Kelvin LaVerne, Creator of Enigmatic Furnishings, Dies at 88
NY Times – With his father, Philip, he made idiosyncratic, often monumental bronze work influenced by ancient themes. But was it art or was it furniture? – read more
NY Times – With his father, Philip, he made idiosyncratic, often monumental bronze work influenced by ancient themes. But was it art or was it furniture? – read more
The Conversation – The city’s grandest temple to art has shed a preposition. After nearly a century as the Philadelphia Museum of Art, or PMA, the institution now calls itself…
Art Forum – Franco-Chinese painter Xie Lei, known for his dreamlike portraits of ghostly, ambiguous figures adrift in dark spaces, has been announced as the winner of this year’s Prix Marcel Duchamp,…
Hyperalllergic – This exhibition shares Guston and Hancock’s work in dialogue for the first time, exploring the role that artists play in the pursuit of social justice. – read more
NY Times – Britain’s economy has slowed recently, and sales at blue-chip galleries are down. But among young artists and emerging dealers, the mood is upbeat. – read more
Artnet – At $143 Million Christie’s Sale in London, Peter Doig Painting Soars, Yoshitomo Nara Flops, Records were reset for four artists, including Paula Rego and Suzanne Valadon. – read…
NY Times – At Site Santa Fe, 71 artists were inspired by Southwestern figures, from healers and novelists to Navajo code talkers. Here’s a guide to the highlights. – read…
Smithsonian Magazine – British artist and writer Ithell Colquhoun was a pioneer of Surrealist “automatism,” creating images from charcoal shavings or letting her unconscious take charge of a pen. Such methods had…
Art News – For decades, Art Basel in Switzerland was the only fair that mattered—the undisputed apex of the art market calendar. But in 2025, that certainty has splintered. With a bloated…
Art News – Museums may tout themselves as being separate from the market, but the reality is more complicated. As others have observed, in today’s art world, sales lead to fame,…