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Coco Fusco: ‘Okwui showed everyone how art could speak eloquently’
Coco Fusco salutes in A Room of One’s Own: Women and Power in the New America, 2006. Image: Artist Okwui Enwezor was not just an outstanding curator, he was also Full Article »
ARTCENTRON CELEBRATED
Okwui Enwezor Remembered by Friends and Colleagues
Okwui Enwezor remembered by artists, friends, and colleagues who pay glowing tribute to the renowned curator who died at 55.
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KAWS ‘The KAWS Album’ Sold for $14.7 Million at Sotheby’s
A painting by KAWS titled The KAWS Album featuring parody of the Simpsons, a popular television show sold by at Sotheby’s Hong Kong for $14.7 million dollars The KAWS Album Full Article »
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Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Acquires KAWS Monumental Sculpture
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth has acquired KAWS Clean Slate, a monumental bronze sculpture standing at 21 feet tall.
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Studio Museum in Harlem Raises $3.9 Million at Gala
Carol Sutton Lewis, Dr. Amelia Ogunlesi, Kathryn C. Chenault, and Jacqueline L. Bradley were some of the special guests at The Studio Museum Gala 2018. Photo: Liz Ligon ART NEWS: Full Article »
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Sapporo International Art Festival Appoints Curatorial Directors
Taro Amano and Agnieszka Kubicka-Dzieduszycka curatorial directors for Sapporo International Art Festival 2020. (SIAF2020). Photos: Shingo Kanagawa and Zbigniew Kupisz ART NEWS: Taro Amano and Agnieszka Kubicka-Dzieduszycka will serve as Curatorial Full Article »
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Top 30 Facebook Watercolor Groups for Watercolorists
Many watercolorists are turning to Facebook Watercolor Groups to improve their skills by sharing watercolor paintings and discussing tips and techniques. Here are the top 30 Facebook groups for watercolor artists.
ART & DESIGN
Expo Chicago Curatorial Forum Tackles Art for the Senses
Mid-career and established Curators at the 2016 Expo Chicago Curatorial Forum attentively listen to a presentation at the Graham Foundation. ART NEWS: Art lovers should pay particular attention to this year’s Full Article »
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Adolf Loos Castigated in Shonibare’s ‘Criminal Ornamentation’
An oil on canvas abstract painting titled Ecclesia, by Bridget Riley is one of the works in Criminal Ornamentation an exhibition curated by Yinka Shonibare that criticises Adolf Loos at the Arts Full Article »
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New Museum IdeasCity Initiative Appoints V. Mitch McEwen As Curator
V. Mitch McEwen: The newly appointed curator of the New Museum IdeasCity initiative. Photo: A(n)other Lab, Princeton SOA ART NEWS V. Mitch McEwen, the newly appointed Curator of New Museum Full Article »
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James Taylor and Laura Willis Win National Work on Paper Prize
Detail of The Forgotten Wars, a collaborative work by photographer James Taylor and artist Laura Willis that won the National Work on Paper Prize. Image: MPRG ART NEWS Indigenous photographer Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Art Toronto 2018 Exhibitor List Includes Nine New Galleries
Visitors examining works on display at Canada’s international contemporary and modern art fair. Art Toronto 2018 is expected to attract more art lovers. Image: Art Toronto ART NEWS Nine new Full Article »
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Chicago Artadia Awards 2018 Goes to Two Unique Artists
Leonard Suryajaya and Derrick Woods-Morrow are the Awardees for 2018 Chicago Artadia Awards. Image: Artadia ART NEWS Leonard Suryajaya and Derrick Woods-Morrow are the winners of the 2018 Chicago Artadia Awards. As Full Article »
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Chimento Contemporary Appoints Kimberly Light as Senior Curator
Kimberly Light takes over as the new Senior Curator of Exhibitions at Chimento Contemporary. Image: Chimento Contemporary ART NEWS Kimberly Light is the new curator of exhibitions at the Chimento Contemporary. She brings Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Contemporary Views of Egyptian Experiences on Full Display
Different generations of Egyptian artists examine the influences of Egypt on their art in Contemporary Views XI, a show in celebration of Al Masar Gallery’s tenth anniversary.
ART AUCTION
Bonhams Prints and Multiples Sale: Banksy Exceeds Expectations
Banksy’s Balloon Girl, a Screenprint in black and red on wove paper was the top seller at Bonhams Prints and Multiples Sale. It sold for US$ 116,016. Image: Bonhams Auction. ART Full Article »
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Michael Jackson Remembered in New Show at National Portrait Gallery
Graham Dolphin’s Thriller (Black and White) combines line writing and painting to recreate the image of Michael Jackson taken from the cover of Thriller, the sixth studio album that sold Full Article »
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Coco Fusco New Works Examine Twilight of Cuban Revolution
Coco Fusco New Works at The Ringling examine the twilight of the Cuban revolution and the anxieties of an uncertain future
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Three Graffiti Artists Killed By Train in South London Celebrated
The death of three graffiti artists killed by train in London: Jack Gilbert, 23 (left), Alberto Fresneda Carrasco, 19 (middle), and Harrison Scott-Hood, 23 (right). Photo: Photograph: British Transport Police/PA. ART NEWS Full Article »
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Gerhard Richter Donates 18 Artworks to Help the Homeless
Cage II, a special edition of color offset prints on Alu Dibond from 2015 by Gerhard Richter is one of the 18 works donated by the artist to help the Full Article »
