‘They Are About Capturing the Process of Merging’: How Artist WangShui Collaborated With A.I. to Make Paintings for the Whitney Biennial
In the darkened halls of the sixth floor of the Whitney Biennial, viewers will come across a quiet alcove with…
Peer Into the Studio of L.A. Painter Tahnee Lonsdale, Whose Cat Helps Remind Her That Sometimes It’s Okay to Rest
British painter Tahnee Lonsdale is something of an heir to the female spiritual abstractionists and Surrealists of yesteryear, creating dreamy, mystical…
Editors’ Picks: 14 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Moleskine Art Show to a Cocktail for the Women of Surrealism
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
Don’t Miss These 7 Show-Stopping Works at TEFAF New York, From an Eight-Figure Marc Chagall to a Lusty Anh Duong Painting
The oysters came out in full force to mark the opening of TEFAF New York, the fair’s fifth event in…
How Jo Nivison Hopper, Long Known as Wife and Model of Edward Hopper, Is Being Rediscovered as an Artistic Force in Her Own Right
You may have heard that Josephine “Jo” Nivison Hopper, wife of famed U.S. painter Edward Hopper, was a painter in…
De Wain Valentine, the Light and Space Artist Who Transformed Industrial Plastics Into Sleek, Large-Scale Sculptures, Has Died at 86
California Light and Space artist De Wain Valentine, known for his pioneering use of industrial plastics and resins in fine…
In Pictures: The Best Art of Spring Break Los Angeles 2022, From a Hot Dog Rolling Machine to Personalized NFTs
Kicking off the week of art fairs in Los Angeles on Wednesday was the preview for the Spring Break Art Show,…
‘How Do I Get Into This Art World?’: Actress Alia Shawkat on Coming Out as an Artist at the Spring Break Art Fair
Search Party star Alia Shawkat is spending this coming weekend performing for a live audience—but instead of acting, she will…
16 Standout Gallery Exhibitions to See in L.A. During Frieze Week, From Phyllida Barlow’s Los Angeles Debut to a Group Show on Manet
Los Angeles’s burgeoning gallery scene is offering an embarrassment of riches during Frieze Week, with a rash of openings timed…
‘This Painting Could Be the Future’: Artist Jonathan Harris on Why His Viral Image ‘Critical Race Theory’ Struck a Chord Around the Globe
It’s a hauntingly effective image. A blonde figure stands, back to the viewer and paint roller in hand, covering up…
Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar, From an Auction for Abortion Rights to a Tribute to Dealer Martha Jackson
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
In Miami, Buyers Hit the Beach for Untitled Art Fair—to Gallerists’ Palpable Relief. Here’s What’s Sold So Far
The long-awaited return of Miami Art Week—last year’s ‘zombie’ Art Basel notwithstanding—kicked off on Monday on the beach with the…
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…
How Much Do You Know About Art Criticism? See If You Can Answer These ‘Jeopardy!’ Questions Dedicated to the Category
Art critics had their moment in the sun on Tuesday night’s Jeopardy! episode, with an entire category in the Double Jeopardy…
The Largest Documentary Film Festival in the U.S. Is Kicking Off in New York. Here Are 7 Films About Art to Check Out at Doc NYC
Today marks the start of Doc NYC, the nation’s largest documentary film festival, and quite a few of the selections…
The Real-Life Artists Behind ‘The French Dispatch’ Share What It Was Like to Paint for Exacting Auteur Wes Anderson
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun, the latest effort from noted auteur Wes Anderson, transports viewers to…
After Six Decades, Judy Chicago Is Finally Getting Her First Retrospective (and ‘The Dinner Party’ Isn’t in It)
`If there’s one takeaway from Judy Chicago’s first-ever retrospective, currently on view at the de Young Museum in San Francisco,…
During Routine Maintenance, Conservators Discovered an Unknown Arshile Gorky Painting Hidden Behind a Work on Paper
When the Arshile Gorky Foundation sent a work by the early Abstract Expressionist out for routine conservation, they got more than…