Artists Have Long Held Day Jobs to Make Ends Meet. A New Exhibition Makes the Case That Side Gigs Also Fuel Creativity
Aspiring artists looking to break into the art world often hear a warning: “Don’t quit your day job.” But a…
Richard Armstrong, Who Led the Guggenheim for Almost 15 Years, Will Step Down as Director in 2023
Richard Armstrong is stepping down as director of Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, which oversees museums in New York, Venice, Bilbao,…
New York’s Famed Chelsea Hotel, a Longtime Home to Artists, Becomes the Star of the Show in a Documentary About Its History
In a way, it’s fitting that Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel is less of a documentary film and more…
Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Pride Parties at the Brooklyn Museum to Kimono Fashion at the Met
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
Disgruntled Member Stabs Two Employees at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Prompting an Evacuation of the Building
Two employees were stabbed this afternoon at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, triggering an emergency evacuation of the institution.…
We Went on a Whirlwind Tour of Art Basel Miami Beach With Patron and Collector Sarah Arison. Here’s What Caught Her Eye
For most art collectors, Miami is a once-a-year pilgrimage. Philanthropist and patron of the arts Sarah Arison, however, was born…
Editors’ Picks: 14 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Licensing Lessons for Artists to the Return of Immersive Van Gogh
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person, in the…
The American Artist Chuck Close, Who Created Larger-Than-Life Photorealist Portraits, Has Died at 81
Chuck Close, whose distinctive, monumental portraits and self-portraits toyed with viewers’ perception, has died of complications from a long illness…
amanda williams on space and social systems for friedman benda’s ‘design in dialogue’
on april 1, 2020, new york gallery friedman benda initiated a series of online interviews aimed at connecting individuals across the…
‘I’d Say Our Timing Is Perfect’: Why Veteran Art Advisor and Dealer Nicola Vassell Is Opening Her First Gallery in New York Now
Nicola Vassell has been a leading tastemaker in the New York art world for more than a decade. She’s held…
In the Kitchen: Artist Yto Barrada on the Moroccan Soup Recipe That Sustained Her (and Other Hungry New Yorkers) During the Pandemic
While many of us continue to work from home, we’re checking in with artists about the creativity they’ve been cooking…
The Guerrilla Girls Are Targeting MoMA Trustees Tied to Jeffrey Epstein With an Ad on a Phone Booth Outside the Museum
The Guerrilla Girls have installed an advertisement outside the Museum of Modern Art in New York to send a powerful message…