Art Fairs Romanian Art Star Alexandra Pirici Will Stage a Sprawling 60-Person Performance at Art Basel Bumping into someone in a special pavilion on the Messeplatz, the chances are about equal it's a collector or a performer. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 15, 2019
Art & Exhibitions A Contested Caravaggio Found in a French Attic Will Travel to New York Before It Hits the Auction Block for an Estimated $170 Million The painting will be on view at Adam Williams Fine Art beginning May 10. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 14, 2019
Art World 600 Artists Submitted Ideas for Creative Time’s Latest Commission. The Winner? A High-Concept ‘Escape Room’ For its inaugural Open Call program, the public art organization will present an installation by New York-based artist Risa Puno. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 14, 2019
Art World A Poetic Artwork by Eric Mack Was Burned to the Ground at Desert X. Was It an ‘Act of Hate’? The artist calls it a violent action. The show's artistic director isn't so sure. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 13, 2019
Art Fairs Best Buys: Eight Artists at Independent to Collect for Under $15,000 (If You’re Lucky and Move Fast) There are some really excellent works on offer in the fair this year, but they won't be available for long. By Taylor Dafoe & Tim Schneider, Mar 7, 2019
People New York City Will Honor Five Historic Women Including Billie Holiday With Public Monuments The statues will be funded from a $10 million pool overseen by the city's Department of Cultural Affairs. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 6, 2019
People Two Swedish Artists Are Hiring One Lucky Person to Do Absolutely Nothing for the Rest of Their Lives Simon Goldin and Jakob Senneby have created the Eternal Employment project, offering an open-ended job at a Swedish train station in 2025. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 6, 2019
People With Four Shows Opening Across New York, 82-Year-Old Video Art Pioneer Peter Campus Is Having a Moment. Here’s Why Forty-five years ago, the artist predicted that we would one day live out our lives on screens. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 6, 2019
People The Prodigies: Meet 8 Groundbreaking Millennial Artists Who Are Already Being Taught in Art History Classes Professors are staking their claims that these artists will make it into the history books. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 28, 2019
On View In 1983, Four Major Photographers Worked Together on a Historic Project That Never Saw the Light of Day—Until Now Robert Frank, Dave Heath, Robert Heinecken, and John Wood aimed to show the world that their art was about more than pushing a button. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 22, 2019
Art & Exhibitions Photographer and Activist Shahidul Alam, Whose Jailing in Bangladesh Sparked a Global Outcry, Is Getting His First US Survey The show opens at the Rubin Museum in New York on November 8th. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 21, 2019
Galleries Two Former New York Art Dealers Are Doubling Down on Detroit, Massively Expanding Their Gallery in the City Terese Reyes and Bridget Finn's new gallery has also been renamed: Reyes Finn. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 20, 2019
Art & Exhibitions Matthew Barney’s New Film Stars an NRA Rifle Champ as a Mythological Huntress in Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains The artist's new feature film places markswoman Anette Wachter at its center. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 19, 2019
Art World Is There a Market for Digital Art? Phillips Is Partnering With Daata Editions to Find Out The companies are commissioning two new digital works of art, which will go on view at the auction house in April. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 6, 2019
Art Fairs The Armory Show Is Launching a New Annual Prize That Allows One Gallery to Participate for Free The launch of the Gramercy International Prize marks the fair's 25th anniversary. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 31, 2019