From the Archives: Helms, Censorship, and the Serpent
In light of January’s Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris, freedom of speech has become a front of mind issue once more. Yet, for all the grimness of ongoing external threats, artists in…
Memory’s Afterimages Summer shows in Bangkok
Exhibitions at Warin Lab Contemporary, Bangkok CityCity Gallery, and STORAGEA SET OF…
Joan Jonas’s MoMA Retrospective Reveals the Enduring Influence of Japanese Culture on Her Work
In a vitrine in Joan Jonas’s exhibition at MoMA lies a peculiar artifact…
In Maureen McCabe’s Art, the Medium Is the Message
The artist takes a mystical, magical journey through America’s supernatural past in…
Untitled Art, Houston Lines Up 95 Galleries for Sophomore Edition in October
Untitled Art, Houston will gather 95 galleries for its upcoming second edition,…
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…
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Major Philip Guston Exhibition Pushed to 2024 Over KKK Imagery Concerns
A highly anticipated Philip Guston retrospective conceived by curators at the National Gallery of…
Sculptor Ti Pèlen, Known Figure in Haitian Arts Collective, Dies at 66
Haitian sculptor Ti Pèlen, whose birth name is Jean Salomon Horace, died…
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Memory’s Afterimages Summer shows in Bangkok
Exhibitions at Warin Lab Contemporary, Bangkok CityCity Gallery, and STORAGEA…
A 500-Year-Old Technique Painting a 2026 World: Inside Lib Mason’s Practice
There's a specific kind of friction at the center of Lib Mason's painting practice: a technique developed centuries ago, deployed…
Faces That Hold Still: Light and Skin in the Work of Sylvianne Blum Cassereau
A cheekbone catches afternoon light. A pair of eyes, slightly lowered, seem to be remembering something rather than posing for…
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…