Jeff Koons Balloon Dog (Yellow) In “Pop Forever Tom Wesselmann &” at Fondation Louis Vuittonin 2024. Photography by Anne-Christine Pujolat/AFP Those of us who live and thrive in brutal environments are not always the best of us. If anything, they almost never do. In such a world, those who have the courage to feel – … Read more
SECCI at the Aspen Art Fair in 2024. Zach Hilty/BFA.com There is no rest for the tired. In July, the mass effects of Basel in the art world continue, but many art galleries have to pack it all up again and make their way to one or more of the international or specialist art fairs … Read more
Japanese company Otsuka Ohmi Ceramics used a specialized high-temperature firing process to produce the tiles for each work; Three decades later, these watches are still as bold and vibrant as the originals. Photograph: Joshua Mellen for the Observer If you’re standing inside the Art Institute of Chicago, a trip to the Impressionist galleries usually involves … Read more
Works from the collection of billionaire Joe Lewis are expected to achieve over £200 million in the June sales in London. Courtesy Sotheby’s Post-Basel, the June London auctions are the final market temperature check before the art world jets off to slower summer destinations. Following New York’s May marquee auction week, led this year by … Read more
The sector framed new media and computer art not as a market novelty but as part of a long history of artists engaging with new tools, systems and machines. Courtesy Art Basel Art Basel’s Zero 10 debuted in Miami, where—true to form—it was mostly defined by the hype around Beeple’s Regular Animals, then found natural … Read more
Kate Krakzon with Ray Morton The plant that heals may also be poisonous (1974). Image courtesy of Montclair Art Museum Next week, Kate Krakzon will begin her new job as chief curator of the Montclair Art Museum. Founded in 1914, the New Jersey Foundation was one of the first in the country to organize itself … Read more
Konstantina Kricsoni, No chimera2026. Photo: Chris Herrity, New York Konstantina Kricsoni’s works have always inhabited the liminal and generative threshold between figuration and abstraction, where her figures find their archetypal and mythical form in the movement and gesture of her body, which are directed and projected onto the canvas. Her techniques and themes deal with … Read more
In Egypt, June 18 marks the official celebration of the Islamic New Year (Hijri New Year) which astronomically falls on June 17. The new Hijri year begins with the beginning of… Muharramthe first month of the Islamic lunar calendar. His age was given as 1 year ImmigrationThe migration of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to … Read more
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – Houstonians have been celebrating Juneteenth for decades, and there are more and more events to celebrate the day. That includes Juneteenth Culture Festival at Miller Outdoor Theater. This year’s event will include a temporary exhibition featuring five local artists: Ramajay Artistic – Contemporary painter working in acrylic and oil Bex Wegner … Read more
Installation view: “Marginalia” by Tara Faye Coleman at a gallery here in Pittsburgh in 2023. Courtesy of Tara Faye Coleman When Lexi Bishop moved from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh in 2020, these were the conundrums before her. After working for Nino Mir in Los Angeles and Christie’s in New York City, Bishop decided to open … Read more