“Marisol: A Retrospective” is the most significant retrospective to date dedicated to the art of Marisol (Venezuelan and American, born France, 1930–2016), one of the most prominent yet least well-known artists of her generation, who bequeathed her estate to the Buffalo AKG in 2016. Featuring nearly 250 artworks, including 39 on view for the first […]
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Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. Last month, in a Wisconsin court, the De Pere Cultural Foundation filed a lawsuit against Exhibits Development Group (EDG), a company that travels exhibitions. In the suit, the foundation, which runs the Mulva Cultural Center, alleges that EDG repeatedly
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The Convergence of Human and AI Artistry Doopiidoo, an avant-garde artist, has been generating significant buzz in the art world with his innovative use of AI-generated images. His work represents a seamless blend of human creativity and machine intelligence, pushing the boundaries of contemporary art. His journey began with a fascination for form, image, and
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How would you describe your painting practice? Do you start with an idea, with research, and with a line drawing that eventually becomes your completed process? Your method of accentuating the drawn lines in some of your work is like a magic trick that adds subtle but powerful emphasis. Who would guess that pencil
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Dindga McCannon, “Rasta Band” (c. 1990), mixed media quilt, dimensions variable (image courtesy the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London) The Armory Show is set to take over the Javits Center in less than two weeks’ time, setting off a chain reaction for a season of art frenzy carrying on until the beginning of November.
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A sculpture of Elon Musk has been recently spotted being towed behind a Tesla Cybertruck around the city of Brownsville, Texas. “We had the idea to to bring something into life that would be more striking and maybe even crazier and funnier,” a French tech entrepreneur who goes by Louis XXII told ARTnews. He declined
Harnessing Urban Chaos and Classical Serenity From the urban sprawls of Washington, D.C., James Bullough draws the raw, unrefined energy that infuses his monumental works, both in expansive murals and intimate studio paintings. Living and working in Berlin, Germany, the artist merges the immediacy of street art with the meticulousness of classical painting, a juxtaposition
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Finalist, Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Jake Wilton, Conflict Islands, Papua New Guinea The 2024 Ocean Photographer of the Year competition has revealed its remarkable finalists, showcasing breathtaking underwater images that capture the ocean’s beauty and mystery. With over $12,898 (£10,000) in prizes, the competition, hosted by Oceanographic Magazine, will announce the overall winner and
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It might seem pessimistic to view humans in their natural state as violent, self-servingIt might seem pessimistic to view humans in their natural state as violent, self-servingcreatures, just waiting for the right moment to execute their nastiest desires. It’s a belief the17th-century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes popularized, and also one 21st-centuryWashington-based artist Abigail Goldman begrudgingly
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Lavinia Fontana, “Portrait of a Pregnant Woman, Possibly a Self-Portrait” (c. 1592–1604), 44 x 34 5/8 inches, held in private collection (image via Wikimedia Commons) Possibly because of the absence of a string of nucleotides in chromosome 8, fewer than one in a billion people have a hereditary condition known as generalized hypertrichosis terminalis, which
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