Maurizio Cattelan’s Armed Art Helpers; To create the gold-plated steel panels now on sale at the Gagosian gallery, the Italian artist hired licensed shooters to riddle them with bullets, in front of spectators like Jeff Koons
Artist Anthony James Shoots Maurizio Cattelan a Legal Missive Over Near-Identical Works; Both consist of sheets of shiny metal pockmarked with bullet holes
Are We Supposed to Believe Maurizio Cattelan Is Sincere Now? “Dismissed as a Prankster”
Yau: Painter Suspended Between Beauty and Waste; Something about Phillip Allen’s visual preoccupations speaks to the viewer’s mind and eye, the connections and ruptures between physical and visual sensations
The Inspired and Revolutionary Pairing of Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore; "Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore: Giants of Modern Art" at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the juxtaposition of the artists' works provides added depth and dimension
ART NOIR
Henri Matisse’s Eldest Daughter Was His Muse, Cataloguer, and a War-Time Resistance Fighter
I’m an Art Expert; I Use AI to Expose Sellers of Fake Paintings on Sites Like eBay
Courbet’s Famous Painting of a Vulva Tagged With “MeToo”; “The Origin of the World” was one of several artworks targeted in a performance by artist Deborah De Robertis at the Centre Pompidou-Metz
The Gang That Preyed On America's Small Museums For A Long Time
Was Edgar Degas Actually Jack the Ripper? This Dogged TikToker Has a Theory ... ... The TikTok Theorist
The British Museum’s Blockbuster Scandals; While facing renewed accusations of cultural theft, the institution announced that it had been the victim of actual theft—from someone on the inside
Based on a Short Story Written by the Artist Leonora Carrington; Watch Animated Short 'The Debutante'; From animation filmmaker Lizzy Hobbs; Amusing story of a woman in the 1930s who persuades a hyena from the London Zoo to take her place at a dreaded dinner dance
Fascinating Read! The Roots of Neorealism: Films from Italy and Beyond Prefigured The Themes and Formal Innovation Of Neorealism, A Style That Would Become One Of Cinema’s Most Influential Movements
First Images from Filmmaker Richard Linklater's ‘Nouvelle Vague'; First project shot entirely in French. The film will reconstruct the story behind the creation of the Nouvelle Vague movement in French cinema and focus on the production of Jean-Luc Godard’s 1959 groundbreaker, “A Bout de Souffle” (“Breathless”)
The Sculpture Garden at Castle Howard: Stage Set For Bridgerton and Brideshead, and Now Sculptor Tony Cragg; The Liverpool-born sculptor's 50-year engagement with organic, layered, forms works in natural harmony with the Yorkshire treasure house and its Arcadian grounds
Pierre Huyghe Takes on AI and Nonhuman Evolution in Venice; More accessible is a 19-minute video titled 'Human Mask' (2014). Shot in post-nuclear-disaster Fukushima, Japan, it follows the peripatetic movements of a macaque monkey outfitted to resemble a young girl in a dress, wig, and white Noh-like mask
For these Native American Creatives, Fashion And Art Are Inextricably Linked; Melissa Cody, Jeffrey Gibson, and Kent Monkman are among the multidisciplinary makers exploring what Indigenous identity looks like in the 21st century
Jason Farago: The Venice Biennale and the Art of Turning Backward: Every art institution now speaks of progress, justice, transformation. What if all those words hide a more old-fashioned aim?
Actress Aubrey Plaza Interviews Artist Olivia Erlanger and Her Industrial Futurama at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston
Stephen Seemayer 'Dark Side of Paradise' at Bermudez Projects
Tulsa Kinney: Margaret Lazzari “The Cancer Series” at USC Fisher Museum of Art
MAURIZIO!
Maurizio Cattelan's Got a Gun Show; His new works are pierced by bullets — steel panels plated in 24-karat gold to a mirrorlike reflection, their ammunition wounds warping the metal surfaces.
Is Maurizio Cattelan’s New Work a Bit Too Similar to Sculptures by Anthony James? Both are made with bullets and shiny metals
At Gagosian, Maurizio Cattelan Offers a Furtive Fountain; Rare show of new work by the Italian artist features a vaguely indecent sculpture
Review: Frank Stella's Vibrant Sculpture Comes Alive; Octogenarian American exhibits highly polished, monumental works at Jeffrey Deitch, NYC
Shark Maintenance: How Damien Hirst Got His Shark(s); Original tiger shark was replaced after it began to rot
Review: John Forse’s Exploration of Rough-and-Tumble Houston
Fine Artist Arthur Jafa Produces a Nauseating Disappointment with a Revisionist Take on ‘Taxi Driver’ at Gladstone Gallery
STAGE STRUCK
The 2024 Tony Nominations Were Pretty Brutal; Few New Musicals Chosen
'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Stereophonic' Tie for Most Tony Nominations
‘Lempicka’ Musical Scores Three Tony Award Nominations; Star of the show, Eden Espinosa, received her first Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jessica Lange Finds New Ways to Melt Hearts in ‘Mother Play’; Drinking, cursing, disco dancing, it’s a hateful character—but also a colorful role that shows the many diverse factions of Jessica Lange’s talent
Bill Smith: Staying Inside The Lines; Painting AI's Possible Future
London Artist and Filmmaker Sin Wai Kin on the Power of Transformation; Spotlighting art world talents on the verge of superstardom
Travel Plans: 9 Must-See Shows Around the U.S. This Spring; Spotlights on Mickalene Thomas, Huguette Caland, Walter Price, and Raqib Shaw all made our list
The CCH Pounder Collection is Featured in New Show 'Double ID' at at the Charles H. Wright Museum
Salman Rushdie has Conversation With AI Version of His Attacker
Salman Rushdie: 'Watching the pool of my blood spreading, I thought: I'm dying'
Clayton Campbell Shares a Long Look of His New Book "Trance of Thought," with Over 100 Digital Works and an Essay by Cansu Peker. Click Here!
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Peggy Guggenheim’s Favorite Painting; Grace Hartigan's lush ode to Ireland occupied a prime spot on the great patron's walls
Jónsi’s “VOX” at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery
“This is New York: 100 Years of Art and Pop Culture" highlights the many ways in which the city has served as a potent muse to artists and creatives
Marianne Wex (1937–2020) 'Let’s Take Back Our Space' at Tanya Leighton
Blood: Medieval/Modern at the Getty Museum
At 92 Years Old, Photorealist Painter Audrey Flack is Having a Moment
New Book Explores M.C. Escher’s Lesser-Known Works; Previously unpublished pieces from the artist’s oeuvre trace the origins of his unique perspective
To Be ‘Silent and Invisible’: How Gemini G.E.L. Cofounder Sidney Felsen Got Up Close to Artists Over 50 Years
BRAVING OPPRESSION
Iranian Authorities Sentence Mohammad Rasoulof ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig' Director to 8 Years in Prison and Flogging; Asking the director to remove the film from the Cannes Festival
EXPERIENTIAL
Meow Wolf Co-Founder Departs Organization to Launch Immersive Sensory Art Spa in Austin ... ... The Submersive Website
Barcelona’s Casa Batlló Gets Lit With Sofia Crespo’s A.I.-Generated Projections. See It Here
Tipping Point: How New Immersive Institutions Are Changing The Art World; Digital Art Venues Are A Global Phenomenon, Attracting Massive Audiences With Radical New Forms Of Immersive Experiences. Are They A Threat Or An Opportunity For Traditional Galleries And Museums?
New Trailer: 'The Count of Monte Cristo'
Dystopian Filters: Ethel Lilienfeld Considers the Nuances of our Virtual Selves
Saltz Sez: Taxi Driver Was Always About Race; On Arthur Jafa
Frames Matter, See How! Jan van Eyck’s ‘Arnolfini Portrait’ Gets a New Frame, Polarizing Social Media Users
Colby Chamberlain, 'On Collaboration'; “Collaboration is a patchwork process of working with rather than working against, of temporary solutions and improvised repairs.” Thanks to greg.org
Must Read! Marion Maneker: Art Fraudster Inigo Philbrick Rehabs Himself; Timothy Chalamet with Red Hair? Hilarious!
See Inside Christoph Büchel’s Provocative and Symbol-Laden Show in Venice
Alex Da Corte 'THE DÆMON' at Matthew Marks Gallery
Gerhard Richter’s New Sculpture Puts a Fresh Spin on His Iconic ‘Strip Paintings’
BOOKS + WORDS
Constance Debré Finds Beauty in Cruelty; In her latest book 'Playboy,' the author addresses the unfair power dynamics that come with narrativising your life; 'Playboy' coming from Semiotext(e)
As Printed Matter’s NY Art Book Fair Returns, 4 Print Collectors Explore Its Relevancy in the Digital Age; Vince Aletti, Deirdre Lawrence, Barbara Moore, and Mark Ghuneim share their thoughts on the tradition of artists' books to kick off Printed Matter's beloved NY Art Book Fair
ART BUSINESS
The Impact of Art Gallery Closures on Artists and Collectors; “When a gallery closes for good,” Thomas C. Danziger, a New York City attorney who specializes in art law, “the question becomes: Who owns the art?”
An Unexpected Player Has Begun Providing Auction Guarantees; Toledo Museum of Art made $500,000 this year using the financial instrument. 'The beauty of it is they win either way,' MoMA's director said
The Sotheby’s Debt Soap Opera; Implementing a neat little trick to maximize revenue without increasing sales
'Lee' Official Teaser Trailer; Starring Kate Winslet; Biopic of Photojournalist Lee Miller
VIVA!
Jessica Gelt: LACMA Goes to Las Vegas; Govan Speaks! How exactly will that arrangement work? And Why?
Christopher Knight Commentary: LACMA finally is getting its satellite space. Regrettably, it’s in another state; "As bad art museum ideas go, this one is right up there."
William Poundstone: Loathing Las Vegas; 'My half-serious theory is, this is all about Elaine Wynn. Or Francis Bacon'
Newly Unearthed Agnes Pelton Painting Leads Auction; Original Sketch and Handwritten Notes Appear in Pelton's Sketchbook
Yau: The Quiet Urgency of Barbara Takenaga’s Paintings; Her paintings are searching for materially rooted forms while simultaneously reaching for something unfixed and uncontainable
The Must-Also-Haves: In Nicole Eisenman’s Paintings and Sculptures, a System’s Impending Demise May Reveal Itself in Feverish Hilarity
Van Gogh’s Meager Diet While Painting a Portrait of His Mother; In 1888, hungry Van Gogh wrote his brother asking for money for food; “I cannot stand the colorless photograph,” Van Gogh wrote. “I am trying to do one in a harmony of color, as I see her in my memory.”
‘I am not a Satanist!’: Meet the Great Blasphemer of Contemporary Art; The mischief-making Maurizio Cattelan on shaking up this year’s Venice Biennale, kneeling Hitler and that notorious solid-gold lavatory
Here Are Three Facts About Richard Serra’s ‘Tilted Arc’, Sculpture So Controversial It Was Put on Trial; The monumental sculpture, which was installed in Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan from 1981 to 1989, posited free speech considerations against the role of public opinion
Teruko Yokoi, a Retrospective at Marlborough Gallery
Why More Artists Are Forming Limited Liability Corporations?; More artists are incorporating their practices, and Observer dug into what prompts creatives to become corporations
Downtown Los Angeles Places Another Big Bet on The Arts
N. Dash: Down to Earth; Artist’s Own Brand of Conceptual Naturalism Draws a Line Between the Natural World and Human Ideals
Olafur Eliasson’s Art —and Dance Moves— Feature on Musician Peggy Gou’s New Album; Gou dons one of Eliasson's sculptures on the cover of her new album, "I Hear You"; Have a Listen!
Vivian Greven and Benjamin Houlihan Embrace Fragmentation; Inspired by a theory of the mind, ‘EGOSTATE’ brings together two artists who mirror each other in their dislocation
MONSIEUR NOUAR
Le Français Buster Keaton: Art Contemporain, Partie 3
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War Photographer Lee Miller Taking a Bath in Hitler’s Tub for Vogue
From David Hockney to Salvador Dalí: 10 Artists Who Were Inspired by Their Pets; Some artists turn to their animal companions for inspiration, others for comfort
ARCHITECTURE
A Custom-Built Glass Façade for the David Geffen Galleries at LACMA
Skyhaven Residence / BLANKPAGE Architects
Video: How 'Dune' Replicated Real-Life Ancient Architecture
Photos: Wanna Buy a Mid-Century Modern Cabin Designed by a Pioneering Architect? Located on a secluded Lake Vermilion peninsula, the property known as 'Thunderhead' was dreamt up by famed Minnesota architect Lisl Close
An Art Museum with a Defining Collection of Southern California Architecture & Design; UC Santa Barbara’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum Offers a Unique Approach to Both Disciplines
Video: How Walt Disney Concert Hall Was Designed To Have Pitch Perfect Acoustics
Oyane-san (Affectionately Known as “Honorable Roof”) Blending Tradition with Modern Technology in Japan
Neom: Saudi Forces 'Told To Kill' To Clear Land For Eco-City
What Do You Mean You’ve Never Heard of the Lost Civilization of Great Tartaria? It’s only one of the weirdest architectural conspiracy theories going
The Supertalls Have Walled In Central Park
Downtown Los Angeles Places Another Big Bet On The Arts
How Vladimir Ossipoff Influenced Hawaiʻi Modern Architecture
Trailer: 'Kinds of Kindness' Trailer; Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Just Released! First Teaser for King Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis'
Film Comment Interview: Radu Jude on 'Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World'
Hilarious Trailer 'Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World'
DESIGN
Best of Milan Design Week from Hermès, Thom Browne, Cassina, and More
Jonathan Anderson, Creative Director, Sheds Light on LOEWE Lamps
Why are Celebrities Destroying Multimillion Dollar Mansions?
Outrage After Actor Chris Pratt Destroys Iconic Mid-Century Home in LA; Advocates decried Pratt and wife Katherine Schwarzenegger’s decision to raze an architecturally significant home for yet another “McMansion”
Yau: Painting at the Periphery of Language; Mary Lum is interested in the deeply rooted human desire to make meaning out of everything, while recognizing that language is a slippery phenomenon
This Isn't Happiness: 'Watch Me Burn All of My Art in My Front Yard (Free Event)'
See the Show! Arghavan Khosravi 'At Her Fingertips' at M+B
Not a Poet? You Can Be, By Taking a Picture; New AI Camera turns the visual into poetry
All In It Together? A Guide to Artworld Friendships; Contemporary Art Runs On A Cocktail Of Fuels: Alcohol, Bullshit and Bonhomie
Did Pollock Really Pee in Peggy Guggenheim’s Fireplace? Considering all that Guggenheim had been through, what's a little urine between friends?
Yau: San Francisco Art Pioneer’s Collaged Dream Worlds; With the layers of his collaged “paste-ups,” Jess pulls us into an oneiric world, at once delightful and perplexing, magical and sublime
Must Read! Hills Snyder Review: Georganne Deen’s “When I Was a Riot of Spring” at Bale Creek Allen Gallery, Fort Worth
“The Greatest Collection of California Art that Nobody has Seen”
Art Market Expert Magnus Resch "How to Collect Art" with Jerry Gogosian
Yau: When Paris Was the Center of New York’s Art World; Americans in Paris at the Grey Art Museum highlights the vibrancy and openness of the Paris scene for Americans
Evangeline AdaLioryn “Her Labyrinth” at Sebastian Gladstone
“The Substantiality of Spirit” Georgiana Houghton’s Pictures from the Other Side'; First exhibited her abstract paintings in 1871
BEST OF THE WEEK with JERRY GOGOSIAN
New Yorker Cartoons for the Week!
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