Among the items imported from the People's Republic that will be subject to import duties as of Sept. 1 are "paintings, drawings, engraving, prints and lithographs, sculptures and statuary o…
Melbourne International Arts Festival has announced the seven new artist commissions and one re-creation of an original art tram to be transformed into eight major mobile artworks on the cit…
In a 4-3 decision that's likely to satisfy no one, the board elected to cover the Life of Washington mural without destroying it. The estimated cost: $875,000. Wouldn't that money be better …
Reflecting on the contretemps over the Life of Washington murals at a San Francisco high school as well as the decision by one small Northern California museum to sell much of its art and an…
"A self-described 'instinctive scholar,' Takis" " né Panayiotis Vassilakis " "worked primarily in plaster and wrought iron before becoming fascinated by magnetism, electricity and sound " a…
In 1994, avant-garde electronica band The KLF burned one million pounds. And no one, including its members, really knows why. Now, it's
In a small town in Germany, a familiar transition from power station to arts centre is taking place " with a twist
With 'Beetlejuice' and 'Moulin Rouge!' on Broadway, the prolific director has become something of a movie-to-musical expert.
"You're collecting an idea and the documentation, if the artist has stipulated, but sometimes they prefer it to be fleeting and ephemeral and totally experiential," says Amanda Hunt, directo…
"In a unique new exhibition, works from artists such as Andy Warhol and Nan Goldin, highlight the progression of transgender models and subjects." " The Guardian
"Speaking to colleagues and journalists at the show's opening, curator Clare Lilley was frank that she would have liked to include a 50/50 split of men and women " but had been unable to do …
The artists who took figurative painting in radically different directions are celebrated in this audacious exhibition in Dublin
With appropriate safety warnings dispensed outside, the audience are ushered into a corner of the stage. The theatre is darkened and a
"The exponential expansion of the culture sector rests entirely on a quite narrow demographic of white, middle class, educated staff and visitors who have signed a social contract on what an…
"In 2019, inclusive spaces that are comprised of voices from the neurodiverse and disabled community are still extremely rare. Despite the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (A…
To be clear, government censorship wasn't involved, although a number of right-wing politicians criticized the show. Titled After "Freedom of Expression?", the exhibition at the Aichi Trienn…
A lolloping labrador is at the centre of a sentimental story about a wannabe racing driver
Art theft has long had a glamorous allure. Think of Vicenzo Peruggia making off with the Mona Lisa in 1911, or the
The UK's international trade secretary, Liz Truss, announced on Thursday that she hopes to launch "the world's most advanced freeport model" as soon as possible, promising it will create …
The second program of "Summer Shorts 2019," at 59E59 Theaters, is a patchy evening including a contribution by Neil LaBute.
The Shed, New York, NY.July 24, 2019. Maze is a world premiere Shed commission with dancers from The D.R.E.A.M. Ring and The Shed's FlexNYC program. It was co-directed by Reggie 'Regg Roc' G…
"There need to be multiple voices channeling that learning, from multiple stakeholders who have a cultural authority in this conversation. And I think that's somewhat new, but it felt really…
"We've always been a teaching and training organization. And one of the things that we realized will help ensure our ongoing relevance is that we need museum professionals who more accuratel…
And not just the lobby " some hotels commission artists or exhibits for every bit of space, including rooms, conference rooms, cafeterias and much more. " The New York Times
Underbelly, EdinburghPoltergeist's mischievous show asks how we determine the worth and meaning of artworks A plastic shoe, scuffed around the edges, sits atop a white plinth. A figure stan…