Brown University is Carrie Mae Weems’ latest canvas. The renowned conceptual artist, known for work that melds art and activism through examinations of race, violence and gender, began installing “Varying …
Tracey Emin is a bit of a bad girl in the art world. Her confessional artwork feels like a soundtrack to the 1990s; parts Courtney Love, Fiona Apple, Sarah MacLachlan …
If you’ve first encountered Native American images in 19th-century archives portraying Natives as exotic subjects, you’re sadly not alone. The Minneapolis Institute of Art redresses this historical violence and injustice …
Art has always been an asset but until recently, art funds were not particularly popular. “Despite the potential for strong returns and low correlation to the stock market, global art …
This Christmas, instead of wrapping up endless gifts, why not gift an experience that will create memories to last a lifetime? We’ve rounded up a collection of exciting and unique …
Maleah Joi Moon (foreground) and the company of Hell’s Kitchen. Joan Marcus Hell’s Kitchen | 2hrs 30mins. One intermission. | Public Theater | 425 Lafayette Street | 212-967-7555 Is Manhattan …
The museum director at the heart of an ongoing saga involving Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings of disputed authenticity is now attempting to clear his name. Aaron De Groft, former head of …
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside New York City—a place we know and love that already receives plenty of attention. …
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo once said, “I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.” Belgian artist Rene Magritte said, “If the dream is a translation of waking …
For more than 75 years, a 49-acre plot in a small Connecticut town has housed some of the gems of architectural history. In addition to the Glass House, Philip Johnson’s …