On View Artist Clotilde Jiménez’s Collaged Images of Bodybuilders Tell a Personal Story of Black Masculinity. See His Work Here As galleries and art institutions around the world begin to reopen, we are spotlighting individual shows—online and IRL—that are worth your attention. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 22, 2020
On View Hauser & Wirth Is Hosting a Series of Shows for Fine-Art Graduates Whose Thesis Exhibitions Were Cancelled—See Their Works Here The mega-gallery is supporting emerging artists with shows in Somerset and Los Angeles. By Naomi Rea, Jul 22, 2020
Art & Exhibitions Immersive Art Experiences Used to Be the Wave of the Future. But Can They Outlast the Coronavirus Pandemic? Experts say participatory art may be changed forever. By Kate Brown, Jul 21, 2020
On View Stuck at Home Without Canvases, Artist Julia Wachtel Decided to Experiment With Video. The Strange Results Are Distinctly Characteristic The appropriation artist’s new body of work will premiere on Perrotin gallery’s Instagram over the next several weeks. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 19, 2020
On View Artist Grace Weaver’s Buoyant, Sensual Paintings of People Moving Through Everyday Life Are on View at James Cohan—See Them Here The show examines how our everyday movements through public are partly performative. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 17, 2020
On View ‘The World Is Ripe for Remaking’: Watch Artist Theaster Gates Revitalize Crumbling Buildings Into Bustling Community Centers As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 16, 2020
Art & Exhibitions Unable to Proceed as Usual, the Venice Biennale Has Summoned a Curatorial Supergroup to Organize an Exhibition About How Historical Events Have Shaped Its Legacy The historically-focused show will look at how the biennale has responded to dramatic moments in the last century. By Kate Brown, Jul 15, 2020
On View Rashid Johnson, Anicka Yi, and Other Art Stars Twist Reality and Truth in This East Hampton Show—See Images Here As galleries and art institutions around the world begin to reopen, we are spotlighting individual shows—online and IRL—that are worth your attention. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 13, 2020
On View Egypt May Have Broken Its Own Antiquities Laws by Lending Dozens of King Tut Artifacts to a Touring Blockbuster Show In a new film, BBC News investigates the legality of the show. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 9, 2020
On View Photographing America’s Threatened Wetlands, Catherine Opie Makes a Case to Not Drain the Swamp—See Images Here As galleries and art institutions around the world begin to reopen, we are spotlighting individual shows—online and IRL—that are worth your attention. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 9, 2020
On View ‘I Was Brought to Tears’: Watch Artist Edgar Arceneaux Reinterpret a Tragically Misunderstood 1980s Performance As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 9, 2020
On View Photographer Ming Smith’s Dreamlike Portraits of Everyday Life From Harlem to Ethiopia Are the Subject of a Tender New Online Show—See Them Here As galleries and art institutions around the world begin to reopen, we are spotlighting individual shows—online and IRL—that are worth your attention. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 7, 2020
Art & Exhibitions ArtPrize, the Biggest Biennial in the United States, Has Cancelled Its 2020 Edition and Furloughed Its Entire Staff The exhibition typically features around 1,500 artists and awards $500,000 in prize money. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 7, 2020
Art & Exhibitions The Cancellation of Shaun Leonardo’s Museum Show Sparked an Uproar. Now, the Activists Who Wanted It Gone Tell Their Side of the Story Samaria Rice has issued a cease and desist letter to the artist to prevent him from using her son's image in his work. By Melissa Smith, Jul 7, 2020
On View Despite Outcry, Germany’s Städel Museum Stands by Its Choice to Hang a Graphic Painting Depicting Racist Violence A petition calling for the work's removal is gaining steam. By Kate Brown, Jul 6, 2020