Curators and directors of three US museums acquired new works by underrepresented artists for free for their collections at Expo Chicago this week, thanks to a program in which a …
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Artist Nancy Baker Cahill projects an exploding womb atop the United States Supreme Court
Since Roe v. Wade overthrow in 2022, the right to abortion in the United States has been severely restricted in several states, with a recent decision by a federal judge …
Janitors, movers and maintenance staff at the Rhode Island School of Art and Design (RISD) have been on strike since April 2 and their union, represented by the Teamsters Local …
Podcast | Expo and the Chicago Stage; the museums of Northern Ireland; Sarah Bernhardt in Paris
This week: Chicago Expo and the Windy City art scene. Ben Sutton, The art journal editor, Americas, and Carlie Porterfield, associate editor, art market, Americas, discuss the fair and the …
‘Warhol wanted Robert Mapplethorpe’ – photographer of famous boxing shoot with Jean-Michel Basquiat explains how it came about
The photographer who captured Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat as boxing champions for a series of publicity photos says Robert Mapplethorpe was originally lined up to take the famous photos. …
Where is Edward Bawden’s monumental Country Life painting? UK trust launches search for missing masterpiece
The hunt is on for a monumental painted wall screen by Edward Bawden (1903-1989), exhibited at the Festival of Britain in 1951, then lost by the government a decade later. …
“TikTok, TikTok… It’s time for the art world to stop being so tense and join the world’s most entertaining app”
Every year I analyze number of followers on museum social networks and every year I wait for the banks to break and a TikTok flood to unleash. It still hasn’t …
“Don’t fear the recession, it could create the next revolution in the art market”
Inflation is expected to decline in the UK and the US this year, although at present it remains stubbornly persistent in both countries. The implications are clear for consumers; for …
The first painting you see in the Courtauld Gallery’s Peter Doig exhibition is a self-portrait. Dressed like a trendy teenager in sneakers and slacks, the performer’s face resembles an anatomical …
9,000 workers strike at Rutgers University, home to one of America’s top art schools
About 9,000 workers at New Jersey State University, Rutgers University, including professors, part-time lecturers and graduate students, have been on strike since April 10. This is the first time in …