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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is perhaps as well-known for his artwork as he is for his political activism. Sharply critical of the Chinese government, Ai Weiwei has used artwork, primarily in the form of installation, as a medium for dissent and protest for many years. But the act of protest is never overt; rather, he subtly embeds social and political criticism into each of his pieces. In a 2008 piece called “Snake Bag,” Ai Weiwei used 360 children’s backpacks to create a serpent…
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Bice Curiger is a Swiss art historian, critic, and curator. She has been a curator at the Kunsthaus Zürich since 1993. She is also the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Parkett, a contemporary art magazine published in New York and Zürich since 1984, and the publishing director of the Tate Etc magazine produced by London’s Tate Gallery. More recently, Curiger was selected to curate the 54th Venice Biennale. The show is called “ILLUMInations” and runs from June 4 to November 27, 2011…
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Eli Broad may define ‘philanthropy’ a little differently than the rest of us. Of course, Broad has donated millions upon millions of dollars to the arts over the last several decades. But he’s made sure his name is on the front of the building – and he’d like it bigger, please. Broad grew up in Detroit, the only child of Lithuanian immigrants. He graduated from Michigan State University with a major in accounting; shortly after, he married eighteen-year-old Edythe Lawson and got a job as…
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Hans Ulrich Obrist has been the co-director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects at the Serpentine Gallery in London since 2006. Prior to joining the Serpentine, Obrist was curator of contemporary art at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville in Paris for six years. Obrist, a believer in art beyond the confines of the gallery, organized a small exhibit of art in his own kitchen in Switzerland at the age of 23. It turned out to be the beginning of a brilliant…
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A contemporary art giant of more than five decades, John Baldessari’s work has been featured in over 200 solo exhibitions and over 1000 group exhibitions in the United States and Europe. Recently, he has been the subject of a major retrospective titled “Pure Beauty” that is traveling between the Tate Modern, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Baldessari’s career began in Los Angeles in the 1960s. It was a time when…
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The art world was braced for another attack from Morley Safer and his “60 Minutes” crew on Sunday night. It had been nearly two decades since…
The presiding genius of contemporary British art, justifiably making a fortune by thrilling audiences with his memorable reflections on life and death…
After two false starts and a cross-country journey, the Jeff Koons “Train” is at long last pulling into the station. Seven years ago the artist and Friends…
British sculptor, Sir Anthony Caro, has said he prefers his sculpture to be viewed in an enclosed space, ‘Caro at Chatsworth’ offers a rare viewing of his work on the grounds of Chatsworth House.
BROOKLYN, NY—Keith Haring: 1978–1982, on view at the Brooklyn Museum, is the first large-scale exhibition…
The 2012 Whitney Biennial takes over most of the museum from March 1 through May 27, with portions of the exhibition and some programs…
The excitement of fourteenth annual Armory Show has been building for months… and the wait is over. Every March, artists, galleries, collectors, critics and curators…
Mike Kelley, the post-Conceptual artist who paved the way for present-day installation art, has died at the age of 57. He was found in his Los Angeles home on Tuesday. The death was…
“Head Gas” is the first New York exhibition by Italian-born, Berlin-based artist Enrico David. The show is being organized by New Museum curator…
Currently on view at Andrea Rosen Gallery is the exhibition The Wedding (The Walker Evans Polaroid Project) with Roni Horn, curated by…
Each year, a curator or curatorial team is invited to put together a show that reflects how they looked at art in New York that year. The current installment was…
Mark di Suvero has two of his industrial sculptures on view at Paula Cooper’s 534 West 21st Street location. This time, his typical…
The notorious New York based sculptor John Chamberlain passed away yesterday at the age of 84. Born and raised in Chicago, Chamberlain moved to New York and developed a reputation…
Installation artist Martin Boyce was announced as the newest winner of the prestigious Turner Prize. This past October, the 2011 Turner Prize Exhibition opened…
Art Basel Miami Beach openned its doors yesterday to those luck enough to have a Special VIP pass. The First Choice and Vernissage crowds were treated to…
Federal officials have approved Christo’s $50 million fabric installation that will cover a considerable portion of the Arkansas River in southern Colorado…
This’s year’s Art Basel Miami Beach will be underway this week as the 10th edition of the world-renowned art fair opens to the public…
The Pavilion of Art and Design is bringing its prestigious art fair to New York on Friday, inaugurating the fair here after its success in Paris and London in previous years…
The art market has shown surprising strength in comparison to dismal global financial markets. The three evening contemporary art sales…
Although Andy Goldsworthy is most know for his sculptures made of wood, stone, and leaves, he has also used snow consistently…
The downtown gallery Sperone Westwater opened its third solo exhibition of the artist Tom Sachs on Friday. Simply titled Tom Sachs: Work, the show…
The blockbuster fall auctions in New York are viewed by many as a barometer of the overall health of the art market, which has been surprisingly robust in the last few…
German artist Andreas Gurksy premiered his new series, Bangokok, in the 21st street Gagosian Gallery. In addition to his new large-scale work, he is also…
Jonathan Meese performed his unscripted “War ‘Saint Just (First Flash)’” on November 4 at Bortolami Gallery. The brutal theatrical…
Today, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum will open its doors for the new exhibition Maurizio Cattelan: All. A retrospective of the infamous…
Tuesday night Preforma 11 began and will continue through the next three weeks. The performance art biennial will showcase some of the most…
Rona Pondick came to prominence working with the fragmentation of the body, and in particular, her own head. In her work exhibited at Sonnabend…
For over 30 years, Michael Smith has intermittently been wearing a droopy diaper, lacy bonnet, sunglasses and sucking on a pacifier…
Raqib Shaw’s new series of work, “Paradise Lost,” is on exhibit in White Cube Mason’s Yard. Although referencing John Milton’s epic poem…
Phildelphia-born and Yale-graduate Lisa Yuskavage has received rave reviews for her third solo exhibition at David Zwirner. For her new work…
Visitors rode a lit-up carousel, shot down a two-story slide on sacks, and donned virtual reality goggles on Wednesday night, but they weren’t…
Construction on the new Abu Dhabi Guggenheim museum has been paused. The enormous 24,000 sq. m. museum, designed by US star-architect…
This year’s Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain or Fiac Art Fair was heralded as one of the best of its 38 years. The event was held in Paris…
The exhibition of current British artists up for the Turner Prize opens at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art today, marking the first time in 27 years…
A group of artists including Chuck Close and Laddie John Dill has been joined by the estate of artist Robert Graham in filing class-action suits…
George Condo’s first major retrospective, George Condo: Mental States, opened Tuesday, October 18 in the Hayward gallery. The exhibition features…
Auctions of contemporary and post-war art last week at Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Phillips, and the newcomer to contemporary sales, Bonhams, brought in unexpectedly…
As Frieze week comes to a close, and as more and more articles flood the media, there is much to be said about the art fair. Initial anxiety and apprehension…
Chinese artist/activist Ai Weiwei has been named the most powerful figure in the art world for 2011 by ArtReview’s tenth annual “Power 100,” which ranks the con
Coinciding with the Frieze Art Fair, White Cube is opening its third major London location. The new building will open October 12th, and is located…
New York based sculptor, writer, and glass blower, Josiah McElheny, is best known for his reflective glass objects receding into infinity…
Pietro Costa began working on the stacked tower of neon rings, now on display at Bertrand Delacroix Gallery on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, for an exhibition at the…
Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillips will open auctions of contemporary art in London this week, in conjunction with the eminent Frieze Art Fair…
Leading in international contemporary art, London’s Frieze Art Fair is a much-anticipated event. Critics, gallerinas, and collectors flock…
HONG KONG—Asian auctions at Sotheby’s Hong Kong this week brought in HK$3.2 billion ($411 million), exceeding presale estimates…
Excitement abounds after the Museum of Modern Art announced last week that it has acquired Christian Marclay’s “The Clock” as a promised gift…
An immense new installation by Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto has debuted in the Puerto Madero district, a stretch of waterfront…
The art community in Los Angeles, while an undeniable hub of contemporary artists and host to a burgeoning gallery scene, has been waiting for the kind of….