This was certainly a “performance”, but we are not sure if it was an “art performance”. Perhaps after viewing the Jay-Z video (or as much of the 10+ minutes you can get through), you might want to check out the BAC Link to the Vulture review by respected critic, Jerry Saltz, who often offers a thoughtful […]
Why the Avant-Garde Should Cheer Up “The contemporary art world is flourishing. Despite all the grumbling—and we’ll get to that in a moment—does anyone doubt that we are flooded with artists, overwhelmed by art shows, and swamped by art fairs and biennials?”
frieze editors and contributors share their thoughts on the national pavilions at the Venice Biennale
Frieze editors and contributors share their thoughts on the main exhibition at the 55th Venice Biennale, curated by Massimiliano Gioni
Only the rich, jet-setting, diamond-eating socialites collect art, right? WRONG. So maybe you don’t own a Yacht with a Picasso above the toilet, but guess what: even YOU can be an art collector.
Is bigger art always better art? Certainly in the age of Instagram, anything monumental is hard to discredit; people are easily impressed and love to obsess over questions like “How did it get here, how was it made and how much does it cost?” Somehow they forget the basic questions: “What is it and why is it?”
Is the Art Market Due for a Correction? Maybe Not. Is the art market experiencing a new boom, or is it all just another bubble destined to burst? With artists seemingly setting benchmarks at auction on a monthly basis and prices at fairs for pedestrian artworks pushing into the millions of dollars, there are fears […]
I Found the Sublime in Jeff Koons (and No One Agreed With Me) Walter Robinson reviews three New York exhibitions by Jeff Koons at Gagosian, Paul McCarthy at Hauser & Wirth and James Turrell at
Cats vs. dogs, dolphins vs. sharks, and, most notably, males vs. females: classic rivalries of the animal kingdom. The art world is is not immune and the competition is fierce. Last week at Art Basel, I heard a story that was too good to keep to myself.
What is the downside of selling artwork: A fist fight in an art fair? Going to bed with a married millionaire? This gallery girl has some confessions to make. Every gallery I’ve ever worked for has always been careful with whom they make business with. Whenever some anonymous or obscure rich person e-mails us regarding the fresh young talent […]
Described by its architect as a “very quiet participant within the forest,” the Audain Art Museum planned for Whistler, B.C., has grown to double the size originally announced. On Tuesday, philanthropist Michael Audain revealed the design for a 55,000-square-foot museum – up from the 27,000 square feet first proposed last fall, and the 39,000-square-foot facility […]
How sad. Just twelve years after it was built on W. 53rd Street next to MoMA, the former American Folk Art Museum is going to be torn down by its new owner: MoMA. What’s sad is not that the building is going; it’s that, despite near-universal rave reviews for its architecture, it was doomed to […]
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As two of the world’s most prominent collectors of contemporary art, Anita Zabludowicz and her husband,Poju, have amassed enough work over their four decades of collecting to fill not only their homes but also elegantly appointed public exhibition spaces in London and New York. However, the couple stands apart from the majority of the elite collector class […]
The Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and a mere five years later the first of what has been a new global wave of art fairs opened in New York City at the Gramercy Park Hotel. Think there’s a correlation between the collapse of Communism and art-market expansion? … Strolling down the aisles, looking at artworks, […]
No more envying the kids in the ball room at IKEA. The National Gallery has a new work of contemporary art that’s sort of an adult version of a ball-filled room, with a subtext of deep thinking. The installation is titled Work No. 202: Half the Air in a Given Space, and it’s byMartin Creed, who won Britain’s sometimes-controversial […]
Her magnificent sculptures conjure up vanished lives, lost voices and forgotten loves – and sit easily alongside modern masters.
Out of place at fancy galleries? More used to drinking Sternberg than Dom Pérignon? Then read BAPS’ top tips for becoming a social climber in Berlin’s art world. Or at Art Basel Miami Beach …
Philanthropist, developer and art collector Michael Audain’s plans to build an art museum in Whistler, B.C., are progressing, with the selection of Vancouver-based Patkau Architects for the project.
David Hockney recently touched off a controversywith a poster advertising his new exhibition at London’s Royal Academy of Arts that read: “All the works here were made by the artist himself, personally.” When the BBC journalist Andrew Marr asked Hockney if the statement was a dig at Damien Hirst, who employs up to 100 craftsmen to […]