Exhibitions Steve McQueen’s Photos of Thousands of London Third-Graders Have Triggered a Flood of Field Trips to Tate Britain The artist and filmmaker's new project involves more than 3,000 schools. For two beneath the shadow of Grenfell Tower it is especially poignant. By Javier Pes, Nov 12, 2019
Reviews Julie Mehretu’s New LACMA Survey Reveals an Artist at the Peak of Her Power—But Also One Unusually Eager to Share the Credit The artist remaps strategies of power both on and off the canvas. By Catherine Wagley, Nov 11, 2019
Exhibitions The Second Lagos Biennial Takes Over a Former Government Building to Imagine What Would Happen If Artists Were in Charge of Our Future The show, organized by a three-person team, presents work by Nigerian and international artists inside a decaying former government office. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Nov 8, 2019
Exhibitions What Defines the ‘Female Gaze’? A Traveling Group Exhibition Presents the Work of Three Photographers You Should Know The Swiss skincare company La Prairie tapped three young photographers for the ambitious exhibition. By Noor Brara, Nov 8, 2019
On View Yayoi Kusama’s Head-Spinning New Exhibition in New York Is a Dream for Selfie-Takers—See Photos From the Show Here The exhibition is expected to draw up to 100,000 visitors. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 8, 2019
On View ‘Anything I Do Is an Archaeological Act’: Kurdish Artist Hiwa K Explains How Personal Experience and Global Politics Inform His Work As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 7, 2019
Exhibitions The Yayoi Kusama Craze Is Coming to Europe With a Splashy—But Nuanced—Three-Venue Retrospective A trio of prominent European curators, including Beatrix Ruf, are organizing this major extravaganza. By Kate Brown, Nov 7, 2019
Art Guides New York Galleries Are Moving to Tribeca En Masse. Here’s Your Go-To Guide for What to See, Eat, and Drink in the Neighborhood Make a day of it with our roundup of Tribeca highlights. By Artnet News, Nov 6, 2019
Exhibitions 50 US Museums Are Teaming Up to Organize Exhibitions of Female Artists in the Run-Up to the 2020 Election The Feminist Art Coalition launches this week online, and is coming to a museum near you. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 4, 2019
Exhibitions Legendary Curator Okwui Enwezor’s Final Show, ‘Postcolonial,’ Will Now Become a Reality in Sharjah The curator planned a sequel to his legendary “Postwar” exhibition as part of the next Sharjah Biennial. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 4, 2019
On View On the 350th Anniversary of Rembrandt’s Death, the Artist’s Hometown Is Staging the First Show Dedicated to His Early Work How did the town of Leiden shape young Rembrandt? By Katy Diamond Hamer, Nov 4, 2019
On View ‘I’m Not Trying to Spell Out a Story’: Watch How Artist Julie Mehretu Uses Massive Scale and Complex Layers to Create Paintings You Get Lost In As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Oct 31, 2019
Exhibitions What Can You Expect at This Year’s Performa? A Haunted High School Talent Show, a Six-Hour Clay Dance, and More The eighth edition of New York’s performance art biennial features new works by Yvonne Rainer, Kia LaBeija, Ed Atkins, and Bunny Rogers. By Artnet News, Oct 31, 2019
Exhibitions Treasures From King Tut’s Tomb Are Heading to London Before Returning to Egypt Forever. See Highlights Here Nearly half of the items have never left Egypt before. By Naomi Rea, Oct 31, 2019
On View Can a Session With a Medium Spark Creativity? These Artists Gave It a Try, and You Can See the Results in a New Show Each artist sat with a medium before making work for the New York exhibition. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 31, 2019
