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A Hot Night in Atlanta: Inside the High Museum’s Driskell Gala and Afterparty

Several events are billed as the “Met Gala of the South,” among them the High Museum of Art’s David C. Driskell Prize Gala, which on April 26...

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Street Pop Artist Jisbar On Reinvention and Rediscovery

In 2019, a reinterpreted version of the Mona Lisa painted by French pop-street artist Jean-Baptiste Launay, better known as Jisbar, floated more than...

29.04.2024 7

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Miriam Simun On Technology in Art and Science as a Medium

Earlier this year, dancer Mor Mendel took the stage with Boston Dynamics’ Spot at 7×7, an annual symposium organized by the born-digital art and...

18.04.2024 5

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Her Life in Art: An Interview With Painter Loie Hollowell

Paddy Johnson, writing about Pace Gallery’s 2019 expansion and its inaugural shows, said: “Loie Hollowell’s abstract paintings of blobs have...

16.04.2024 7

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Paloma Contreras Lomas and Ines Doujak Are Here to Make You Think

At first glance, pairing the work of rising star Paloma Contreras Lomas and established multidisciplinary artist Ines Doujak—as the Center for Art,...

13.04.2024 10

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Inside YoungArts’ New York Gala in the Met’s Magical Temple of Dendur

This past Monday, a mix of cultural and philanthropic luminaries gathered at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to raise funds for YoungArts at the...

10.04.2024 10

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Monet’s ‘Moulin De Limetz’ Will Lead Christie’s 20th Century Evening Sale in New York

When a painting Claude Monet made of the grain mill at Limetz-Villez on the River Epte near his residence at Giverny in 1888 went on sale at...

01.04.2024 9

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These Are the World’s Most Visually Stunning Museums

At a 2014 press conference covered by El Mundo , Frank Gehry proclaimed that “98 percent of everything that is built and designed today is pure...

28.03.2024 10

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A Guide to All the April Art Fairs

The March art fair calendar, which culminates with Art Basel Hong Kong in just a few days, heralds a busy April arts calendar that this year includes...

26.03.2024 4

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Art Party Glamour: Inside London’s National Portrait Gallery Gala

Earlier this week, London’s National Portrait Gallery held its first fundraising Gala since it reopened after renovations last year. The...

22.03.2024 10

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What Not to Miss at Asia Week New York 2024

Two of the largest bronze figures created during the early Ming dynasty—one depicting guardian deity Panjarnata Mahakala and one the meditational...

20.03.2024 4

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Beyond Sex and Anger: ‘SEEING RED’ at Philips London Invites Reflection

Red has always stood out, even if its power is just now being discovered by creators pushing the Unexpected Red Theory on TikTok. It’s dichotomous:...

15.03.2024 3

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Gallerist Skye Weinglass Is Bringing the Best of the Aspen Art Scene to NYC

Aspen’s outsized presence in the cultural consciousness and billionaire appeal belies the fact that it’s actually a pretty small town. The caveat...

14.03.2024 10

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Robert Alice Is Behind the First Collection of Generative Art NFTs at Christie’s

Since Christie’s launched Christie’s 3.0, a platform for selling NFTs on Ethereum’s blockchain, in 2022, the excitement around non-fungible...

12.03.2024 10

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Here’s Everything Going On at the Frick Until It Reopens Later This Year

This past Sunday marked the final day of the Frick Collection’s Madison Avenue residency in the iconic Marcel Breuer-designed Modernist building now...

08.03.2024 4

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Art Dealer Aladar Marberger’s Storied Collection Heads to Auction

When New York art dealer Aladar Marberger died in 1988, he was 41 years old and had been living with an AIDS diagnosis for three years. The keyword is...

07.03.2024 10

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A Guide to All the March Art Fairs

A whiff of spring is in the air, though for many of us, the temperature outside still makes indoor activities more palatable. The February art fairs...

26.02.2024 4

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Art Collector Spotlight: Designers George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg

When Observer published a story about design duo George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg’s Perry Street home in one of the famed Richard Meier buildings...

19.02.2024 5

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Capturing Connection: Photographer Clifford Prince King On Relationships, Fear and Finding Home

Art accessibility has been a hot topic as of late, with many museums in the U.S. acknowledging the need to make more of an effort to connect with a...

17.02.2024 10

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Rhizome’s 7×7 Models a Deeper Collaboration Between Art and Science

The intersection of art and technology gets a lot of press these days. In any given headline, it might be the “next frontier.” Or where cultural...

10.02.2024 6

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Astoundingly Human: An Interview with Artist Hannah Beerman

Is paint what defines a painting or is there more to it? Artist Hannah Beerman, whose work was recently on view at Kapp Kapp in New York, creates...

01.02.2024 10

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The Most Anticipated Art Museum Openings and Expansions of 2024

Last year, Dan Hicks writing for The Architecture Review about his book The Brutish Museums: the Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural...

31.01.2024 10

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Artist Duo Orejarena & Stein On Simulations, Artistry and the Nature of Reality

Simulation theory became a hot topic a few years back when physicists started talking openly about how reality as we know it might be virtual and we...

29.01.2024 6

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The ‘Most Important Collection’ of Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes Goes to Auction

“Art is in my blood,” Argentine collector Claudia Quentin told Christie’s, which in just a few days will auction off one of the most exceptional...

26.01.2024 7

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A Guide to All the 2024 February Art Fairs

Through up markets and down markets, the proliferation of contemporary art fairs is ongoing. Fair fatigue is real—gallery staff can spend ninety...

24.01.2024 3

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Opera Queensland’s ‘Orpheus & Eurydice’ Is a Feast for the Eyes

‘Modernizing’ opera with spare sets and costuming is an attractive proposition from several angles—smaller budgets and reduced complexity, among...

22.01.2024 20

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The Best Park City, Utah Art Galleries

The Sundance Film Festival kicks off today, which means Park City, Utah is currently swarming with actors, directors, movie critics, film connoisseurs...

18.01.2024 6

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Elton John’s Art, Flamboyant Fashions and More Head to Christie’s

Like all the best auctions, The Collection of Sir Elton John: Goodbye Peachtree Road at Christie’s tells a compelling story. Atlanta might seem like...

13.01.2024 6

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MoPOP’s Michele Smith Has Pop Culture in Her DNA

Next to Seattle’s historic Space Needle is a techno-organic structure that looks straight out of sci-fi. Sporadically, a monorail travels through...

12.01.2024 5

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Mood Is Her Medium

Data is beautiful, or so the data scientists say. They’re typically referring to visualizations that, if not particularly artful, stir the souls of...

10.01.2024 7

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How Vita Kari Wields Virality as an Artistic Form

Anyone who made it to Art Basel Miami Beach last month may have run into interdisciplinary visual artist Vita Kari, not in the convention center but...

06.01.2024 10

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Crawling Performance Art Pioneer Pope.L Dies at 68

One of Observer’s Arts Power 50 changemakers in 2019, the performance and installation artist William Pope.L was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1955,...

28.12.2023 20

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The Best Jackson Hole Art Galleries

Jackson Hole, Wyoming is known for its world-class luxury hospitality, thrilling winter sports and pristine natural vistas, but ski resorts like...

25.12.2023 5

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Don’t Miss: ‘Sexy Xmas VII’ at The Lodge in L.A.

As end-of-year group shows go, few have as compelling a title as “Sexy Xmas,” which has been mounted (ahem) annually at The Lodge in L.A. for...

21.12.2023 30

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Erwin Wurm On Absurdity, Bodies and Flattening Sculpture

If you think you’re not familiar with Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, you’re probably mistaken. There’s a good chance that you’ve...

20.12.2023 7

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Alan Hartman’s Art Collection Realizes $22.2m at Bonhams

Renowned gallerist Alan Hartman started his art collecting journey early, acquiring his first hardstone jade carving at age 12. When he died in...

15.12.2023 20

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Don’t Miss: Nina Chanel Abney, Tyler Mitchell and More at SCAD Museum of Art

Museum visits during the holiday season can be fraught, as major institutions tend to be significantly more crowded than usual with tourists and...

12.12.2023 6

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A Guide to Miami Art Week Satellite Fairs and Shows

Art Miami and Art Basel Miami Beach 2023 are in full swing, with all the associated parties, pop-ups and sundry events, including everything from...

09.12.2023 6

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Founding Mother of Generative Art Vera Molnár Dies at 99

Michael Bouhanna, Vice President and Head of Digital Art & Contemporary Art Specialist at Sotheby’s, shared today (Dec. 7) that pioneering...

07.12.2023 3

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Inside the Studio Museum in Harlem’s Brand Launch Party

While the art world eagerly awaits the reopening of the Studio Museum in Harlem’s soon-to-be-ready physical space, the institution has been busy...

05.12.2023 20

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Inside the Studio Museum of Harlem’s Brand Launch Party

While the art world eagerly awaits the reopening of the Studio Museum in Harlem’s soon-to-be-ready physical space, the institution has been busy...

04.12.2023 6

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The Best Holiday Gifts for the Art Lovers and Artists On Your List

Shop all the best presents for the art lover in your life.

01.12.2023 30

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Scythian Gold Returns to Ukraine Over Russian Objections

Nearly a decade ago, more than 500 culturally significant artifacts, including pieces of Scythian gold from several Crimean museums, were on loan to...

29.11.2023 1

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These Are the ‘Picasso Celebration 1973-2023’ Shows Still On View

This past April marked the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s passing at the age of 91. To honor his lasting impact on art, museums and other...

22.11.2023 10

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Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley On Video Games, Empathy and the Role of Discomfort in Art

Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley puts a lot of effort into installations with the expectation that audiences will put in just as much or even more. The...

17.11.2023 10

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Designer Roric Tobin On Choosing Art and Why Nothing Should Be Boring

Roric Tobin has a reputation for being the art collector’s designer—particularly among elite collectors looking to meld their collecting...

11.11.2023 2

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A New Design Initiative Aims to Save Lives Through Creativity

Like many others in the days following the Hamas attacks in Israel, the designers Annie Mandelkern, Nikki Levy, Dara Beitler and their compatriots...

08.11.2023 4

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‘If I Can Make Them More Beautiful, You Know, Why Not?’

In April of 2012, Observer’s then senior arts editor Andrew Russeth met with Robert Irwin at Pace Gallery’s East 57th Street space in midtown,...

26.10.2023 1

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Cindy and Howard Rachofsky’s TWO x TWO Raises $7.6 million for amfAR and the Dallas Museum of Art

Now in its 24th year, the celebrated event has raised a total of $120 million.

24.10.2023 3

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The Tel Aviv Museum of Art Has Stripped Its Walls Once Again

In conflicts between nations, irreplaceable art can become a casualty of war. Whether willfully or by chance, museums and cultural institutions suffer...

18.10.2023 2

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