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When a large abstraction with a $60,000 high estimate sold for $1.2 million, the art world woke up and said “Who is Lynn Drexler?”
“I always thought my job as an artist was imposing order on chaos, but I realize now that chaos has its own intelligence… and is the very source...
Canada’s robust network of active institutions and enthusiastic collectors paired with stronger relationships with Mexico and Europe could make...
Using sparse materials and national symbols, she challenges how civic identity is constructed, remembered and imposed.
Meanwhile, the French and the Indian contemporary auction markets experienced significant growth, and women dominated in the ultra-contemporary top...
The art market inevitably follows the money, and the state's art scene has been expanding in tandem with its GDP.
The artist's mid-career retrospective at the Barnes Foundation is a testament to her relentless confrontation of the history of images.
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked a turning point, expanding Germany’s artistic influence and cementing Berlin’s status as a global...
An extensive exhibition at Carnegie Museum of Art not only unravels the "whole mystery" of Abercrombie’s paintings and inner universe but also...
All three auction houses decided to bet on the U.K. market's favorable conditions while playing it safe with a selection of works the market has...
Ahead of Frieze L.A., Lewis opened his debut solo show "Tuning The Signals"—his first large presentation on the West Coast.
During Mexico City Art Week, the gallery—now under the leadership of Cristobal Riestra—unveiled "Bodega," a collaborative space with Agustina...
The sculpture represents the culmination of the architect’s decades-long exploration of the ichthyological form, which has been central to his...
The gallery will launch its new chapter with a solo show of works by internationally renowned interdisciplinary artist Patty Chang.
Old Masters sales are usually hit-or-miss, but the auction of pieces from the Saunders' Collection could kick off a period of momentum for a category...
All of the artist’s sculptures possess a certain familiarity, yet there’s something undeniably alien about their twisted, distorted forms
The show will investigate how artists across time have envisioned the future, often predicting or dealing with shifting technological transformations.
One of the most closely watched lots will be 'Portrait of Man with Glasses III,' which comes to auction fresh from its inclusion in the National...
"Abstraction is both a language and a way of thinking—an approach that allows me to engage with possibility rather than certainty."
Sharing resources and risks may be the key to building a more sustainable, equitable and resilient art market.
One of the marquee lots in the sale, 'Magnificent Seven,' is a collection of some of the largest dye transfer prints of his most iconic images.
Observer spoke with the director about her vision and this year's highlights.
"Noah is my Osiris. He will live forever through his work. My assignment is to gather these parts of my love and protect them," she told Observer.
His ability to distill the human experience into instantly recognizable symbols is precisely what makes his art so well-suited for public commissions.
She intends to continue to build on the gallery's dual-location advantage so "the flow of art, ideas and talent between these two regions remains...
An artist rendering of Fenix designed by MAD Architects. Fenix museum / MAD Architects Many museums around the world that focus on migration tend...
Early sales signal a stronger market both domestically and internationally for works priced both under and above $100,000 compared to just a year ago.
Nobody would have bet a month ago that Los Angeles' art scene would be back in action so quickly, but strong sales point to the resiliency of artists,...
"I always joke that the world is gonna blow up. But isn't it beautiful?"
"I'm not criticizing this country; I'm just observing the reality of how people consume."
In true Hollywood fashion, the show must go on.
"We were lucky enough to find 'Crude Oil (Vettriano)' in our lives, and it’ll help us support more art and artists. I want to be a fucking Medici.”
"We are trying to provide the broadest possible access to the collection, and the loan program allows us to do that by collaborating with institutions...
"Architects need to solve functional problems. Artists work with almost no limits. That relationship with artists drastically enriched Barragán,"...
Her works reveal a rich set of references and precedents, primarily tied to early avant-garde research and, in particular, theories of integrating...
"This partnership is linked to NMACC's mission of introducing international contemporary artists to Indian audiences," Dia Art Foundation director...
"If you can find a way to always return to what makes your artists’ practice grow, you’ll continually find that the art system stays true to the...
The announcement follows the adoption of the "Protocol of Cooperation between Qatar Museums and the Municipality of Venice" signed last June.
"Our insularity has protected the local commercial market from the vagaries of the global art industry, but it also keeps Filipino artists existing in...
"Generations have passed without leaving a mark. It’s time to change that and create something that can resonate with both the present and the...
"It continues to grow, with people who worked at galleries opening their own spaces, as well as galleries from abroad opening new locations here."
"We are not capable of accepting the accident, which is another reason why we might still be too platonic in our relationship with reality," Orozco...
Few sales closed on opening day, but galleries have gotten used to the market readjustment that makes the rapid sellouts of the Covid-era boom seem...
He envisioned Casa Wabi Sabino as a two-body complex that could support and showcase emerging talent while nurturing his own art and practice.
The real driving force behind the fair's success seemed to be the large contingent of regional collectors who are not just showing up but actively...
"The impulse our artists have to make art for art’s sake creates a very generous environment," gallerist Borrego Curro told Observer during ART WKND...
As the scope of Outsider Art has evolved, so has its institutional and market recognition.
Roleplay sits at the heart of the duo’s artistic practice, which unfolds through the creation of elaborate, fantastical scenarios.
"An extraordinary aspect of our residencies is that you become part of the scientific community that is dealing with fundamental truths about...
For all its transgressive subtext, Laurencin’s oeuvre was commercially and critically celebrated in her lifetime.