Naomi Beckwith Becomes Guggenheim First Black Deputy Director and Chief Curator
Guggenheim Museum appoints Naomi Beckwith Deputy Director and Chief Curator, making her the first black person to occupy these positions.
Tag: Contemporary Art
Keith Haring Tops Bonhams New York Sale With ‘Untitled’
Keith Haring pop art made an auction record at the Bonhams Post-War & Contemporary Art sale in New York selling above estimates
Cancer and Art: Touching Accounts of Okwui Enwezor’s Slog
Rags Media Collective based in Delhi tells the touching story of their relationship with Okwui Enwezor as he struggled with cancer
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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: […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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. […]
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 […]