Star Sculptor Ruth Asawa Gets Her First Posthumous Retrospective

Art & Exhibitions

Star Sculptor Ruth Asawa Gets Her First Posthumous Retrospective

The international show is organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and New York's Museum of Modern Art.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 29, 2024

Art & Exhibitions

Taryn Simon’s Participatory New Sculpture Makes a Game of Politics

Inspired by Ancient Athenian polling device, Simon's monolithic work operates as an interactive game for visitors.

By Annikka Olsen, Oct 26, 2024

Art & Exhibitions

Tim Burton, Known Purveyor of Gothic Horror, Thinks A.I. Is ‘Scary’

A sprawling exhibition chronicles the famed director's 50-year creative journey at London's Design Museum has led to record-breaking ticket sales ahead of Halloween.

By Vivienne Chow, Oct 24, 2024

On View

Frances McDormand Helps Bring Shaker Culture Back Into the Spotlight

Two new museum shows take the viewer deep inside the fascinating Shaker community in the U.S.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 22, 2024

Art & Exhibitions

This Self-Taught Artist, Known For His Art Magazine Riffs, Lands His First Solo Museum Show at MoMA

Artforum, Art in America, and Frieze have all featured in his paintings.

By Brian Boucher, Oct 22, 2024

Art & Exhibitions

Restoration Reveals Famous 18th Century Master’s Hidden Self-Portrait

The mysterious painting features a shadowy figure that looks suspiciously like the artist.

By Tim Brinkhof, Oct 22, 2024

Art & Exhibitions

A California Museum’s Prized Gauguin Goes on View—But How Real Is It?

The painting was excluded from the artist's recent catalogue raisonné, casting doubt on its authenticity.

By Min Chen, Oct 21, 2024

Art & Exhibitions

Hew Locke on the Little Objects That Reveal a Big, Messy History at the British Museum

In "what have we here?," the Guyanese-British artist turns his probing eye toward the museum's own collection and the story it tells.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Oct 21, 2024

Art & Exhibitions

The Artist Who Shaped SoHo’s Avant-Garde Finally Gets Her Due

The late pioneering artist Tina Girouard gets her first retrospective with "Sign-In" at New York's Center for Art Research and Alliances.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 21, 2024

Art & Exhibitions

Robert Rauschenberg’s Radical Project to Bring Together Artists and Engineers Gets the Getty Spotlight

Rauschenberg and Robert Whitman launched E.A.T. alongside Bell Labs engineers Billy Klüver and Fred Waldhauer.

By Min Chen, Oct 20, 2024

Art & Exhibitions

Friends, Lovers, Partners: An Exhibition Exploring Sophie Taeuber-Arp and Jean Arp’s Unbreakable Bond

Bozar in Brussels is celebrating the Dada power couple.

By Verity Babbs, Oct 20, 2024

Art & Exhibitions

Tove Jansson’s Beloved Moomins Turn 80 With a Major Exhibition in Helsinki

The show also features murals and public artworks Jansson created in her hometown of Helsinki.

By Verity Babbs, Oct 20, 2024

Reviews

The 2024 Busan Biennale Is Eccentric, Vexing, and Full of Thrills

Is it a Documenta 15 redux? A joyful celebration of creativity? A gimlet-eyed portrait of life right now? All of the above!

By Andrew Russeth, Oct 19, 2024

On View

Jean-Michel Basquiat Meets a Roman Venus at Gagosian Paris

Basquiat "reminds us of the common chords and resonances of beauty and identity throughout art history," said Larry Gagosian.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Oct 16, 2024

Art & Exhibitions

In Montreal, An Exhibition Serves Up the Splendors, Sins, and Silliness of Flemish Art

On view at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, “Saints, Sinners, Lovers and Fools: Three Hundred Years of Flemish Masterworks" is a sweeping journey of art from 1400 to 1700.

By Katie White, Oct 16, 2024