Art and Society – Page 19

Queer artists revisit Berlin-Istanbul relations

March 16, 2017

DW - The exhibition, subtitled "Queer forms migrate," demonstrates how Germany helped shape the Turkish LGBTIQ* community, directly or remotely. Most of the participating artists were born in Turkey but lat...

Bombastic, brand-name architecture is transforming the L.A. Arts District

Artery

March 15, 2017

Architecture, Art and Society

The Architects Newspaper - Los Angeles’s Arts District neighborhood is seeing a rapid influx of large-scale, developer-driven mixed-use projects, which are poised to upend the enclave’s status as an affordable,...

Will Documenta have an impact on Athens’ art scene?

Artery

March 15, 2017

Art and Society

DW - It's a sensation. The Documenta will be held outside of Kassel for the first time since it first started in 1955. Held every five years, one of the world's most important contemporary art exhibitions will ...

Is Art an Object of Passion or an Asset Like Any Other?

Artery

March 9, 2017

Art and Society

Artsy - As the global ultra-rich snap up trophy artworks and build collections scattered around many homes and storage facilities, art services are becoming an increasingly important part of wealth professional...

Artists show support for imprisoned German journalist Deniz Yücel

Artery

February 28, 2017

Art and Society

DW -PEN Germany has called for the immediate release of the imprisoned "Die Welt" correspondent on Tuesday, after a Turkish court ordered Deniz Yücel to be kept in detention while awaiting trial. Yücel had alre...

Sale of Klimt portrait to go ahead at Sotheby’s

Artery

February 28, 2017

Art and Society

The Art Newspaper - Questions raised over the provenance of a small portrait by Gustav Klimt have now been resolved, according to a spokeswoman for the auction house. Girl in the Foliage (Mädchen im Grünen) is ...

Museumgoer Breaks a Kusama Pumpkin, Allegedly in Pursuit of a Selfie

Artery

February 28, 2017

Art and Society

Hyperallergic - We’re less than a week into the selfie wonderland that is Yayoi Kusama’s exhibition Infinity Mirrors at the Hirshhorn Museum, and the inevitable has already happened. Over the weekend, according...

Federal arts funding is on the White House’s hit list

Artery

February 28, 2017

Art and Society

The Art Newspaper - Federal arts funding, ignored by Democrats and Republicans during the presidential campaign, is finally getting attention. America’s cultural agencies, including the two national endowments,...

Can Only Rich Kids Afford to Work in the Art World?

Artery

February 21, 2017

Art and Society

ARTSY - Naiomy Guerrero, 26, goes to at least a dozen art events a month; more during the art world’s busy fall season. She’s worked for several high-profile arts nonprofits, artist studios, and galleries, and...

Court ruling forces German convent to exhibit Nazi artist

Artery

February 15, 2017

Art and Society

The Art Newspaper - The heirs of Erich Klahn, a Nazi artist whose work for churches contained racist and Germanic symbols including swastikas and runes, have won a court battle that will ensure his art continue...