Female Iconoclasts: Tamara de Lempicka
Tamara de Lempicka rendered the wealth, excess, and glamorous comercialism of the roaring '20s in an art deco style uniquely her own.
Artland Magazine – a day ago
The Monochrome. A History of Simplicity in Painting
Exploring the monochrome: Simple yet complex, paintings made with only one colour or hue have been a staple of the avant-garde for more than 100 years...
Artland Magazine – a day ago
Pamela J. Joyner’s ‘Mission-Driven Collection’ of African-American Art Looks to Reframe History
Pamela Joyner has some advice for collectors who are just starting out: “Figure out where the vacuum is, where the void is, where the need is. So whatever the void is, find the need and fill the gap.”
Art News – 3 days ago
Agents of Change: Camera Obscura
In this edition of our article series "Agents of Change," we explore the immense effect the discovery of the Camera Obscura had on the art world.
Artland Magazine – 3 days ago
Damien Hirst medicine cabinet bought for £600 goes on sale for over £1m
In 1989, when Robert Tibbles bought Damien Hirst’s Bodies, one of the first medicine cabinets the artist created for his degree show at Goldsmiths College that year, little did the bond trader and art collector know that his £600 purchase would become a milestone in the history of contemporary British art.
The Art Newspaper – 4 days ago
$700 M. Macklowe Art Collection Could Head to Auction in Spring 2020: Report
During divorce proceedings in 2018, New York judge Laura Drager ordered collectors Harry and Linda Macklowe to sell 65 artworks from their holdings, which are collectively worth around $700 million, and to split the proceeds. Now, according to a report by Bloomberg, three leading auction houses—Sotheby’s, Christie’s, and Phillips—have been invited to offer proposals to sell the billionaire couple’s collection.
Art News – 4 days ago
Inside The World Of Anne Huntington
Anne Huntington is an art collector and curator, and is on councils at the Whitney and Solomon R Guggenheim. In 2010 she founded AMH Industries, a creative agency for contemporary culture, and she has also worked at David Zwirner and Phillips. In addition to all this, she is President in her family’s business Huntington Learning Corporation. Here she tells us about her favourite artists, her goals for the future, and what’s in her inbox.
The Art Gorgeous – 4 days ago
Inspired by John Cage, an Italian Collector Commissioned Leading Artists to Transform Pianos Into Weird and Wonderful Sculptures—See Them Here
A grand piano is turned on its side exposing the outline of a woman’s body, which appears to have smashed right through the top of the lid and landed on the chords underneath. The late feminist artist Carolee Schneemann’s absurdist creation is surrounded by an array of artists’ pianos in Berlin’s KW Institute for Contemporary Art.
Artnet – 4 days ago
Collector Michael Xufu Huang Is Launching His New Museum With a Triennial That Aims to Capture China’s ‘Millennial Zeitgeist’
The list of people who have founded not one, but two, museums is small. The list of people who have done so before the age of 26 might be nonexistent. That is, until this March, when Michael Xufu Huang opens his new private nonprofit, the X Museum, in Beijing.
Artnet – 4 days ago
The Internet Is Abuzz With the News That Britney Spears Is Getting Her First Gallery Show. But It’s All a Lie
Last week, in a stunning Instagram post, Galerie Sympa in France claimed that it would be giving the “Hit Me Baby One More Time” pop star her debut solo art exhibition. Not only that: the gallery also claimed to now represent the singer, who is also an amateur painter of native plants.
Artnet – 4 days ago
Archivio Conz x KW
The Archivio Conz, in collaboration with the KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, are hosting “Pause: Broken Sounds/Remote Music. Prepared pianos from the Archivio Conz collection” – a five-day event and exhibition showcasing avant-garde artists’ “prepared pianos” selected from Italian collector and patron Francesco Conz’s collection. From January 15—19, 2020, the KW main exhibition space will be the stage for performances, tying the artworks to various contemporary approaches and explorations on sound.
Independent Collectors – 4 days ago
The Future of Painting Is Here, and It’s Weird As Hell
At FBA Futures, the UK’s largest annual showcase of emerging art, painting is used to represent a state of mind. These highly subjective reflections offer new perspectives on the world around us, one that is playful, strange and occasionally surreal.
Elephant – 4 days ago
Who Will Shape the Art World in 2020?: ARTnews Presents ‘The Deciders’
This issue of ARTnews offers a glimpse into the future by way of visionaries in our communities who continue to look and think forward. I am honored to be a part of it, and I hope it sparks conversation and collaboration while rethinking outdated narratives.
Art News – 4 days ago
George Condo, Painter of Picasso-Inspired Tableaux, Is Now Represented by Hauser & Wirth
In December, ARTnews reported that George Condo, a juggernaut of contemporary painting, was in talks to join the roster of one of the biggest galleries. Now, the news is confirmed.
Art News – 4 days ago
Beloved Portraitist Henry Taylor Is the Latest Artist to Be Lured in by Mega-Gallery Hauser & Wirth
Henry Taylor, the Los Angeles-based painter adored by curators and critics alike, is the latest artist to join Hauser & Wirth’s rapidly expanding roster.
Artnet – 4 days ago
Lost (and Found) Artist Series: Rose Wylie
Rose Wylie is a British painter known for her large paintings on unprimed canvas. She got her big break in her 70s, and she's nowhere near slowing down.
Artland Magazine – 4 days ago
Why Do Mega-Collectors Play Monopoly With Masterpieces? Kenny Schachter Sees Trouble Brewing in the Year Ahead
After a holiday in the art-market battleground of St. Moritz, our columnist reflects on where he sees things trending in 2020.
Artnet – 9 days ago
Here’s Our Definitive Guide to All the Art Fairs Taking Place Around the World in the First Half of 2020
The roaring ’20s are upon us, and there are enough art fairs on the calendar to keep everyone prosperous.
Artnet – 9 days ago
John Baldessari: "I could never figure out why photography and art had separate histories. So I decided to explore both."
Educator and artist John Baldessari combined photography, painting, and text to become “arguably America’s most influential Conceptual artist.”
Artland Magazine – 9 days ago
Sergei Eisenstein - Father of Montage
Sergei Eisenstein was a world-renowned theorist and filmmaker best known for his use of montage and his film Battleship Potemkin.
Artland Magazine – 9 days ago
Rembrandt-Velázquez at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Until 19 January 2020, you can catch the stunning Rembrandt-Velázquez exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. We explore 5 pieces on view.
Artland Magazine – 10 days ago
He Made the First LGBTQ-Themed Museum Exhibition in Asia
It is more than just an LGBTQ-themed museum exhibition— Patrick Sun has built an art collection that focuses on gay Asian art. In 2014, he founded the Sunpride Foundation to raise awareness and earn respect for the LGBTQ community through art.
Larrys List – 10 days ago
Meet Grażyna Kulczyk, the Polish entrepreneur who turned an Alpine village into an artworld destination
Muzeum Susch is intended to be a place of contemplation and a challenge to accepted ideas, a museum that is like no other,’ says Kulczyk.
Art Basel – 11 days ago
How To Survive Travelling To An Art Fair When You Are Broke
Art fairs are stressful, fun and exhausting, but they’re also hard on your pocket, from overpriced food and coffee, to the expensive locations, and parties.
The Art Gorgeous – 11 days ago
How Do You Build a Blue-Chip Market in 10 Years? The Trajectory of ‘Bad Painter’ Albert Oehlen Provides a Blueprint
Could 2020 be the year that Albert Oehlen—a polarizing artist both beloved and dismissed—sees his work top $10 million at auction?
Artnet – 11 days ago
Here Are 21 Highly Anticipated, Mind-Expanding Museum Exhibitions to Seek Out Across the US in 2020
There are a bevy of significant museum shows opening across the country in the first half of 2020, ranging from a provocative examination of AI art in San Francisco to a historic survey of El Greco in Chicago. Here’s everything you need to know about the exhibitions we are looking forward to most.
Artnet – 12 days ago
11 Emerging Artists Redefining Abstract Painting
A new generation of painters, all 40 years old or younger, are rethinking what we might call, for lack of a better term, abstraction. For them, labels aren’t important.
Artsy – 12 days ago
European Exhibitions Worth a Visit in 2020
We take a look at 10 exhibitions in Europe worth a visit in 2020. From Van Eyck in Ghent to Olafur Eliasson in Bilbao, 2020 promises a wealth of great art.
Artland Magazine – 12 days ago
John Baldessari, the Wry Teacher Who Became a Path-Breaking Pioneer of Conceptual Art, Has Died at 88
Pioneering Conceptual artist John Baldessari, whose droll, witty work helped expand the definition of art and shaped a generation of artists who came after him, has died. He was 88. His gallery, Marian Goodman, confirmed his passing, though a cause of death was not immediately available.
Artnet – 14 days ago
Standards and Practices, Vol.3: Does Maurizio Cattelan know what he's responsible for?
In his monthly column about the mores of the art world, William Pym investigates the ideology of one of the great iconoclasts.
Artland Magazine – 15 days ago
The Evolution of the Art Industry in the Next Decade
What will this and future years to come look like in the art industry? From technology to security, read our predictions of evolution and revolution.
Artland Magazine – 15 days ago
Lost (and Found) Artist Series: Ruth Asawa
Ruth Asawa was a Japanese-American artist who is best known for her hanging wire sculptures. Since 2017, she has been receiving a new wave of attention.
Artland Magazine – 16 days ago
Meet the Brazilian art collector championing some of Latin America’s most radical voices
‘I try to buy artists that really matter in this moment, who are talking about the problems that are happening right now,’ says the Brazilian collector and philanthropist Clarice Oliveira Tavares.
Art Basel – 17 days ago
Ones to Watch: The Rising Art Stars of 2020
As we enter a new decade, these are the artists who will see their star rise this year. Keep your eyes peeled for these future greats—you’re going to be seeing a whole lot more of them in 2020.
Elephant – 17 days ago
Newcomers and stalwarts: highlights from the 2020 fair calendar
It may be hard to believe, but Art Basel (13-16 June) is turning 50 this year. The fair was founded in 1970 by a trio of Swiss dealers: Ernst Beyeler, Trudl Bruckner and Balz Hilt.
The Art Newspaper – 17 days ago
The Art Newspaper's comprehensive 2020 art fair guide
Whether you're a fair-tigued dealer, an avid collector or a hyper-organised art-lover, look no further than our 2020 Art Fair Calendar to plan your year ahead.