This past April marked the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s passing at the age of 91. To honor his lasting impact on art, museums and other institutions around the world …
From the appointment of Sheena Wagstaff as creative director of Frieze Masters to the resignation of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater’s long-time head Robert Battle, here are some of the …
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 …
“Yes, the remains are an antiquity, but they never stop being a person,” she said. Installation view of Gala Porras-Kim’s show at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, …
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. …
Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley puts a lot of effort into installations with the expectation that audiences will put in just as much or even more. The artist, who prefers not to use …
Tracey Emin, the English confessional artist renowned for her unapologetically autobiographical installations, prints and neon signs, is the newest trustee at the British Museum. While Emin’s work has been a …
The legacy of American financier John Pierpont Morgan is everywhere in New York. In addition to the pivotal and ruthless role he played on Wall Street, which included heading the …
Real estate developer Jorge Pérez proved he’s not done supporting Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) at the institution’s annual gala on Nov. 11. The billionaire, who has donated $35 million …