Art & Exhibitions Whitney-Adjacent Pop-Up Show Offers Hudson Views in Former Meatpacking Plant Check it out before it becomes a high-end retail space. By Brian Boucher, May 21, 2015
Art World Self-Centered Marina Abramović Throws Her Own Staff Under Bus in Dispute with Jay Z Where does the buck stop? Not with Abramović, apparently. By Brian Boucher, May 21, 2015
Analysis Member of Qatar’s Al Thani Family Revealed as Buyer of Record-Breaking $179 Million Picasso The painting likely will not go on display in Qatar due to its nudity. By Brian Boucher, May 21, 2015
People Jay Z Defends Himself Against Marina Abramović Accusation with Proof of Donation The rapper has the receipt. By Brian Boucher, May 20, 2015
Art & Exhibitions Tania Bruguera Challenges Cuban Government With Reading on Totalitarianism During Havana Biennial By Brian Boucher, May 20, 2015
People Marina Abramović Accuses Jay Z of Betrayal Over ‘Picasso Baby’ Video She says she feels "totally used." By Brian Boucher, May 19, 2015
Art & Exhibitions Phil Collins Wants You to Make Babies at His Rooftop Drive-In Movies The newest iteration takes place in Ramallah, West Bank. By Brian Boucher, May 19, 2015
Politics Entire 2016 MFA Class Drops Out of USC’s Roski School of Art and Design What do Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine have to do with it? By Brian Boucher, May 15, 2015
Art World Whitney Museum Snubs LA Times Critic Christopher Knight in Label Squabble Does the offending label even say what he says it says? By Brian Boucher, May 15, 2015
Art Fairs Sex Sells as NADA New York Becomes the World’s Most Erotic Art Fair NADA New York gets an X rating this year. By Brian Boucher, May 15, 2015
Analysis Record $50.6 Million Mondrian Leads Christie’s $202 Million Impressionist and Modern Sale By Brian Boucher, May 15, 2015
Analysis Brian Boucher Survives Sweaty Dudes, Mazes, and Velcro Suits at Frieze New York What's really cool this year? By Brian Boucher, May 14, 2015
Analysis $81.9 Million Rothko Leads Christie’s Frenzied $658.5 Million Contemporary Art Sale The night started with bidding on 20 works from the Sonnabend collection. By Brian Boucher, May 13, 2015
People Anita Hill, Who Stood Up to Clarence Thomas, Joins Board of Rose Art Museum By Brian Boucher, May 13, 2015
Auctions $179 Million Picasso Sets Stratospheric Record at Christie’s $705.9 Million “Looking Forward” Sale The Picasso inspired an 11-minute bidding war. By Brian Boucher, May 11, 2015