A brush with Dhyandra Lawson
Belgian film-maker Johan Grimonprez exposes how the Eisenhower administration manipulated jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong to distract from the murder of Lumumba.
How many visitors is too many? Paris museums confront âover-attendanceâ
Sylvain Amic, the president of the Ătablissement public des musĂ©es dâOrsay et de lâOrangerie (the governmental body that oversees both institutions) since April 2024, puts it plainly: âA museumâs mission is to radiateâto make known and to share its collections with the greatest number of peopleâso there is a contradiction in the idea of needing to limit how many can come.â
Art Week Riyadh will “bring together the many layers of Saudi Arabia’s art scene”
The inaugural Art Week Riyadh (6â13 April) will include presentations from more than 45 local, regional and international galleries, as well as exhibitions organised by private and institutional Saudi collections, and a public programme of talks, films, workshops and studio visits.
This Devon exhibition explores why, when it comes to the environment, the planetary is not at odds with the local
Among the many sources and narratives running through this multi-stranded show are James Lovelockâs Gaia theory, which posits that Earth and its biological systems behave as a huge single entity, and Charles Eltonâs 1958 study The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants.
Anastasia Bukhman, the Russian-born collector behind a ÂŁ1m donation to Londonâs National Portrait Gallery
Dmitry and his family are also in London, and the company cut its last ties with Russia in October 2022, shutting its offices and relocating hundreds of staff as a result of the invasion of Ukraine.
Women Who Made Amanda Seyfried Feel Less Alone
Youâre with her throughout the process: when she finds a postcard from another woman addressed to her husband, when he initiates a divorce, when they go to couples counselling (because thereâs a big part of Smith that wants to fix the relationship), when she has a difficult conversation with her kids about the situation, and when she finally decides to prioritize her happiness.
Could Hong Kong Art Weekâs Big Kick Off Parties Give a Hint at the Marketâs Direction?
Thereâs videos and site-specific installations exploring the fragile nature of morality and humanityâs brutality by Hong Kong artist Tsang Kin-Wah at Galerie du Monde, and a show bridging traditional folk crafts with contemporary artâand foregrounding womenâs unseen laborâat Centre for Heritage Arts & Textile, to name a couple.
The Art Works in Flannery OâConnorâs Attic
Inside was âa few thesesâ worth of stuff,â Gentry noted, picking up a sheaf of paper in a musty parlor roomâsheet music for the 1917 song âJoan of Arc, They Are Calling You.â There were books on Catholicism (âSigned Ones in Plastic,â a label read); scholarly works on OâConnor; and, hanging in Louiseâs closet, three chiffon evening gowns.
Matisse wanted to buy a Van Gogh portraitâinstead, his brother bought a bicycle
In the 1941 interview in which Matisse recalled the bicycle anecdote he also revealed that, on the wall of his bedroom, he had two reproductions of paintings: Van Goghâs Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and a work by his fellow Fauve, Georges Rouault.
Dealers are facing the tricky challenge of balancing artist and collector priorities
This challenge was one of the subjects covered in a lively panel discussion held in Manhattan on 29 January, as part of Downtown Dealersâa conversation series for New York gallerists established by the collector and adviser Bill Cournoyer.
Trump signs executive order to âeliminateâ agency that funds museums and libraries
This decision undermines access to the arts, disproportionately harming marginalised groups and stifling diverse expression,â Julie TrĂ©bault, the executive director of Artists at Risk Connection, said in a statement.
Tate to Cut 40 Roles, or 7 Percent of Staff, in Response to Lingering Covid Deficit
The Guggenheim Museum in New York in late February began dismissing 20 employees across the institution, or 7 percent of its workforce, citing the continued challenge of returning to fiscal stability in the post-pandemic years.
Leigh Bowery at Tate Modern, Ukraineâs art world three years on, Max Beckmann and the Gothic Modernâpodcast
Tate Modern this week opened a vast exhibition exploring the life and work of the maverick Australian-born performance artist, fashion designer and self-styled âclub monsterâ, Leigh Bowery, as well as the variety of cultural figures in his orbit in London.
Techno-Fascism Comes to America
Accelerationism has been popularized in the past decade by the British philosopher Nick Land, who is part of the so-called neo-reactionary or Dark Enlightenment movement populated by figures including Curtis Yarvin, a former programmer and blogger whose proposals for an American monarchy have enjoyed renewed relevance during Trump 2.0.
The New York Drama Criticsâ Circle Goes Metal
On one table was a giant human arm, part of a monument of Father Capodanno bound for Staten Island; in back was a plaster mold of the head of Martin Luther King, Jr., for a bust that sits in the Oval Office.
Why was the National Gallery shy of sharing its âWilton Diptychâ report?
As we near the National Galleryâs much-anticipated double reveal of its collection rehang and remodelled Sainsbury Wing, here is a curious tale about its instinct to remain closed, at least in spirit.
Weâd Never Had a King Until This Week
I would plunk my tricorne hat atop my head and meet the incoming waves of visitors, herding them around the Common and telling them the story of the April morning in 1775 when brave townspeople made their stand against the British and their king in the first fighting of the Revolution.