How the Fondation Louis Vuitton and an Army of Conservators Persuaded Russia to Green Light a Landmark Exhibition of Modern Art

Art & Exhibitions

How the Fondation Louis Vuitton and an Army of Conservators Persuaded Russia to Green Light a Landmark Exhibition of Modern Art

“The Morozov Collection: Icons of Modern Art” is the second exhibition devoted to a major Russian collection at the Paris institution.

By Anna Sansom, Sep 27, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

In Pictures: See the Highly Ambitious, Two-City Jasper Johns Retrospective at the Whitney and the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Despite gossip about the show's two curators not getting along, the two exhibitions work together just fine.

By Ben Davis, Sep 26, 2021

Reviews

Kara Walker’s Museum Survey in Basel Is Difficult, Disturbing—and Very Necessary

“A Black Hole Is Everything a Star Longs to Be” at the Kunstmuseum Basel shows Walker's ability to keep her audience off balance.

By Emmanuel Balogun, Sep 23, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

‘I Got an Illicit Thrill’: Watch Artist Brian Jungen Cut Up Nike Sneakers to Expose How Consumer Culture Exploits Native Communities

As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words.

By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 23, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

Art Collective Meow Wolf Just Opened Its Largest Immersive Funhouse to Date in Denver—and It’s Bigger Than the Guggenheim

The massive interactive art installation hides the clues to a mystery—and the work of 120 local artists.

By Sarah Cascone, Sep 22, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

‘We Wanted to Unmoor Her From the 1950s’: A Joan Mitchell Retrospective at SFMOMA Shows the Artist as You’ve Never Seen Her Before

The show includes everything from student work to the final paintings she made before her death.

By Sarah Cascone, Sep 20, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

Hoping to Snag Art Basel-Bound Buyers, Berlin Dealers Showcased Their Emerging Talent for the Fall Edition of the City’s Gallery Weekend

Dealers convinced the event to close one day early to give time for galleries to rush to Basel.

By Kate Brown, Sep 20, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

In Pictures: Millennial Art Star Avery Singer Conjures Dazzling Paintings Out of Digital Chaos in Her Debut Show at Hauser & Wirth

Works like 'China Chalet' and 'Wojak Battle Scene' show why Singer has her paintbrush on the pulse.

By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 16, 2021

On View

In Pictures: See the Joyful Works Included in Frieze Sculpture 2021, From a Pearlescent Monolith to a Quirky Pineapple

The art fair’s sculpture garden is open in London’s Regent’s Park through October 31.

By Naomi Rea, Sep 15, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

In Pictures: See Inside the Met Costume Institute’s Ode to American Style, Which Presents U.S. Fashions for Every Mood

The exhibition opens on September 18th.

By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 14, 2021

On View

‘An Icon of Our Time’: An Artist Is Selling a $2.9 Million Solid-Gold Avocado Toast at Berlin Art Week

The very special toast was conceived by 29-year-old artist Tim Bengel as a symbol of the millennial ethos.

By Artnet News, Sep 14, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

Here Are the 13 U.S. Museum Shows That Matter This Fall, From a Survey of 21st-Century Feminisms in Berkeley to a Radical Art Rediscovery in Atlanta

Institutions are presenting contemporary and historical works that speak to our current moment.

By Caroline Elbaor, Sep 12, 2021

On View

Marina Abramović’s New London Pop-Up Features Crystals, a Martian Rock, and an Immersive Van Gogh Room of Her Own

The performance artist's partnership with WeTransfer has yielded a multisensory experience in a former brewery in Shoreditch.

By Naomi Rea, Sep 10, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

Banksy Gets the ‘Immersive Van Gogh’ Treatment in a Touring Show Hitting New York This Week—and the Artist Does Not Approve

As the storm generated by Hurricane Ida poured down outside, the immersive exhibition "Banksy: Genius or Vandal?" began its visual assault.

By Brian Boucher, Sep 3, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

Organizers of an Unauthorized Banksy Show Will Issue Refunds After Visitors Complain There Aren’t Enough Real Banksys in It

The show has toured the world, but some visitors in Seoul are unimpressed by the lack of original artwork.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 27, 2021