Tag: Art
James Turrell Takes Up Curating, With a Show by His Hero
A compelling new show at the Pace Gallery in Manhattan, “Ad Reinhardt: Color Out of Darkness,” comes with…
Tomás Saraceno: Following the Airborne Lives of Spiders
The Shed has gone all out for the multitasking Tomás Saraceno — a visionary Argentine artist and environmentalist…
50 Years Later, the Rothko Chapel Meets a New Musical Match
Before Tyshawn Sorey composed a note of his latest work, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Rothko Chapel…
In Orlando, 25 Mysterious Basquiats Come Under the Magnifying Glass
It seems like a story too good to be true, and for some in the art world, it…
After Pak and Beeple, What’s Next for NFT Collectors? Art Made With a Paintbrush
Felix Xu started his NFT art collection by purchasing a Chromie Squiggle, generated by an algorithm. Today, Xu,…
Hans Holbein: Truth in Painting
An artistic vision isn’t worth much if there’s no one to pay for it. Just under five centuries…
It’s Gold, Baby. But Niclas Castello’s Cube Is Nothing New in Art.
The fun thing about conceptual art is that it’s totally easy to create. You can say something about…
Colby College Acquires Islands That Inspired Andrew and Betsy Wyeth
Nestled in the Atlantic Ocean, five miles off the coast of the picturesque town of Port Clyde, Maine,…
David Byrne, the Artist, Is Totally Connected
David Byrne is all about connectedness these days. “Everybody’s coming to my house/And I’m never gonna be alone,”…
Charles Ray Is Pushing Sculpture to Its Limit
“When you get to the more volatile social subject matter, I often think it starts as a provocation…
A Tricky First Case for the Man Who Wrote the Rules on Nazi Looted Art
Few people have done more to advance the cause of people seeking to recover property lost to the…
Damien Hirst’s Medium is the Art Market
Hirst joining in the mania for NFTs was certainly smart business. He produced “The Currency” project with HENI,…