On View See Inside NFT Sensation Justin Aversano’s Mystical New Tarot-Inspired Photography Show in L.A. The works make up Aversano's new show at Gabba Gallery, on view through April 8. By Min Chen, Mar 28, 2023
Art History A Museum Has Located a Missing Figure That Was Cut Out of This 17th-Century Family Portrait The Danish research team made the remarkable discovery on Google, of all places. By Min Chen, Mar 27, 2023
Pop Culture ‘The Exhibit’ Recap: In the Reality Show’s Fourth Episode Judges Clash Over Beauty and Justice This week, the hunt for the next great artist leads with a justice-themed commission. By Min Chen, Mar 27, 2023
Art World A TikToker Freaked Out When He Found a Painting of His Living Room Displayed in a London Gallery. Here’s How It Ended Up There 'They have an oil painting of my living room... this can't be real.' By Min Chen, Mar 24, 2023
NFTs Painter Lee Mullican’s Computer Works From 1987 Are Part of a New NFT Collection, Dropping on the Digital Art Space Feral File This latest series follows a 2021 sale of the artist's digital works that he created on an IBM 5170. By Min Chen, Mar 23, 2023
Museums & Institutions How Will Technology Shape the Museum of Tomorrow? 20 Museum Directors Will Convene in the Bay Area to Explore Digital Horizons They will be participating at an open symposium taking place on April 21 at Stanford University. By Min Chen, Mar 22, 2023
Pop Culture ‘This Is the World Nam June Paik Imagined’: The First Documentary on the Father of Video Art Celebrates His Prescience and Sense of Play 'Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV' is screening at the Film Forum from March 24. By Min Chen, Mar 22, 2023
Pop Culture ‘The Exhibit’ Recap: Emotions Run Hot as Challengers Take on a Timely Art Commission, But the Spirit of Competition Is Tepid This week, a pandemic-themed commission produces the 'feels.' By Min Chen, Mar 20, 2023
On View In Pictures: See Inside a Gargantuan Graffiti and Street Art Exhibition in Hong Kong, Stacked With Works by Basquiat, Kaws, Futura, Lady Pink, and More "City as Studio" is on view at K11 Musea through May 14. By Min Chen, Mar 20, 2023
Pop Culture Blacklips Was a Performance Troupe That Thrived in a ‘Dank Corner’ of New York’s Late-Night Culture. A New Art Book Is Bringing It Back Into the Spotlight 'Blacklips: Her Life and Her Many, Many Deaths' documents the group's footprint through photographs, video stills, and other ephemera. By Min Chen, Mar 17, 2023
Art & Exhibitions ‘My Practice Is Play’: Trenton Doyle Hancock Has Gamed Out a Fully Functioning Basketball Court in a Houston Museum 'CAMH Court' will be on view through April 27 at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. By Min Chen, Mar 14, 2023
Art History Was Roy Lichtenstein an Appropriation Artist or Plagiarist? A New Documentary Probes the Ethics of His Multimillion-Dollar Comic Art Empire The film features comic artists whose work has been source material for the Pop artist. By Min Chen, Mar 13, 2023
Pop Culture ‘The Exhibit’ Recap: Our Next Great Artists-to-Be Take a Swing at Making Social Media Interesting This week, the reality TV contestants tackled the subject of platforms and digital strategy. By Min Chen, Mar 13, 2023
Pop Culture Coca-Cola’s New Ad Puts Canonical Paintings by Warhol, Vermeer, Van Gogh, and Other Artists to Work… Selling Soda Andy Warhol’s silkscreen Coke bottle comes to life. By Min Chen, Mar 10, 2023
NFTs LACMA Is Inviting Digital Artists to Put Tech-Powered Spins on Works in Its Collection as Part of a New Blockchain Initiative The works will be released for sale in limited digital editions. By Min Chen, Mar 9, 2023