Thursday, April 26, 2018

Photographer Laura Aguilar, 58 by Artsjournal1

"[Her] powerful, quietly beautiful photographs explored the lived realities of members of various marginalized groups, including women, lesbians, Latinas, the working class, overweight peopl…

SOURCE: www.artnews.com at 11:24AM
Friday, April 20, 2018

In A Florid Suit, Collector Sues Jeff Koons For Not Delivering by Artsjournal

In the 53-page complaint that includes lines that reference Shakespeare (“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”) and that are almost Dickensian, New York litigator Aaron Richard …

SOURCE: www.artnews.com at 12:48PM

Marcia Hafif, Painter Of Exuberant Monochromes, Dead At 89 by Artsjournal1

"By the mid-1960s, it was assumed in some circles that all of the possibilities for painting were exhausted - that the medium had, more or less, died. But some painters pushed back against t…

SOURCE: www.artnews.com at 10:18AM
Friday, April 13, 2018

Miami's ICA Director Unexpectedly Steps Down After Museum Opens by Artsjournal

In concert with news of Ellen Salpeter's departure, which will occur in June, the museum announced a change in its leadership structure through which deputy director and chief curator Alex …

SOURCE: www.artnews.com at 12:32PM
Thursday, April 12, 2018

Berkshire Museum's Famous Norman Rockwell Painting Sold To George Lucas's New Museum by Artsjournal1

"In February, when the embattled Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, announced it had reached an agreement with the state's attorney general to sell as many as 40 works from its c…

SOURCE: www.artnews.com at 09:17AM
Thursday, March 22, 2018

Is This What MOCA's Director Meant When He Said That The Fired Head Curator Was 'Undermining The Museum'? by Artsjournal1

When director Philippe Vergne sacked chief curator Helen Molesworth last week, he reportedly told a board member that Molesworth had been "undermining the museum". "One avenue that has gone …

SOURCE: www.artnews.com at 09:03AM