Jul 17 Conversation: Painter John Currin By Arts Desk American painter John Currin is one of the most recognized and lauded figurative artists working today whose work is one of the subjects of an exhibition called "Paint Made Flesh," which is now at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Jun 18 Guggenheim Celebrates 50th With a Look Back This summer, the Guggenheim Museum in New York is going back to its roots. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of its landmark building on Fifth Avenue the museum is displaying a selection of works from its inaugural… Continue reading
Jun 10 Slide Show: Scenes from the Venice Biennale Held every two years, the Venice Biennale is the oldest and one of the largest contemporary art exhibitions in the world. This year's biennial, "Making Worlds," is the 53rd exhibition. Continue reading
May 14 A Treasure by Michelangelo-in-Training for Texas Museum The man who painted the Sistine Chapel was actually young once, copying the works of other masters before he became one himself. The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, has just acquired a painting done by Michelangelo Buonarroti from… Continue reading
Apr 22 On MoMA’s Menu: ‘Tangled Alphabets’ Soup "Tangled Alphabets," on display now at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, is a dual retrospective of Argentine Leon Ferrari and Brazilian Mira Schendel, and the first major exhibition of their work in the United States. Continue reading
Apr 17 Conversation: John Richardson, Biographer and Friend of Pablo Picasso By Arts Desk For much of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso was at the forefront of modern art, but the work of his later years has at times been taken less seriously, as more an appendage to his earlier, revolutionary turns. Continue reading
Mar 25 Witness to the American West Like most great figures of the American West, there is a touch of legend in the tale of how Ernest L. Blumenschein made it to New Mexico. Continue reading
Feb 27 Three Women, Three Portraits of Cairo By Arts Desk Azza Fahmy is a jewelry maker taking from the past to create beautiful new objects. Karima Mansour is a dancer struggling to find acceptance in her own country. Lara Baladi is an artist who sheds a dark light on life… Continue reading
Feb 26 Tonight: Three Women Artists from Cairo On Thursday's NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown reports on three artists from Cairo with their own perspectives on the fascinating city he visited earlier this year: jewelry maker Azza Fahmy, conceptual artist Lara Baladi and dancer and choreographer Karima Mansour. Continue reading
Jan 16 Painter Andrew Wyeth Dies at Age 91 Andrew Wyeth, one of the most famous figures in American art, died early Friday in his sleep at his home in the small town of Chadds Ford, Pa. He was 91. Continue reading