Exhibitions The Getty’s Sprawling and Influential Pacific Standard Time Initiative Will Explore the Crossover of Art and Science in Its Next Edition Set for 2024, “Pacific Standard Time: Art x Science x LA” will bring together cultural and scientific institutions across Southern California. By Taylor Dafoe, 16 hours ago
On View SFMOMA Sold a Rothko for $50 Million to Diversify Its Collection. Here’s What They Bought With the Proceeds Work by Alma Thomas, Lygia Clark, and Mickalene Thomas are among the new additions to the museum's collection. By Taylor Dafoe, 19 hours ago
Exhibitions What Is ‘Post-Stonewall Art’? Historian and Artist Jonathan Weinberg Breaks Down the Themes That Define the Era From public performance to sexual fantasy, here's what characterizes the art made in the wake of the Stonewall Uprising. By Taylor Dafoe, 2 days ago
Art and Law A Judge Has Rejected a $20 Million Lawsuit by a Former Studio Assistant Who Claims Famed Sculptor Dale Chihuly Didn’t Properly Credit His Work Chihuly's lawyers say the plaintiff made thinly veiled threats to blackmail the artist. By Taylor Dafoe, 3 days ago
People Boston’s Famed Faneuil Hall Is Named After a Slave Trader. Now an Artist Has a Plan to Make That Ugly Fact Abundantly Clear The artist needs to raised around $150,000 to make his dream a reality. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 20, 2019
Politics A US Senator Is Demanding the Smithsonian Remove the Sackler Name From One of Its Major Museums Oregon senator Jeff Merkley is targeting a museum founded by Arthur Sackler, who died years before the company that produced OxyContin was formed. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 20, 2019
People Donna De Salvo, the Curatorial Powerhouse Who Shaped the Whitney Museum as We Know It, Is Moving On After 15 Years What is she planning to do next? By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 19, 2019
Galleries ‘Shanghai Is an Adventurous Place’: Why Dealer Almine Rech Is Opening Her Fifth Gallery in the Chinese City Next Month The French dealer is the latest in a growing list of Western galleries to open spaces in Shanghai. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 19, 2019
Politics The Director of Berlin’s Jewish Museum Has Resigned Over a Controversial Tweet About the Israel-Palestine Debate Peter Schäfer, who led the museum since 2014, has been criticized for being too vocal in the debate over Israel. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 17, 2019
Auctions Here are the 12 Weirdest Items From the Burt Reynolds Estate Sale, Ranked From Badass to Just Bad From his sexy, sexy pajamas to props from 'Friends' to some actual (terrifying) art, the sale captures the actor’s ups and downs. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 14, 2019
Art World The Massachusetts Attorney General Is Investigating Acts of Discrimination Against a Group of Seventh Graders at MFA Boston The museum has also hired counsel to conduct a separate investigation. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 14, 2019
People Joyce Pensato, Painter of Warped Cartoons Who Went from Cult Icon to Celebrated Figure, Has Died at 78 With her characteristic grungy, in-your-face style, Pensato explored a sinister side of pop iconography. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 13, 2019
Art World Hauser & Wirth Is Launching an Art Center Off the Coast of Spain, Cornering the Market for Destination Mega-Galleries The center will be established in a disused 18th-century naval hospital. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 13, 2019
Exhibitions In a Fractious Brazil, the Next Bienal de São Paulo Aims to Heal Divisions by Bringing Challenging Art to the People Aiming to demonstrate the importance of cultural connections, next year's edition will integrate institutions throughout the city. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 13, 2019
Galleries Gagosian Will Open a Permanent Outpost in Basel—the 17th Location in the Gallery’s Growing Global Empire The new branch will be located in the same space where the gallery is holding an Art Basel-adjacent pop-up show. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 11, 2019
