institutions: Shifting Perspectives and Practice appeared first on V&A Blog.

NYT Art & Design

3 days ago

New York Historical Acquires Bill Cunningham Archive

Tens of thousands of photos, negatives and memorabilia from the New York Times photographer (himself designated a living landmark) will go to the museum and have a permanent home.

BlackStar Festival Returns With 92 Films From Around the World

How Helen Chadwick Took the Piss Out of Art

The Woman Scientist and Artist Who Revolutionized the Study of Mushrooms

Video Art That Chases the Rainbow

In Smithsonian Role, John Roberts Encounters History, Pandas and Trump

The Evolution of the Hand-Painted Movie Posters of Ghana

George Baselitz’s first-ever marionette designs to debut in Austria.

Top Art Collector David Geffen Sued By Estranged Husband for Breach of Contract

A Hollywood Hills Gallery-Home Is Reborn as an Artist’s Residency

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Lays Off 12 Workers

Among Andalusian Vineyards, a Vivid Carpet Creates a Space for Gathering

André Ethier's "Canned Heat" @ Derek Eller Gallery, NYC

Johanna Burton to Lead Philadelphia’s Institute of Contemporary Art

London Auction House to Offer Artifact from ‘the Age of Tutankhamun’, Despite Dubious Origins

Another Director Leaves MOCA in Los Angeles

Amy Sherald Cancels Smithsonian Exhibition over Censorship

Anish Kapoor Lists New York Apartment for $17.75 M.

Japanese Artist Aya Takano Transforms Manga-Inspired Figures Into Spiritual Paintings

Cosmetics and Cosmos Blend in Circe Irasema’s Wooden Sculptures

Why Is Georges Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte So Important?

Was This Artifact From King Tut’s Tomb? It’s for Sale Anyway.

Call for papers – Ukrainian Cultural Heritage and UK Institutions: Shifting Perspectives and Practice

New York Historical Acquires Bill Cunningham Archive

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