Theft of Maurizio Cattelan’s 18k gold toilet is the story behind a new insurance commercial.
Satirical participatory art can move people in unexpected ways. America, the fully functioning gold toilet by Maurizio Cattelan—an 18k representation …
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Read a good art book lately? The Getty has over 300 for you to download, read, and keep.
Since the Getty Museum launched its virtual library in 2014, its publications have been downloaded more than 400,000 times. The …
Cuban-born American artist Carmen Herrera, “I never met a straight line I did not like.”
At age 104. Carmen Herrera says, “I waited for my bus for 94 years.” She’s referring to the saying, “if …
REVOLVER Gallery in West Hollywood has released its 2019 Andy Warhol Market Report. It’s impressive.
“Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art, and working is art, and …
Wire sculptures draw attention to UK’s homeless youth through the new #NOWYOUSEEME campaign.
In the UK last year, 103,000 16-25 year-olds asked their local authority for help because they were homeless or at …
Cleveland Museum of Art makes 30,000 works of art available for download, remix, and reuse.
The Cleveland Museum of Art announced on Wednesday, January 23, that it is now an Open Access institution, using the …
The Trumps asked to borrow a van Gogh from the Guggenheim; head curator had a better idea.
The Washington Post’s Paul Schwartzman is reporting that the White House asked the Guggenheim for a loan of Vincent van Gogh’s 1888 …
News from the Barnes Foundation: Now, browse and download artworks based on visual characteristics.
In celebration of its fifth anniversary in Philadelphia, the Barnes Foundation has launched a new collection website that enables visitors …
A Marian Ruth Agree sculpture comes to live with us. The subject is dark and the piece, powerful.
Marian Ruth Agree was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1922. The daughter of William and Dora Bailies and wife of Philip …
Everything you need to know about NYC’s 2017 Madison Avenue Gallery Walk
OVERVIEW On the Saturday preceding Frieze New York and the TEFAF New York fairs, the Madison Avenue Gallery Walk will …
375,000 images from the Metropolitian Museum of Art are now free for you to use
The New York Time’s Joshua Barone: All images of public-domain artworks in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection — about …
It’s ominous, massive, and startlingly thought provoking. It’s at The Hirshhorn. Meet the artist.
Jacob and I encountered Basualdo’s installation, The End of Ending, a few months ago. Winding our way around it was a …
David Bowie’s art collection to hit the market in November
One hot news release for Bowie fans: David Bowie’s Personal Art Collection to be Unveiled for the First Time Important …
Oh, you nasty man… in-the-moon!
And, yes the old boy has an articulated tongue (and eye). It’s sort of funny in a lascivious way—and yet, …
Finalists announced for the 2016 Baker Artist Awards
BACKGROUND Baltimore area artists who create a Baker Artist Portfolio are automatically eligible for one of five Baker Artist Awards, …
Brutalist Architecture. A new book is in the works.
Reyner Banham defined Brutalist buildings as being “1, Formal legibility of a plan; 2, Clear exhibition of Structure; and 3, Valuation …
If you appreciate sculpture, have a few bucks and a yard, and can arrange the shipping of a ton of granite, this may be the bargain of the decade.
You’ll also need to do some site planning and ground prep, but planting a sculpture takes some effort. A famed Richard …
