‘Creativity is the Enemy’: Tom Sachs on Relinquishing His Identity, the Pursuit of Perfection, and Hard Graft
Earlier this month, during Frieze Week, Tom Sachs was dishing out espressos and 86-proof mezcal from behind a bar at Thaddaeus Ropac’s London outpost on Dover Street. The American artist was launching his…
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery to Close Los Angeles Space
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery will close its Los Angeles space just seven years after…
UNESCO Unveils Design of First Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects
UNESCO’s forthcoming virtual museum of stolen cultural objects is one step closer to reality. …
Florida’s Indigenous Artists Take Center Stage at Miami Art Week
An exhibition organized by the HistoryMiami Museum and the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum is…
London’s National Gallery Acquires Major Angelica Kauffman History Painting
The National Gallery in London announced that it has acquired a significant…
What We Miss When We Flatten Georgia O’Keeffe Into a Feminist Icon
I winced when I got a press release for a new Georgia…
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The Visual Pleasures of Art Therapy
A psychological assessment meant to uncloak unconscious feelings about the self, home,…
The Met’s Renovated Rockefeller Wing Is a Masterpiece
Last month, I encountered a piece of institutional history a disused piece…
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Project Native Informant, Hip London Gallery, Closes After 12 Years
Project Native Informant became the latest gallery to close when it announced plans…
Gio Mondelli: A Journey Through Symbolism, Expressionism, and the Landscape of Emotion
Artistic evolution is rarely a straight path. For many artists, it unfolds through years of experimentation, shifting influences, and an…
Renata: Exploring Identity, Transformation, and the Ever Changing Human Self
Identity is never fixed. Every memory, relationship, emotion, and life experience quietly reshapes the person we become, creating a continuous…
Gaetano Ligrani: Where Design, Architecture, and Fine Art Converge
The careers of artists are often shaped by a lifelong dialogue between observation, creativity, and craftsmanship. For Gaetano Ligrani, this…
Elisa De Montis: Exploring Femininity, Myth, and the Inner Landscape Through Symbolic Painting
Contemporary painting often serves as a mirror for personal experience, cultural reflection, and emotional exploration. For Elisa De Montis, art…
Mimmo Rotella: The Pioneer Who Turned Urban Posters into Modern Art
Few artists transformed the visual language of post-war art as radically as Mimmo Rotella. By tearing, layering, and reassembling advertising…
The Artist Whose Shimmering Obelisks Are Cropping Up All Over the World
When I learned that Gisela Colón was having a retrospective at Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico (MAC), I leapt at…
The First ‘Gulf Quinquennial’ in the UAE Argues for a ‘Less Is Best’ Approach to Group Shows
How many artists does it take to change the story of the Arabian Peninsula lands comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,…
Rashid Johnson’s Revelatory Guggenheim Survey Lets His Art Remain Complex and Elusive
Targets recur through Rashid Johnson’s rotunda-filling Guggenheim Museum retrospective, an insightful show that certainly hits the mark. The first can be seen outside…
A Schiaparelli Show Offers a Properly Surrealist Mash Up of Art and Fashion
“See you tomorrow night,” Salvador Dalí wrote on the bottom of a sketch of a dress made to look like…
Amy Sherald’s Portraits Have Injected the Genre with New Life, But They Also Flatten Blackness
In Amy Sherald’s unique visual language, muted yet commanding Black subjects are set against bold color fields. These eye-catching portraits reward…