The original oil canvas of a large-scale portrait by Pablo Picasso of his lover Marie-Thérèse Walter, painted in the critical year of 1932, will be auctioned for the first time …
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For visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago, especially those approaching the Modern Wing on East Monroe Street, engagement with its current suite of exhibits begins before entry. Stretched across …
Artist Lonnie Holley searches for source material in a creek full of trash and hangs out with Stacey Abrams
Welcome to Wet Paint in the Wild, the free – and free – spin-off! – from Artnet News Pro’s beloved Wet Paint gossip column, where we give art world insiders …
Brazil’s Red List gives green light to federal action against heritage smuggling
More than 1,000 cultural objects in Brazil are currently registered as missing. Many were probably smuggled out of the country and secretly sold to illicit collectors via the black market. …
For decades, Ghanaian-British filmmaker and artist John Akomfrah has been one of the leading anti-colonial voices in cinema. A founding member of the Black Audio Film Collective, he explored black …
The Smithsonian’s Museum of Asian Art celebrates its centennial with a year of special exhibitions and events and a revamp of its historic galleries
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art opened in 1923 – consisting of the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery – and has become a bastion …
It’s no secret that Surrealism influenced the development of Abstract Expressionism. Martica Sawin’s rich study, Surrealism in Exile and the Beginnings of the New York School (MIT Press 1995), described …
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian presents the New York Native Film Festival in New York, May 5-7. In conjunction with the New York native exhibition, the festival …
With his gritty, unflattering craftsmanship, his unruly mix of stark imagery and vigorous abstract marks, and his equally capricious mix of sarcasm and naivety, Oda Knudsen could have easily fit …
American Folk Art Museum presents a benefit concert with Lonnie Holley, special guests
THE American Folk Art Museum Benefit Concert, headlined by acclaimed musician and visual artist Lonnie Holley, will take place Thursday, May 18 at the New York Society for Ethical Culture. …