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Tschabalala Self’s Splendid “Lady in Blue” Graces London’s Fourth Plinth
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (199+ words) Self said the figure is “not an idol to venerate or a historical figure to commemorate,” but rather “an everyday woman like the many who occupy the square daily.” LONDON — Tschabalala Self’s “Lady in Blue” was unveiled today as the…...
OCAD University Presents Canada's Pavilion at the 2026 Gwangju Biennale
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (171+ words) "Skennen'kó:wa ken? (Do You Carry Great Peace?)" is on until November 15, 2026. OCAD University presents Canada's Pavilion at the 2026 Gwangju Biennale with the exhibition, Skennen'kó:wa ken? (Do You Carry Great Peace?). The exhibition, which opened September 5, is curated by…...
Art Books and Scholarship from the National Gallery of Art
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (132+ words) From the printed page to digital storytelling, the National Gallery’s publications bring art to everyone. To take the museum home in print, our exhibition catalogs, scholarly volumes, and collection highlights make beautiful additions to any bookshelf. Edited by Philip Brookman…...
Testicle Art Is So Back
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (262+ words) A recent history of “disco balls” and its precursors; plus, Ed Simon on why we should be alarmed about Lonnie Bunch’s resignation. Also today, Ed Simon sounds the alarm about Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch's resignation. The museum leader dedicated his…...
Women Painters Lead Brazil’s New Wave of Figuration
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (157+ words) Panmela Castro, Agrade Camíz, Márcia Falcão, Maya Weishof, and Gokula Stoffel are five artists at the helm of the revival. After years of institutional exhibitions of Brazilian painting often limited to early-modernist figuration and mid-century abstraction — and the work of…...
A New Batch of Art-World Novels
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (355+ words) Satirical art-world novels, poetry collections, and biographies we’re reading this season, plus a review of Ann Patchett’s newest book. More on grief and art in Ann Patchett’s latest novel, the latest news in the world of books and art, and…...
Artist Lucien Smith, Fixture of NYC’s Downtown Scene, Dies at 37
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (259+ words) Following early market success and what he called “the pitfalls of gaining notoriety so early,” Smith shifted his focus to community-centered projects such as his nonprofit Serving the People. Artist Lucien Smith, an abstract painter whose work as a nonprofit…...
Renoir Artworks Worth Millions Stolen in Five-Minute Heist in France
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (312+ words) Two thieves carried out an early-morning raid on the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer on Tuesday, taking off with two of the four paintings they targeted. Renoir's “Madame Colonna Romano” and “Jeune femme au puits" (both images via Wikimedia Commons, CC…...
15 US Museum Shows We Can’t Wait For
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (495+ words) Plus, artists on feeling deceived by a widely advertised summer residency that lured them in and never materialized. The autumnal equinox isn’t for a few weeks, but we’re officially marking the start of another seasonal shift on the calendar: art-world…...
Preserving Ernie Barnesâs Legacy in Paint Tubes
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (514+ words) The late artist and athlete who rendered joyous scenes of Black life, dance, and motion is the subject of renewed institutional attention as his daughter, Erin Barnes, works to conserve his studio practice. When artist Ernie Barnes died in 2009, his…...