Eye on the suburbs? Then consider some art that works outside the inner city
As the death of the office pushes urbanites out to the greener edges of our metropoli, we take a look at the kind of artworks that might suit the move to a lower-density setting
‘The streets were straight out of an apocalypse movie’ – visual artist Tarek Moukaddem on the Beirut explosion
The Beirut-based artist tells us why the Dear Beirut auction is vital to cultural and human life in the ruined city
The Art Space Group Show: Red
It’s the color of love in our hearts and the blood in our veins, the perfection of nature and the imperfections of politics. These pulse-quickening scarlets, crimsons and vermilions are so richly resonant
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Americans for the Arts Publishes Inclusive Creative Economy Glossary and Website
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Category: Americans for the Arts News Americans for the Arts is pleased to introduce our new online glossary of terms and definitions related to the inclusive creative economy, and a full website of resources, information, and action related to developing an inclusive creative economy.
Abu Dhabi Art Dealer Allegedly Hawks Covid-19 Vaccines, Morán Morán to Mexico City, and More: Morning Links from April 20, 2021
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines MUSEUMS ARE CONTINUING TO DEACCESSION WORKS and send them to the auction block to help improve their balance sheets. The New-York Historical Society is parting with a Childe Hassam flag painting, with a low estimate of $12 million, at Sotheby’s next month, Katya Kazakina reports for Artnet News. Other institutions selling include the Art
Jay Cephas on “Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America”
IN 1935, W. E. B. Du Bois published Black Reconstruction in America: An Essay Toward a History of the Part Which Black Folk Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860–1880. Coming
The Migrant Ship That Christoph Büchel Controversially Displayed at the Venice Biennale Has Returned to Sicily, Where It Will Become a Memorial
The sunken fishing ship upon which more than 1,000 African migrants died in 2015, and which was later controversially displayed at the Venice Biennale, will now be converted into a permanent memorial in Italy. The ship had been languishing in Venice since 2019, when Swiss-Icelandic artist Christoph Büchel turned it into an incendiary monument to
The U.S. Returns 33 Antiquities Stolen From Afghanistan That Are Linked to Disgraced Dealer Subhash Kapoor
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, Jr. handed over 33 looted antiquities valued at roughly $1.8 million to Afghan officials yesterday at a repatriation ceremony in New York. The objects are linked to disgraced antiquities dealer Subhash Kapoor, from whom U.S. authorities have recovered more than 2,500 relics from all over the world at a total estimated
“The Final Fantasy”: The Superb Heroic Artworks of Christian Angel
Christian Angel‘s work is the ability to reproduce the style of classic JRPGs such as Final Fantasy or Fire Emblem. He will take this graphic and make it his own to pay tribute to different characters from Japanese productions. The result is crazy and Christian’s reinterpretation is clearly worth a look! More: Artstation, Instagram h/t:
True Love
‘Her essence’ Series shows the woman’s essence in minimalistic forms and a limited range of colors.
Looking forward
‘Her essence’ Series shows the woman’s essence in minimalistic forms and a limited range of colors.
Not Looking Back
This painting is from ‘Her essence’ Series, shows the woman’s essence in minimalistic forms and a limited range of colors.
Beautiful Photos of Sakura Blooming in Japan by Hidenobu Suzuki
Spring is the best season to visit Japan. You will be surprised to see the beauty of its nature. It is full of blooming trees and that for sure is a breathtaking view. I photographed this mesmerizing season of cherry blossoming. It truly looks like a dream. “My photographs are like Japanese paintings. Japanese have
Eye on the suburbs? Then consider some art that works outside the inner city
As the death of the office pushes urbanites out to the greener edges of our metropoli, we take a look at the kind of artworks that might suit the move to a lower-density setting
Invite a Few New Faces Into Your home Via Contemporary Portraiture
Social restrictions don’t mean you have to miss out on a little human touch, thanks to Artspace’s wide range of excellent portraiture
The Artspace Group Show: Royalty
Much of the history of art is the history of images of political and artistic royalty, which have collided time and again, often to extraordinary effect
6 Pranks Played on the Art World
In case you hadn’t noticed it’s April Fool’s Day – so forget the inside world for a moment or two and remember more carefree times. . .