Exhibitions All of Your Favorite Memes Are About to Be Recognized as the Works of Art They Truly Are in the First-Ever Memennial Curator can haz your submissions? By Brian Boucher, Nov 11, 2020
Art World Donald Trump’s Campaign Has Circulated an Artist’s Satirical Newspaper Front Page Declaring Al Gore’s Presidential Win in 2000 The image was shared in a tweet by the Trump campaign's communications director. By Brian Boucher, Nov 11, 2020
Exhibitions These 28 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Artists Were Tapped for a Citywide Show in Chicago to Celebrate the Brainiac Award’s 40th Anniversary The show is being organized by Abigail Winograd. By Brian Boucher, Nov 10, 2020
Art World The 600-Year-Old Vatican Library Is Using Artificial Intelligence to Ward Off Hackers Targeting Its Digital Collections The Vatican Library is digitizing its collection of more than 80,000 manuscripts. By Brian Boucher, Nov 9, 2020
Art World The Bob Ross Experience, a New Interactive Museum, Is Open in Indiana. Can It Calm a Nervous Nation? You can sign up for master classes with certified instructors, and see never-before-seen Ross canvases. By Brian Boucher, Nov 6, 2020
Art World The Notorious ‘Junk Bond King’ Michael Milken Is Opening a Museum Dedicated to the American Dream in Washington, DC The Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream opens in 2023. By Brian Boucher, Nov 6, 2020
Art World The Most Ferocious Ancient Hunters May Have Been Women as Often as Men, a New Archaeological Find Suggests Human female remains turned up accompanied by big-game hunting implements—and it wasn't the first time. By Brian Boucher, Nov 5, 2020
Politics Voters in Jersey City Just Approved a New Tax in Support of the Arts, Setting the Stage for Other Cities to Follow Taxpayers have approved a measure to seed a trust fund that will support the city's culture initiatives. By Brian Boucher, Nov 5, 2020
People This 21-Year-Old Photographer Just Shot Beyoncé and Became British Vogue’s Youngest Cover Artist Ever Kennedi Carter is a student at the University of North Carolina earning a degree in African American studies. By Brian Boucher, Nov 4, 2020
Politics ‘Good Luck, America’: Artists and Arts Workers React to the Nail-Biting US Presidential Election on Social Media—See Their Posts Here From Kim Gordon to Amy Sherald, here are the best art world reactions to election night and the as yet undecided presidential vote. By Brian Boucher & Eileen Kinsella, Nov 4, 2020
Art World An Out-of-Control Train Was About to Plunge 33 Feet to the Ground—Until a Giant Sculpture of a Whale Miraculously Saved It The sculpture's title is—kid you not—"Saved by the Whale's Tail." By Brian Boucher, Nov 2, 2020
On View How One Hacker Artist Tricked Google Into Showcasing Her Art When You Search This Election-Related Term No, the next American president probably will not be a vision board featuring foam flowers—but Google Image search seems to think it might be. By Brian Boucher, Nov 2, 2020
Art World ‘This Is an Unprecedented Disaster’: Art Schools Are Scrambling to Develop Contingency Plans for Students as Education Moves Online Administrators are being forced to adapt to a rapidly changing situation. By Brian Boucher, Mar 18, 2020
Politics ‘It Confirms the Dread I Felt on Election Day’: Artists From Countries Targeted by Trump’s Latest Immigration Ban Speak Out Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan, and Tanzania were all added to the banned list. By Brian Boucher, Feb 18, 2020
People ‘It’s My Salvation’: At 80 Years Old, Ron Nagle Can’t Stop Making His Meticulously Weird, Ridiculously Beautiful Sculptures Step inside his wonderland of shape, color, and whimsy. By Brian Boucher, Feb 6, 2020
