Judy Chicago attends the New Museum’s 2023 Spring Gala in New York. Dominik Bindl/Getty Images For just about any artist, a major, permanent public commission from a giant global corporation might seem like great news. The artist might expect big budgets, massive exposure, and a ribbon-cutting with the mayor and CEO. Even Judy Chicago, an …
Piero Penizzotto, Kings of Comedy (Chris, Imani, Bernard, Calvin, D’re), 2024. Photo Oriol Tarridas/Courtesy the artist and Primary Gallery MoMA PS1 has revealed the 53 artists who will participate in Greater New York, the Queens museum’s quinquennial devoted to New York City’s art scene. Opening on April 16, this edition of Greater New York will …
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The Olympic rings outside Milan’s Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena. Maja Hitij/Getty Images The 2026 Winter Olympics are upon us, with the opening ceremony—featuring a performance by Mariah Carey!— taking place at Milan’s San Siro Stadium at 8 PM local time on Friday, February 6. Events will take place throughout northern Italy, with indoor ice events …
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Artemisia Gentileschi, Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Courtesy Christie’s An early self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi broke a record for the Italian Baroque painter when it sold at Christie’s in New York for $5.69 million—well over its estimate of $2.5 million to $3.5 million. As reported by Artnet News, “The previous auction high for a …
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Eimear Walshe was arrested in 2024 for a protest against the US military’s involvement in Israel’s war in Gaza. ©Ciát Fahay Eimear Walshe, who represented Ireland at the 2024 Venice Biennale, will face trial starting tomorrow for a case centering around the artist’s involvement in a protest against the US military staged at an airport …
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Circular Sun House in Phoenix. Courtesy Realty ONE Group Frank Lloyd Wright’s so-called Circular Sun House—the last design completed by the famed architect before his death in 1959—is up for sale for $8.8 million. The look is sleek and futuristic, with consummate rhythm and flow. The setting is a hilltop in Phoenix …
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Albright Knox Art gallery. Public domain Janne Sirén, director of Buffalo’s Albright-Knox Art Gallery since 2013, used a museum loan to help finance a $710,000 home—more than half of which remains unpaid, including accrued interest, according to a state review. Buffalo News, citing data from the Erie County Comptroller’s Office, reported that prevailing interest rates …
Tyanna Buie working on her installation Be the Change! for the Obama Presidential Center. Photo Kaylee Pugliese/Courtesy RISD Over the past year, the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has announced groups of artists who have been commissioned to create site-specific installations for the center’s 19-acre campus. The most recent cohort includes Mark Bradford, Tyanna J. …
The lobby of Doha’s M7 building. Nino Consorte of Seeing Things S Art Basel Qatar’s first edition doesn’t unfold in a convention center or a sealed-off fairground. Instead, it is embedded directly into the newly built Msheireb Downtown Doha. The fair spans two venues—the M7 building and the Doha Design District—set roughly two blocks apart, …
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Casa Batlló in Barcelona. AFP via Getty Images Casa Batlló, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Barcelona designed by the Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí, recently opened a new exhibition space designated for shows of contemporary art. The program opened last week with an exhibition of work by United Visual Artists (Matt Clark) and will continue …
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