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Begum's post-minimalism trades the cold certainty of those earlier practitioners for a more delicate and provisional version that is more...
The incoming executive director will oversee the museum’s next phase of development focused on accessibility and deeper engagement with diverse...
Using light and texture, she transforms archival museum objects into enigmatic visual presences that feel both ancient and newly discovered.
With experience spanning galleries and non-traditional institutions, he has learned to balance slow-burn artistic development with the speed required...
Few cultural figures have invited as many reinventions as Batman, but he’s never had more personality than when rendered in Pensato’s hand.
Cross-disciplinary collaboration, from the humanities to science and technology, is central to her vision of what a university museum can be.
Exhibitions of art collections are not meant to be cohesive; this one is a mixtape where each track is strong even if it doesn't flow naturally into...
"Out of over 200 artworks, I’ve identified 55 that need to be located. We’re now working to find those pieces in institutions and private...
Under Bonami’s direction, By Art Matters in Hangzhou, China, has embraced a curatorial model that favors instinct, experimentation and intellectual...
At the center of the exhibition are eight reliefs conceived for the show as part of his ongoing series 'The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist'—his...
The blockbusters on display are incredible and expensive—so much so that walking through the exhibition can feel like going to a really good preview...
The artist frames his practice as a form of sedimentation, where ideas, marks and social encounters coexist across different temporal speeds.
In Atlanta, the artist’s hallucinatory compositions challenge the boundaries of so-called folk art with their depth and technical complexity.
In the Armory’s unique blend of performance spaces, she sees opportunities to embrace friction and fluidity between forms.
This exhibition of contemporary commissions paired with decommissioned memorials proposes new ways of grappling with history and memory in a fractured...
"I’ll know I’ve done my job if the collaboration between the institutions provides a framework for someone else to continue evolving beyond my...
Through the use of little more than folds, Messerschmidt conjured baffled joy, pure anguish, leering sadism and other emotions, working without...
She described long-standing issues—from understaffing to opaque decision-making—that gradually pushed them toward unionization.
The exhibition invites viewers to look past old binaries of muse and master and toward a more reciprocal artistic exchange.
"Portikus offers a rare degree of freedom—to test new ideas, to take risks and to unsettle established formats," she told Observer.
This exhibition offers work drawn from under-shown traditions but offers broad context to visitors who take seriously its advice about stepping...
This exhibition offers a glimpse into her life through the lens of how she chose to look.
The show provides an authoritative introduction to the artist for those unfamiliar with his unique career.
"Our job is to create experiences that make people ask new questions," the curator tells Observer.
The exhibition makes the case that the artist's influence would have been unavoidable regardless of fame or circumstance.
In conversation with Observer, the artist reflects on her first solo museum exhibition in the United States, which she says was shaped by trust, time...
The strongest presentations feel almost allergic to hype, with tightly edited selections that reward close looking.
The exhibition makes the case that this relatively mellow artist should stand shoulder to shoulder with his crazier peers.
The gallery’s “Building a Legacy Program” demonstrates how careful stewardship can pull even underappreciated artists back from the brink of...
This museum is not as unlikely a venue for a show of work by the artist as you might think.
"I have spent most of my career off-center and trying, in a modest way, to de-center the art world," he told Observer. "I want to break down binaries...
Symbolism swept the colder parts of Europe and can be considered a response to Impressionism's fascination with the visible world.
Through paintings, performances and installations, the artist duo bridges personal heritage with broader struggles for equity and recognition.
This new exhibition is somehow the first to examine John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Cy Twombly in the context of...
The exhibition mines an underexplored and experimental aspect of the artist's practice, one particularly suited for our fashion-oriented times.
Three exhibitions in Paris positioned Detroit’s creative community on the international stage while celebrating its history of resilience and...
Positioned against the backdrop of rising global temperatures and corporate profits, 'BUTCHERED' challenged viewers to consider who pays for the...
The exhibition celebrates a long-neglected Flemish Baroque artist who is finally receiving the recognition she's due.
Knockdown Center’s architectural versatility lets artists experiment freely with sound and presentation in a setting that encourages creative...
"Report a Concern – The Nine Eyes Archives" presents works related to 'The Nine Eyes of Google Street View,' a project the artist began in 2008.
Radiohead’s practice is precise and holistic, and the results have proven them to be consistently ahead of the curve in almost every way.
This is not art about art; that would be too clever and not immediate enough. The artist's sculptures here are self-sufficient and vital without being...
This show brings together the work of two Spanish greats alongside that of Francisco de Zurbarán and Bartolomé Esteban Murillo and Latin American...
She recently curated "Joy, in 3 Parts," which debuted simultaneously in New York City, London and Shanghai with new photography by Inez & Vinoodh,...
What happens when an art critic refuses to fly for fairs, exhibitions and other cultural events?
Printed Matter’s NYABF is, she says, the mothership of all art book fairs.
Preservation battles over David Wojnarowicz's mural created for "The Missing Children Show" highlight the tension between the city's artistic heritage...
The works on view show how Jean-François Millet refused to romanticize the countryside, focusing instead on the grit and dignity of the people who...
This year, the art isn't bad at all—in fact, there's a lot to love.
Representations of animals are always fraught, as they are laden with baggage about what modernity has both given to us and taken away.