Art World With a New $50 Million Endowment, Bard College Will Invest Big in the Study of Indigenous Culture, Art, and History The money will be used for faculty appointments, student scholarships, and the establishment of a new Center for Indigenous Studies. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 28, 2022
People ‘If We Are All That Lonely, It Can’t Be That Bad’: Wolfgang Tillmans on the Universal Thoughts Behind His Heart-Breakingly Visceral Photos To mark his MoMA survey, we spoke to Tillmans about installation-making, the sneaky power of language in his art, and the allure of outer space. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 28, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions With Sold-Out Gigs in New York, Iconic Indie Band Pavement Will Open a Pop-up Show Celebrating Its 30-Year History On view will be “previously unseen imagery, artwork and ephemera” and “rumored relics of the band's real and imagined history.” By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 27, 2022
Museums Unionized Workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Are Going on Strike Until They Reach a Contract With Management The bargaining unit is prepared to picket until museum management comes to the bargaining table “with serious offers,” the group said. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 26, 2022
Law Artist Kahlil Robert Irving Filed a Human Rights Complaint Against a New York Hotel After It Allegedly Accused Him of Squatting Two white employees broke into the artist’s hotel room and demanded that he leave. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 20, 2022
Museums The City of Basel Is Funding Its Museums to Scour Their Collections for Looted Objects More museums are getting funding to research the sources of their collections. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 19, 2022
Auctions Willem de Kooning’s Family Will Auction Off Three Paintings by the Artist for as Much as $50 Million This Fall The three canvases, selected with de Kooning’s granddaughters, each represent a different decade in the late artist’s storied career. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 16, 2022
Museums Union Workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Are Going on a One-Day ‘Warning’ Strike “We expect that, after we show them that we can shut the museum down…[management] will come to the table,” the bargaining unit’s president said. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 15, 2022
Art World Art-World Heavyweights Come Out in Support of Documenta’s Embattled Curators Amid Latest Allegations “The pressures that media and politicians have placed on the entire Documenta team have become unbearable,” a committee said. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 15, 2022
On View Diane Arbus’s 1972 MoMA Show Ignited a Firestorm. Now, David Zwirner Gallery Has Restaged It, Shot for Shot The show divided viewers when it debuted at the Museum of Modern Art, with some critics saying the images were exploitative. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 14, 2022
Politics A Panel Convened to Address Antisemitism at Documenta Called for Action on Yet Another ‘Problematic’ Artwork. The Show’s Artists Claim It’s Censorship “We are angry, we are sad, we are tired, we are united,” the curators wrote in an open letter. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 12, 2022
On View How Big a Deal Is Michael Heizer’s ‘City’ When It Comes to Art History? We Asked Curators, Collectors, Dealers, and Scholars to Weigh In “People are just dying to see it. And it's going to wow them," said one observer. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 12, 2022
Auctions A 1993 Painting by Ernie Barnes Just Sold for $1.6 Million, Adding to the Late Artist’s Recent Market Explosion The artwork, which depicts a lively church scene, soared past its presale high estimate of $700,000 at Bonhams New York. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 9, 2022
Museums The Mayor of Strasbourg Is Forcing Local Museums to Close Two Days a Week to Save on Exploding Energy Costs Institutions in Britain and elsewhere are also taking drastic measures to prepare for what could be an expensive winter. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 6, 2022
Auctions The Rapper Skepta Is Helping Curate an Upcoming Sotheby’s Sale in London—and He’s Including His First-Ever Painting The British-Nigerian grime star has chosen a group of 8 to 12 paintings to include in the auction house’s Contemporary Curated sale. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 1, 2022
