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‘After Further Thought We Have Reconsidered’: New Jersey Museum Pulls Works Featuring U.S. Flags, Then Reverses Decision2018-04-19 17:26:24
"They’re anti-censorship pieces, that’s the irony of it," artist Renny Molenaar said of his pieces. Read More The post ‘After Fur -
Colby College’s Lunder Institute for American Art Names Lee Glazer Director2018-04-19 17:25:27
She has worked previously as a curator at the Smithsonian. Read More The post Colby College’s Lunder Institute for American Art Names Lee Glaze -
‘Works from Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Collection’ at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai2018-04-19 17:12:40
See images from one notable show every weekday. Read More The post ‘Works from Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Collection’ at Rockbund Art Museum, -
Marcia Hafif, Painter of Sensual Conceptual Monochromes, Dies at 892018-04-19 16:10:20
During the 1970s, she argued against the idea that painting was dead. Read More The post Marcia Hafif, Painter of Sensual Conceptual Monochromes, Dies -
Getty Research Institute Appoints Mary Miller As Director2018-04-19 13:58:25
She begins at the institute in January 2019. Read More The post Getty Research Institute Appoints Mary Miller As Director appeared first on ARTnews. -
Kehinde Wiley, Judy Chicago Included in 2018 ‘Time 100’ List2018-04-19 12:11:15
Elizabeth Diller and JR also appear on the list. Read More The post Kehinde Wiley, Judy Chicago Included in 2018 ‘Time 100’ List appeared -
Mophradat Names 2018 Consortium Commissions for Emerging Artists from Arab World2018-04-19 11:19:19
The artists chosen will receive up to $22,000 in grant money to create a new project. Read More The post Mophradat Names 2018 Consortium Commissions f -
Collector Sues Gagosian Gallery, Jeff Koons Studio for ‘Non-Delivery’ of Three Sculptures2018-04-19 11:11:13
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark," the complaint reads. Read More The post Collector Sues Gagosian Gallery, Jeff Koons Studio for &lsquo -
Morning Links: Stolen Jade Artifacts Edition2018-04-19 09:00:11
Here's what we're reading this morning. Read More The post Morning Links: Stolen Jade Artifacts Edition appeared first on ARTnews. -
Teresa Margolles at PAC Pavilion of Contemporary Art, Milan2018-04-18 16:56:21
See images from one notable show every weekday. Read More The post Teresa Margolles at PAC Pavilion of Contemporary Art, Milan appeared first on ARTne -
California College of the Arts Appoints Two New Deans2018-04-18 16:27:33
Allison Smith and Tina Takemoto have been tapped for new roles. Read More The post California College of the Arts Appoints Two New Deans appeared fir -
Chris Ofili’s ‘Holy Virgin Mary’ Goes to MoMA, a Gift From Steve Cohen2018-04-18 15:16:32
New York Mayor Giuliani attacked the work in 1999, when it was shown at the Brooklyn Museum. Read More The post Chris Ofili’s ‘Holy Virgin
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Michelle Williams Gives The Kookiest Performance Of Her Career In ‘I Feel Pretty’2018-04-20 11:21:28
How a baby-doll voice, NPR, a puppy dress and Ivanka Trump's hair led to this tour de force. -
Cardi B Doesn’t Owe You Anything2018-04-19 10:15:51
Remember: Cardi's success is not ours. -
Ellen Burstyn Predicts The Future: ‘We’ll Be The Dogs Of The Robots’2018-04-19 09:47:38
The 85-year-old Oscar winner has a lot to say about the singularity, dark energy and humanity's place in the universe. -
How Photographers Created The Images That Will Define The Me Too Era2018-04-18 12:03:42
In the midst of a sexual harassment revolution, female photographers are finding ways to infuse a historically fraught (and male-dominated) tradition -
Kendrick Lamar Won A Pulitzer Because ‘DAMN’ Is Journalism2018-04-17 20:50:36
Before y'all drag me, let me explain. -
A Peek Inside ‘Divas Live,’ Pop Music’s Greatest Worship Service2018-04-15 11:39:45
On the 20th anniversary, here's how all-star women came together for a concert extravaganza filled with as much drama as there was glory. -
Helen Hunt Has Been Working This Whole Time, Maybe You Just Didn’t Notice2018-04-15 10:03:46
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Here’s What 11-Year-Old Activist Naomi Wadler Wants Adults To Know2018-04-14 16:55:48
“I hope by the time I’m your age, we would have educated our children ... on today’s issues and we wouldn’t have kept them in -
I Listened To Taylor Swift’s ‘September’ Cover So Y’all Wouldn’t Have To2018-04-13 18:19:43
Finally, redlining has a soundtrack. -
‘Atlanta’ Shows Us What Life Is Like When You’re Not Always On That Phone2018-04-13 16:36:37
It makes a resounding statement that stuntin’ on social media is just an illusion that won’t solve anyone’s issues. -
Don’t Let Blockbusters Keep You From Seeing Indie Movies This Month2018-04-11 15:06:48
It's a quiet place at the box office until the new Avengers flick opens, so check out "Lean on Pete," "Where Is Kyra?" and "You Were Never Reall -
'Killing Eve' Unravels Our Obsession With Women Who Murder2018-04-11 10:50:20
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Bette Midler to Return to ‘Hello, Dolly!’ This Summer2018-04-20 12:28:45
Ms. Midler, who won a Tony for her performance, will close out the last six weeks of the hit show. -
Playlist: The Playlist: Prince’s Own ‘Nothing Compares 2 U,’ and 12 More New Songs2018-04-20 12:24:24
Ariana Grande’s first new music since the Manchester attack, Taylor Swift on a Sugarland tune and the other tracks that caught our critics&rsquo -
Museums Shake Things Up by Mixing Old and New2018-04-20 12:23:54
By placing old master paintings alongside contemporary art, curators hope to make us look at both differently. -
Toxicologists Clash on Drug in Cosby Sex Assault Trial2018-04-20 12:09:29
What does diphenhydramine do, and is that what was in the pills Bill Cosby gave his accuser, Andrea Constand? -
A Room-Size Painting Becomes a Cello Concerto About Versailles2018-04-20 11:45:31
An 18th-century panoramic vision of Versailles at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the inspiration for a new work by the composer Timo Andres. -
To Be a Star Carlos Acosta Had to Leave Cuba. Maybe His Dancers Won’t Have To.2018-04-20 11:28:27
Mr. Acosta, the international ballet star, has started Acosta Danza, a Cuban contemporary-meets-ballet troupe that makes its U.S. debut this week. -
Renaissance Tapestries Are Out. But Today’s Are Having a Renaissance.2018-04-20 11:10:02
They were once the most expensive variety of art, but old tapestries can now sell for less than they originally cost. -
Review: Whose ‘Fair Lady’? This Time, Eliza’s in Charge2018-04-20 11:06:51
Lauren Ambrose stars as a newly empowered flower girl in a gorgeous revival that transforms the classic musical into an ur-text for the #MeToo moment. -
Can It Happen Here? Madeleine Albright Examines Fascism Then and Now2018-04-20 10:40:06
In her new book, “Fascism: A Warning,” the former secretary of state finds the seeds of authoritarian rule in social, political and econom -
Ellen Burstyn Honors a Friendship With a Futurist2018-04-20 10:00:05
Ms. Burstyn talks about “The House of Tomorrow” and her relationship with Buckminster Fuller, her coming directorial debut and her own #Me -
Comic Performers Play It Dark in Netflix Movies2018-04-20 10:00:04
In “Cargo,” “6 Balloons,” and “Kodachrome,” actors known for their funny roles hone their dramatic skills in Netfl -
Review: Two Masters Unite in a Meeting of Musical Minds2018-04-20 09:56:21
The tenor Mark Padmore and the pianist Paul Lewis brought artful intensity to songs by Brahms and Schumann at Alice Tully Hall.
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'The Man Who Stole Banksy' tells Middle East street art tale2018-04-20 11:46:07
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The Man Who Stole Banksy," a street art documentary that will premiere at New York's Tribeca Film Festival on Friday, spin -
Artist Jeff Koons, New York gallery are sued over late sculptures2018-04-19 18:14:27
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Wall Street investor sued American artist Jeff Koons and a prominent New York City gallery on Thursday for more than $39 millio -
New York judge awards Nazi-looted artworks to Holocaust victim's heirs in key test case2018-04-05 23:06:49
(Reuters) - A New York judge on Thursday awarded title of two Nazi-looted drawings by noted Austrian painter Egon Schiele to a Holocaust victim's hei -
Hitler's portrait of a lover to go up for auction2018-04-05 11:07:10
BERLIN (Reuters) - An oil portrait believed to have been painted by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler of a little-known former lover will go under the hammer -
Rare Kabul exhibition brings taste of Mughal art back home2018-04-01 08:50:29
KABUL (Reuters) - An exhibition that reproduces the precious treasures of Mughal art in their original setting in Kabul's Babur Garden opened this we -
Huge chocolate statues spring up in Belgium2018-03-29 19:03:20
DURBUY, Belgium (Reuters) - It sounds like a chocoholic's dreamland - giant sculptures of elephants and flamingos all crafted from Belgian chocolate. -
'The world needs a sausage dog museum', so German owners provide one2018-03-29 09:17:51
A museum dedicated to the dachshund, Germany's short-legged, long-bodied "sausage dog", opens next week in the southern city of Passau, and will sh -
Destroyed by Islamic State, ancient winged bull rises again in London2018-03-28 13:26:41
LONDON (Reuters) - An ancient Assyrian winged bull sculpture destroyed by Islamic State (IS) fighters in 2015 and subsequently recast in recycled Midd -
Van Gogh landscape expected to fetch millions at auction2018-03-28 12:53:02
PARIS (Reuters) - A landscape painting by Dutch impressionist Vincent Van Gogh that went on display in Paris on Wednesday is expected to fetch between -
War gives sense of urgency to collaboration between two Syrian artists2018-03-27 11:16:47
BEIRUT (Reuters) - One is the grandson of an Armenian troubadour who fled to Syria in 1915. The other is a descendant of a Syrian army chief who died -
Lebanese cleric's piano playing strikes wrong note for some2018-03-26 12:54:11
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Muslim cleric has been expelled from his seminary in Lebanon after a video of his piano playing, posted online, drew criticism fr -
Homer's Odyssey gets modern art treatment at London exhibition2018-03-25 15:33:30
LONDON (Reuters) - Contemporary artists have drawn upon everything from comic books to Campbell's soup cans for inspiration in recent years, but New
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Artist Kumi Yamashita Creates an Amazing Human Figure Out of Shadow2018-04-19 15:15:54
Coming soon to the National Portrait Gallery, an old art form gets reinvented -
Why Are We Always Searching For "A Quiet Place?"2018-04-19 12:51:07
Perhaps the real monster is not noise, but instead our own intolerance of unwanted sounds -
This Stunning Memorial to Britain's WWI Soldiers Makes Its Final Appearance2018-04-19 12:43:27
The wave of brilliant red flowers marks the end of a centennial of commemorations of the Great War -
What Makes the Advice Column Uniquely American2018-04-18 13:43:11
In a new book, author Jessica Weisberg dives into the fascinating history of the advice industry -
The Man Who Saved Havana2018-04-18 12:06:06
As its greatest old buildings were falling down, a fearless historian named Eusebio Leal remade the city into a stunning world destination -
A Curator's College Find Is Revisited in the New PBS Showcase ‘Civilizations'2018-04-17 09:00:00
Debra Diamond's story, says the show's producer, exemplifies the 'joy of discovery' in a whole new way -
Meet the Nomad Girl Who Hunts With a Golden Eagle2018-04-17 08:00:00
Aisholpan Nurgaiv is a Kazakh girl trained by her father from childhood to be an eagle huntress and is the star of the award-winning documentary -
JFK’s Excellent Adventure: “Timeless,” Season 2, Episode 5 Recapped2018-04-16 13:28:01
We learn a lot about the once and future President, and he learns way too much about himself, in a tense twist with the past coming to the present -
How British Gun Manufacturers Changed the Industrial World Lock, Stock and Barrel2018-04-12 10:18:24
In ‘Empire of Guns,’ historian Priya Satia explores the microcosm of firearm manufacturing through an unlikely subject—a Quaker fami -
Ads for E-Cigarettes Today Hearken Back to the Banned Tricks of Big Tobacco2018-04-11 10:37:39
A new 'Joe Camel'-esque phenomenon may be igniting as the new fad takes a 21st-century page out of an old playbook -
The First Novel for Children Taught Girls the Power of Reading2018-04-11 10:16:55
Nearly three centuries before heroines like Katniss and Meg Murray, Sarah Fielding published a book on the values of female education -
Exclusive: Watch a Dynamic Reinterpretation of Joan Baez's "Civil War"2018-04-10 10:06:59
Part of a visual album accompanying the folk icon's new release, this choreographed performance takes a lyrical look at the American conflict
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Actually, Kendrick Lamar Should Have Gotten A Pulitzer For Writing, Not Music2018-04-22 12:30:34
Here's why: "Literary recognition would transform every other young black boy writing rhymes. It would stick two fingers up at the notion that the o
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How The Pulitzer Committee Chose Kendrick Lamar For Music2018-04-22 12:00:24
Violinist and Pulitzer jury member Regina Carter: "I just sat down and it was like wow. I just felt like what he had to say and how he would say it, -
A Court In Mexico Has Blocked Sales Of The Frida Kahlo Barbie Doll2018-04-22 11:00:52
Mattel's been met with a temporary injunction after "Kahlo’s great-niece Mara de Anda Romeo argued in a Mexican court that Mattel does not hav -
When You're One Of TV's Rare Latina Leads, You Have To Prove Yourself In Many Arenas (Including The Climbing Wall)2018-04-22 10:30:45
Jaina Lee Ortiz is starring in a show about firefighters, so naturally, she "signed herself up for the firefighter’s Candidate Physical Abiliti -
New York Removes A Statue Of The 'Father Of Gynecology,' Who Experimented On Enslaved Black Women2018-04-22 10:00:22
This wasn't a fast decision about the man who didn't use anesthesia when he performed experimental surgeries on the women. "The removal of his 80-y -
When Australia Comes To U.S. Streaming, At Least One Actor Seems To Be Everywhere2018-04-22 09:30:01
Look, Australia only has about 24 million people, and not that many of them are in acting. So that means, when U.S. streaming services start bringing -
George Eliot's Masterpiece 'Middlemarch' Was Shaped, Says Novelist Jennifer Egan, By Eliot's Unconventional Love Life2018-04-22 09:00:33
Eliot, whose non-pen-name was Mary Ann Evans, lived for decades with her partner, whose open marriage meant that when his wife had a baby with a diffe -
Changing Up The 'History' Part Of Art History In Museums To Mix Old, New, And Whatever Else Fits2018-04-22 08:30:17
The museum buzzword is "transhistorical," and it's being applied to everything from Franz Hals paintings to the Met's big "Unfinished" exhibitio -
Pushkin Was A Radical Russian Poet Whose Works Became Some Of Our Greatest Operas - And Now His Life Is One, Too2018-04-22 08:00:44
The British writer and lyricist Marita Phillips, a descendant of Pushkin's, grew up with a large book of his fairy tales, and she's wanted to mount -
Troubled Los Angeles Gallery CB1 To Close After Artists Say They Weren't Paid2018-04-22 07:00:37
CB1 will close when the current show closes, after claiming they were having cash-flow problems. "Those cash-flow issues are what prompted a group of -
The Last Of Istanbul's Public Scribes2018-04-21 11:03:43
The arzuhalciler, petition writers or public scribes who set up shop in the streets, go back to the early years of the Ottoman Empire, composing and w -
CBC Is Digitizing, Then Destroying Eight Decades Of Audio/Video Archives2018-04-20 18:06:01
The Canadian Broadcast Museum Foundation says the public broadcaster’s English service earlier this month began destroying acetate transcription
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Legal battle over Modigliani painting rumbles on2018-04-20 10:26:37
A New York State judge’s decision keeps a claim on Seated Man with a Cane alive -
Rodin revealed as daring experimenter in centenary book2018-04-20 07:13:59
More than just bronzes, this collection of essays captures 100 years of scholarship on the 19th century's most famous sculptor -
Three to see: London2018-04-20 06:52:01
From the high emotions of Taryn Simon’s professional mourners to photography galore at Somerset House and the Hayward Gallery -
Lift off: UK artist buries planes at three sites as part of growing global network2018-04-20 06:43:28
Roger Hiorns has placed decommissioned aircraft underground in the UK, Czech Republic and Holland—Nigeria could be next -
The many faces of Australia’s colonial legacy unveiled across two shows2018-04-20 06:09:31
National Gallery of Victoria’s mega-shows range from art by convicts to contemporary indigenous work -
Virginia University’s $41m kunsthalle aims to bridge town-gown divide2018-04-20 06:02:14
Richmond University's fine arts programmes are amongst highest-ranked in the US -
Ethiopia toughens position on Maqdala treasures calling for full restitution2018-04-20 02:17:40
Ethiopian ambassador Hailemichael Afework Aberra told The Art Newspaper podcast his government wants the seized artefacts returned, not given back on -
Marcia Hafif, California artist who found her calling in Italy, has died, aged 892018-04-19 17:59:55
Like many other female artists of her generation, the painter and performer was overlooked by most of the art world until recently -
Three to see: New York2018-04-19 17:40:07
From a flooded Times Square to hopeful aliens -
Financial District’s Fearless Girl will move to a new home this year2018-04-19 17:37:42
The statue will be installed outside of the New York Stock Exchange building—and the Charging Bull may follow her -
Hockney’s sitters face their painted selves at Lacma2018-04-19 14:26:01
The real subject in the show, and the source of each portrait’s fascination, is the tension between self-image and outward appearance -
Object lessons: censored photographs by Dorothea Lange and more2018-04-19 10:23:28
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Apples new Mac Pro won't launch until 20192018-04-06 05:18:00
Apple has confirmed that its next-gen Mac Pro won't ship until 2019, presumably to convince you not to hold off buying an iMac Pro. -
This AR app lets you virtually hang your art on your walls2018-04-06 03:13:00
Point your phone at your wall and see if artworks would suit your room. -
Dell and HP launch new laptops, a convertible and display for designers and artists2018-04-05 12:02:00
Following Intel's announcement of new, 8th-generation chips for laptops, we've seen the first models to use them appear from Dell and HP. -
Countries need better logos and branding than these identikit designs2018-04-05 04:41:00
Jasmine Montgomery, CEO and founder of branding agency Seven Brands, discusses how to create an identity for a country than really stands out. -
This typeface mixes Braille with visual letters to help make existing public signage more inclusive2018-04-04 08:20:00
Designer Kosuke Takahashi’s Braille Neue concept typeface combines Braille with Latin and Japanese characters enabling visually impaired people -
Adobe has upgraded After Effects, Premiere Pro and Lightroom with better colour, puppet and VR tools2018-04-03 12:00:00
Adobe has released new versions of After Effects CC, Premiere Pro CC, Character Animator, Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic. Here's what's new. -
Intel's new Core i9 chips could make laptops as powerful as desktops2018-04-03 07:09:00
The new 6-core Core i9 CPUs could push laptops for creatives past 5GHz speeds. -
Malika Favre, Marylou Faure & more illustrate digital wallpapers for your desktop or phone2018-03-29 08:57:00
Choose between each artist’s three different wallpaper designs to brighten up your screen. -
You can now buy Apple's Space Gray keyboard, mouse and trackpad for your iMac or MacBook2018-03-28 10:14:00
Previously only available for the iMac Pro, Apple's Space Gray keyboard, mouse and trackpad (with black Lightning cables) are available to buy separa -
These graphics show what people tweet about Theresa May, Putin, Macron and Merkel2018-03-28 09:05:00
As featured in the Design Museum's 'Hope to Nope' exhibition, Pulsar tracked global Twitter posts about five world leaders over the past year and t -
Dalton Maag on designing custom typefaces for brands like Netflix, the BBC and Nokia2018-03-28 06:08:00
Type design studio and foundry Dalton Maag explains how a custom typeface is created – and why major brands are increasingly commissioning their -
What Social Media has done to Political Graphic Design and Art2018-03-27 07:00:00
The stories behind iconic political graphic designs that are part of a new Design Museum exhibition, from Hope to Nope.
