October 2019 Art News

The friendship between the two artists did not only enrich their private lives, but also the development of their art in the post-WWII decades.
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Museum of Art proudly presents Robert Huot Paintings, a retrospective look at an artist’s core motivation for 60 years, creating conceptually interesting and skillfully crafted paintings.
Kiki Smith is fascinated by stories where powers and punishments involve human, animal, and celestial transformations. Her work with fairy tales, myths, and allegories examines human nature’s potential for light and dark, and invites us to invent our own imaginative wanderings.
So few things in life are free but Volume 2 of MTL: Art and the Book, Montreal’s weeklong series of workshops and symposia culminating in a two-day bilingual book fair and boundary-pushing art experience, was one of those rarities
Picasso to Hockney: Modern Art on Stage explores how visual artists designed for performance, challenged conventional theatre practices, and often redefined their own work in the process.
Art & Object had the pleasure of talking to Leah Steinhardt, the Group Director of the Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design fair (SOFA). In the conversation, Steinhardt discussed the upcoming 2019 fair's theme, her thoughts on collecting art objects, and how the 26 year old fair continues to stay true to its mission.
Celebrity chef and bestselling author Anthony Bourdain, who died last year at the age of 61, had—we’ll just say it—great taste. His personal belongings are being offered in an online auction running through October 30, and they are, singularly and collectively, spectacular.
Traveling from the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte in Naples, the exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see works by significant Italian, French, and Spanish artists who worked in Italy including Artemisia Gentileschi, El Greco, Parmigianino, Raphael, Guido Reni, Jusepe de Ribera Titian, and more.
David Pullins introduces the exhibition 'Manet: Three Paintings from the Norton Simon Museum' on view at The Frick Collection from October 16, 2019 through January 5, 2020.
Carnegie Museum of Art is pleased to announce it will be the premiering venue for a major touring exhibition dedicated to the printed work of iconic American artist Jasper Johns.