Art World Multimedia Artist Lars Jan’s Meditative Beach Installation Aims to Slow Down the Frenetic Pace of Art Basel The LA artist presents “Slow-Moving Luminaries,” the third annual Audemars Piguet Art Commission. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 8, 2017
Exhibitions Kendrick Lamar Made a Video Homage to Civil Rights Photographer Gordon Parks. Now the Gordon Parks Foundation Is Returning the Favor. Lamar's clip for his song "Element." recreates classic Parks images. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 8, 2017
People Behind Artist Allison Zuckerman’s Rapid Rise From Gallery Assistant to the Rubell Family’s Newest Obsession The 27-year-old artist may be the brightest—and fastest—rising star at this year's Art Basel Miami Beach. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 5, 2017
Art World Knight Foundation Awards $2.75 Million in Grants for Miami Art Projects From a Haitian writers translation project to a talk show hosted by mermaids, the 2017 grant winners were strikingly diverse. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 4, 2017
People Talk About Vertical Integration! At NADA Miami, Joel Mesler Will Be the Dealer, the Artist, the Art Handler, and the PR Agent “Am I as successful as someone else with their staff of eight?" Joel Mesler asks. "Probably not. But do I give a shit? Not at all.” By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 4, 2017
Art World Outraged by New Selection Process, Patrons Pull Support From the Venice Biennale’s Australia Pavilion Funders are protesting the council’s elimination of a commissioner to oversee artist selection. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 27, 2017
On View Stephen Shore’s MoMA Retrospective Takes You on a Trip Through Photography’s Recent History The show spans the artist’s 50-year career, from the gelatin prints he made as a teenager in ‘70s, to the work he does on Instagram today. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 22, 2017
Art World The Metropolitan Museum of Art Gets an $80 Million Gift, Tilting Its Focus Toward Asia Donated by Florence Irving and her late husband Herbert Irving. it's the largest gift in recent memory. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 16, 2017
Art World Joan Mitchell Foundation Announces 2017 Grant Recipients, Making 25 Artists $25,000 Richer Twenty of this year’s 25 grant recipients identify as non-white. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 14, 2017
Auctions Meet the Extraordinary Art Collectors Behind the Top Lots Heading to Auction This Week A spotlight on several of the extraordinary art collectors whose work is heading to sale in the tentpole fall New York auctions By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 14, 2017
Art World Yale School of Art Launches New Art and Social Justice Initiative The program was made possible by a $750,000 donation from an anonymous alum. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 7, 2017
Politics Today, the Hottest Star in the Downtown Art Scene Is a 28-Year-Old Candidate for New York City Council James Fuentes, Gavin Brown, 47 Canal and others want you to vote Christopher Marte in today's city council election. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 6, 2017
Art World Art Basel Comes to Buenos Aires: The Behemoth’s First Step Toward Global Domination Is Surprisingly Polite The first leg of programming for Art Basel's highly anticipated and nebulous "Cities" initiative is aimed at endearing itself to local audiences. By Janelle Zara & Taylor Dafoe, Nov 3, 2017
On View Watch Chaos and Precision Collide in Artist Shirazeh Houshiary’s New Show at Lisson Gallery The British-Iranian artist embraced chaos and chance to create the new paintings on view at the gallery's New York outpost. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 3, 2017
Auctions Phillips Makes History, Selling Paul Newman’s Rolex for a Record $17.6 Million in Its U.S. First Watch Auction The timepiece sold for a staggering $17.8 million. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 27, 2017
