When, last month, Banksy jerry-rigged a frame toshred a paintingjust when it was auctioned, I could almost hear the whispers: “Is that art?” This fall, the biggest museum event in New York is theWhitney’s retrospective of Andy Warhol— the paradigmatic self-made, make-anything-art-and...
Art Gazette is an online platform that has been dubbed the “Net-a-porter of art lovers.” At its helm is Nigel Hurst, the former CEO of Saatchi Gallery, who, along with his team, is making it simple for consumers to buy exclusive pieces of contemporary art. Nigel Hurst knows a thing...
11 I became fixated on the arguments within Marxism around the base/superstructure model.12 I was no longer writing ‘crap’ in the margins of these books and had begun to engage with ideas more thoughtfully. But my engagement with both the books, and with the lecturers I respected, was ...
The most significant shift came in the 1960s when legendary art director Alexander Liberman opted for slim, elongated letters with high-contrast strokes. This elegant, contemporary serif became known as Didot and went on to become Vogue's most iconic and enduring logo style. The Vogue logo has ...
No tour will be offered of the property, though, which is said to be home to more significant contemporary art than most museums. Weyant leads me past the palatial living room and up the stairs to a petite top-floor space that functions as her studio. “Larry is so busy doing his own...
Together, we can create a space that celebrates the art of seeing the world through a different lens.”This example effectively ties the writer’s love for Amélie as a piece of media to her passion for photography. She vividly describes how the film inspired her to explore her city and ...
years, culminating with the Kassel exhibition in 2002, became a key period for contemporary art in general. Enwezor clearly emerged as one of the strongest curatorial and intellectual voices to tackle the art world’s persistent Euro- and Western-centrism, and his Documenta was a radiantly ...
(Image credit: Chused & Co / Photography Jeff Holt) It's the subtle touches that make the most significant impact. One such detail that often goes unnoticed but can dramatically enhance the design feel of a space is hardware. Whether it's the knobs on your kitchen cabinets or the handles...
Roger Fry (1866-1934) was a highly influential English art critic who had a beautifully mellifluous voice. He built up his reputation as an expert on the Italian Renaissance and became curator of paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (1906-10). However, in 1907 Fry 'disc...
Keywords: transnationality; radicantity; Israeli art; FSU 1.5-generation immigration; women artists; intersectional theory; contemporary photography 1. Introduction Israeli art has been negotiating the definition of Israeli-ness since its inception. These negotiations have become even more urgent today, ...