contemporary art
At a Venice Biennale often defined by spectacle, scale, and geopolitical performance, some of the most consequential exhibitions of 2026 unfold quietly—through the language of vessels, memory,…
When the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) opened its David Geffen Galleries on April 19, visitors were met with works from vastly different cultures and centuries hung together without the…
Wherever you go in the United States of America, you aren't very far away from art. From intimate galleries to massive world-class collections, art museums worth visiting can be found across the…
I was working in music and playing poker, and the combination of those things led me to the art world. I’m from a highly educated yet not affluent background, and I had never thought much about the…
I grew up in New York with parents who were early collectors of modern and contemporary art. In the 1970s, I would accompany them to SoHo to visit galleries like Pace, Mary Boone, and Castelli. We…
From New York and Detroit to London and Basel, leading museums are staging major exhibitions devoted to canonical modernist masters at a moment when our world is as uncertain and tension-wrought as…
Thailand’s first major institution dedicated to international contemporary art, Dib Bangkok, made a grand debut with a sophisticated crowd of museum directors, curators, collectors, critics, and…
What happens to an artist’s work after they die? It’s not a new question, nor is it a simple one. The outcome is never guaranteed, even among those with megawatt careers and a flourishing market…
Born in the late nineteenth century, Modernism sought to challenge conventional institutions of its time. The late nineteenth century saw a shifting European political structure, with the birth of…
In 1943, the Uruguayan artist Joaquín Torres-García sketched a map of South America with the continent turned upside down, so that its southern tip was at the top, marked “South Pole.” Titled …
It takes a brave collector to acquire artwork by an emerging artist.
Contemporary American artist and educator Squeak Carnwath (1947) creates imaginative, lush visual experiences combining texts, patterns, and images from daily life into vital, collage-like works…
The contemporary art scene in the United Arab Emirates is flourishing. With Art Dubai (April 16-20, 2025) at the center of this spring’s art activities, bookended by the neighboring Sharjah…
In honor of this week kicking off the 63rd edition of Milan Design Week, running from April 7th through the 13th, let’s take a moment to revel in the fair’s history.
This September 2025, the Museum of Modern Art’s current director, Glenn D. Lowry, is retiring. Lowry acquired the honor of being the Museum’s longest-serving director, stepping into the position…
