Frieze’s London Art Fairs Will Be Smaller and Very Different This Fall
artnet - Plus, museum workers pen an open letter to New York institutions calling for concrete action and MOCA Cleveland's director resigns. - more art news ...
Oxford University Votes to Remove Its Controversial Statue of Victorian Imperialist Cecil Rhodes
Artnet - An Oxford University college has voted to remove its controversial statue of Victorian imperialist Cecil Rhodes following mass demonstrations campaigning to take it down. - read more ...
The Africa Center Is Commemorating the End of Slavery in the US With a Three-Story Black Lives Matter Installation
Artnet - The Africa Center in New York is celebrating Juneteenth, the holiday marking the end of slavery in the US, with a new 45-foot-tall window display proclaiming the message “Black Lives Matter.” - read m...
anonymous artist banksy has donated a painting to honor hero hospital workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
designboom - anonymous artist banksy has donated a painting to honor hero hospital workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. the monochrome illustration depicts a young boy playing with a caped nurse, who is wearin...
The Enduring Legacy of Ruth Asawa’s Mesmerizing Sculptures
artsy - Despite some industry apprehension to put her work up for auction, in 2013, a massive Ruth Asawa sculpture, titled Untitled (S.108 Hanging, Six-Lobed, Multi-Layered Continuous Form Within a Form) (lat...
Käthe Kollwitz’s Art Was Compassionate, Subversive, and Politically Outspoken
artsy- The artist did not shy away from presenting the worst of the human experience. In her paintings and lithographs, she captured the sudden misfortunes that life puts in our path. She once wrote, “I agree...
salman khoshroo weaves wool portraits based on his experience of quarantine
desinboom- Iranian artist salman khoshroo has created a series of woolen portraits based on his experience of quarantine during theCOVID-19 pandemic. khoshroo says that the therapeutic process of weaving ...
moura, chevalier + schilingi envision monumental virus-like installation within urban centers
designboom - leonel moura, miguel chevalier, and jacopo baboni schilingi, have revealed their monumental multimedia installation project, titled ‘viral/vital energy 2020 -read more ...
As Switzerland Slowly Reopens, Dealer Eva Presenhuber Is Forging Ahead With Plans to Open a New Zurich Gallery Next Month
artnet news - Despite the ongoing lockdown in the US and many other parts of the world, veteran art dealer Eva Presenhuber is moving ahead with plans to launch a third gallery in Zurich in early June. - read mo...
Determining the Best Time to Sell Art from Your Collection
Artsy - Like most things in life, when it comes to consigning a work from your collection for sale, timing is everything. Not being able to read the market correctly could mean your prized artwork doesn’t sell ...