Rich brocades adorned with labyrinthine beads, flowery bouquets of antique buttons and shimmering bands of sequins, mythical figures and ancient symbols gloriously forged by an unrepentant maximalist: this is what …
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The Ashmolean Museum in a bitter 20-year dispute over the works of Augustus John
Three brothers, heirs to part of an art collection that belonged to their grandfather, are in conflict with the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, UK. The Ashmolean, founded in 1683 by …
Ken Jacobs, orchard street1955/2014, 16mm transferred to HD video, color, silent, 27 minutes 20 seconds. THE VISIONARY American motion picture creator Ken Jacobs has created an extraordinarily vast body of …
Buck Ellison’s artfully destabilizing “Little Brother,” the latest installment in his deep conceptual dive into the construction and presentation of white privilege, took as its subject Erik Prince, wealthy heir, …
Do you remember the first time you looked out of an airplane window? Perhaps a childhood experience of staring at the clouds, your eyesight sharpened by adrenaline, gazing at endless …
Morgan Otagburuagu Doyle Wham, 91A Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY, through June 10 Ten years ago it was hard to find a single exhibition in London of contemporary African photography. No …
In Japanese folklore, the ungaikyo is a demonic mirror that bewitches with its reflections. But there is disagreement over what he actually does. Some say he shows spooky and changing …
Looted artifacts linked to disgraced British dealer Robin Symes returned to Italy
Italy has recovered 750 archaeological objects worth an estimated €12 million following a long legal battle with disgraced British antiquities dealer Robin Symes (84). The collection was unveiled yesterday at …
Protean artist Camille Billops (1933-2019) is perhaps best known for Finding Christa (1991), a film she co-directed with her husband, historian James V. Hatch, about his decision to give up …
Art Basel is preparing for the first fair with a new team, while Volta Basel is looking for a new director
Art Basel’s flagship fair returns for its 53rd edition not only amid an ever-changing global fair landscape, but also major leadership shifts at home. It will be the first Basel …