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Art World

‘Warren Kanders, You Can’t Hide!’ Protesters March From the Whitney Museum to the Controversial Trustee’s Home

Outside of Kanders's townhouse, activists pledged: "We'll be back."

By Brian Boucher, May 18, 2019

Auctions

De Kooning and KAWS Lend Multi-Generational Firepower to Phillips’s Solid $100 Million Modern and Contemporary Sale

The street artist KAWS fared especially well, as two paintings by the neo-Pop artist soared past their estimates.

By Brian Boucher, May 16, 2019

Politics

‘It’s a Nightmare’: The Venezuelan Art Community Struggles to Stay Afloat Amid a National Political Upheaval

Artists and dealers are trying to make sense of a rapidly escalating crisis.

By Brian Boucher, Mar 13, 2019

Art World

Left-Wing Congressional Superhero Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Now the Subject of a Brand New Comic Book

Her superpowers include viral videos and "giving zero #%&$s."

By Brian Boucher, Mar 4, 2019

Art Fairs

Here Are 5 Outsider Artists With Fascinating Life Stories to Discover at the Outsider Art Fair

There is a lot to see in the 27th edition of the New York fair.

By Brian Boucher, Jan 18, 2019

Art World

‘This Is the Project of a More Just World’: Trevor Paglen on Making Art That Shows Alternative Realities

The artist talks about his long-standing interests in AI, invisible networks, and government surveillance.

By Brian Boucher, Jun 11, 2018

Art World

In Zurich, Christo Traces the Arc of His Career, From Empty Storefronts to Mighty Ziggurats

The exhibition includes the only remaining works related to the failed wrapping of MoMA in 1968.

By Brian Boucher, Apr 26, 2018

Art World

‘They Should Be in Jail’: Artists Accuse Dealers at Los Angeles’s CB1 Gallery of Fraud

One artist says Clyde Beswick and Jason Chang run a “Trump style operation.”

By Brian Boucher, Apr 17, 2018

Art Fairs

‘Bring the Mountain to Muhammad’: Dallas Makes a Compelling Case for the Enduring Value of the Regional Art Fair

A decade on, the Dallas Art Fair is holding its own and looking toward an even bigger future.

By Brian Boucher, Apr 13, 2018

Art World

Fest for the Eyes: This Year’s Tribeca Film Festival Features a Stolen Banksy, a Melodramatic Picasso, and a Young Mapplethorpe

There’s also Jessica Chastain as a Brooklyn artist who traveled west to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull.

By Brian Boucher, Apr 11, 2018

Art World

What’s the Best Path to a Top Museum Job? We Analyzed the Training of 100 Curators to Find Out

There is no one path to success as a curator of contemporary art—but that doesn't prevent many top experts from having strong opinions.

By Brian Boucher, Apr 2, 2018

Art World

In a Historic Vote, Renowned Art School Cooper Union Commits to Bringing Back Free Tuition For All

The school may be tuition-free again as early as 2029.

By Brian Boucher, Mar 15, 2018

Art World

Legendary Art School Cooper Union Has a Plan to Bring Back Free Tuition for All—But Will It Work?

The art school dean says the 10-year plan is a "miracle," but others argue that such a long wait will decimate the school's reputation.

By Brian Boucher, Mar 8, 2018

Exhibitions

Introducing ‘Vacation,’ the New York Gallery Timeshare That’s Signed Up a Dozen Global Dealers

The project joins other new art-fair alternatives, like Condo and Ruberta.

By Brian Boucher, Mar 1, 2018

Art World

Cary Leibowitz’s Playful Paintings Offer Candy-Colored Tributes to Greta Gerwig and Alice B. Toklas—See Them Here

The show coincides with a retrospective at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, and follows one at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco last year.

By Brian Boucher, Feb 28, 2018

Brian Boucher

‘Warren Kanders, You Can’t Hide!’ Protesters March From the Whitney Museum to the Controversial Trustee’s Home

De Kooning and KAWS Lend Multi-Generational Firepower to Phillips’s Solid $100 Million Modern and Contemporary Sale

‘It’s a Nightmare’: The Venezuelan Art Community Struggles to Stay Afloat Amid a National Political Upheaval

Left-Wing Congressional Superhero Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Now the Subject of a Brand New Comic Book

Here Are 5 Outsider Artists With Fascinating Life Stories to Discover at the Outsider Art Fair

‘This Is the Project of a More Just World’: Trevor Paglen on Making Art That Shows Alternative Realities

In Zurich, Christo Traces the Arc of His Career, From Empty Storefronts to Mighty Ziggurats

‘They Should Be in Jail’: Artists Accuse Dealers at Los Angeles’s CB1 Gallery of Fraud

‘Bring the Mountain to Muhammad’: Dallas Makes a Compelling Case for the Enduring Value of the Regional Art Fair

Fest for the Eyes: This Year’s Tribeca Film Festival Features a Stolen Banksy, a Melodramatic Picasso, and a Young Mapplethorpe

What’s the Best Path to a Top Museum Job? We Analyzed the Training of 100 Curators to Find Out

In a Historic Vote, Renowned Art School Cooper Union Commits to Bringing Back Free Tuition For All

Legendary Art School Cooper Union Has a Plan to Bring Back Free Tuition for All—But Will It Work?

Introducing ‘Vacation,’ the New York Gallery Timeshare That’s Signed Up a Dozen Global Dealers

Cary Leibowitz’s Playful Paintings Offer Candy-Colored Tributes to Greta Gerwig and Alice B. Toklas—See Them Here

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