The Course of Empire
domus - From Thomas Cole’s evocative works to the attack on Capitol Hill – images recalling the crowds of protesters against the US Congress. - read more ...
The Great Beginning of Jules Olitski
NY Times - In the early 1960s, Jules Olitski (1922-2007) made some of the most astounding abstract paintings of the 20th century. Many of them still astound — even if the avuncular sexual innuendos and women’s ...
Pandemic prompts New York artists to leave the city in search of more affordable space
The Art Newspaper - Tara Donovan may have recently opened a new exhibition at Pace gallery in New York—but the artist herself is getting ready to leave the city for good. - read more...
Who Should Create Trump’s Doomed Presidential Portrait?
hyperallergic - Since 1962, the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in Washington, DC, has received official commissioned portraits of the nation’s presidents. The museum works directly with White House staff to pu...
Is Seeing That Renoir Essential? In the Pandemic, Cities Differ
The New York Times - Arizona has allowed its museums to remain open despite a deadly outbreak, while in cities and states with far fewer cases, the doors have been closed. - read more ...
taking a long view: interview with norman foster on ‘long duration in the city’
designboom - As part of the engadin art talks, you participated in a conversation titled ‘long duration in the city’. can you briefly introduce some of the topics this conversation covered? - read more ...
Zaha Hadid Architects reveals images of four-winged cultural centre in Zhuhai
de zeen - A roofscape modelled on patterns of migratory birds will shelter the four wings of the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre that Zaha Hadid Architects is developing in southern China. The cultural building,...
Iris Van Herpen creates haute couture dress from ocean plastic
de zeen - Van Herpen used a variety of different materials when designing the collection, which consisted entirely of dresses.For the sixth look on the catwalk, the Holobiont dress, Van Herpen used Parley for ...
Superstar Artists Are Marketing Themselves Like Pro Athletes and Musicians
artsy - When the Cleveland Cavaliers announced last November that Daniel Arsham would be joining the professional basketball franchise as creative director, it seemed a logical—but still surprising—career step ...
An Art Revolution, Made With Scissors and Glue
The New York Times - What would you say was the most revolutionary new artistic medium of the 20th century? Cinema? Color photography? Video, installation, sharks pickled in formaldehyde? - read more ...