Art Fairs The Homeless Man in the Driveway Is a Brilliant Artist? How Three Stars of the Outsider Art Fair Were Discovered Most gallerists discover new artists at MFA graduate exhibitions. These dealers traveled much further afield. By Brian Boucher, Jan 19, 2018
Art World Banksy Busts His Hometown Museum for Scamming His Fans With Hundreds of Unauthorized Prints The museum has promised to refund all the buyers who snapped up the print for just £5. By Brian Boucher, Jan 18, 2018
Art World ‘It Took Us by Surprise’: Even Google Was Shocked by the Success of Its Megaviral Face-Matching Art App The search behemoth's app was all the rage on social media this weekend. By Brian Boucher, Jan 16, 2018
On View ‘It’s a Strange Communion’: Artist Michael Rakowitz on Why He Set Up an Iraqi Food Truck Outside the MCA Chicago The long-standing project began in his mother's kitchen. By Brian Boucher, Jan 15, 2018
Politics A Petition Demanding That the Metropolitan Museum Be ‘Free for All’ Is Catching Fire The petitioner argues that the museum's treasures are a public good. Thousands agree. By Brian Boucher, Jan 10, 2018
Art World What Major Art Magazine Has an ’80s Rock Band Named After It? Why, It’s Art in America! The name was suggested by a friend of the band who had stacks of the magazine lying around. By Brian Boucher, Jan 5, 2018
Art World A New Publication Is Fighting ‘Big-City Narrow-Mindedness’ by Spotlighting Art Outside of New York and LA For too long, they've been “at the whim of critics from other places," say the New England-based founders of The Rib. By Brian Boucher, Jan 4, 2018
People Betty Woodman, Visionary Sculptor of Ceramic Vessels, Has Died at 87 "She stayed so vital, always experimenting," says her dealer, Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn. By Brian Boucher, Jan 3, 2018
Art World Art-World Hookup: OkCupid Hired Artist Maurizio Cattelan to Create Its First-Ever Ad Campaign Are you DTF? That is, "down to frolic among the tulips," or perhaps "down to find a mate who loves to laugh?" Read on if you're down to find out. By Brian Boucher, Jan 2, 2018
On View Michael Landy Offers Some Laughs in Crazy Times With a Chorus of Protest Signs—See Them Here Show of the Day: Michael Landy's "Breaking News - New York" is on view at Sperone Westwater. By Brian Boucher, Dec 21, 2017
Politics Glenn Ligon, Shirin Neshat, and Others Will Launch a Day of Action on the Anniversary of Trump’s Inauguration Art events will be taking place in cities across the country to encourage activism and cultural exchange. By Brian Boucher, Dec 20, 2017
Art and Law Ice Cream Salesman Turned Art Dealer Swindled Elite Clients Out of Millions, Feds Say Ezra Chowaiki allegedly owes nearly $3 million to Sotheby's alone. By Brian Boucher, Dec 19, 2017
Art World How Social Practice Artists Are Using Creative Problem-Solving to Help Revive Detroit From urban chickens to park rehabilitation, artists are coming up with interesting ways to solve problems in Motor City. By Brian Boucher, Dec 18, 2017
Art World Following the Death of Its Curator, the LA Art Book Fair Has Canceled Its 2018 Edition The beloved event has vowed to return in 2019. By Brian Boucher, Dec 15, 2017
Art World Inside ICA Miami’s Spacious New Design District Home The museum aims to set itself apart not only in terms of accessibility but also in its public outreach and innovative education programs. By Brian Boucher, Dec 8, 2017
