‘Alexander the Great: The Iolas Gallery 1955–1987’ at Paul Kasmin
Andy Warhol, Iolas, 1974, synthetic polymer paint and silk screen on canvas.©1974 THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION. The influential intercontinental art dealer Alexander Iolas, active between 1945 and 1987,...
View ArticleAt the Menil, an Exhibition Inspired by Gandhi
I Some of Gandhi’s earthly possessions. COURTESY JAMES OTIS/GANDHISERVEf Gandhi’s complex life and legacy can’t be tidily summed up by his most famous, and clichéd, maxim—“an eye for an eye makes the...
View Article‘Carambolages’ at Galerie Georges-Phillipe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris
Arnold Odermatt, Stans, 1987, gelatin silver print. COURTESY GALERIE GP & N VALLOIS, PARIS. Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday. Today’s show: “Carambolages”...
View ArticleOlivier Mosset on Working for Jean Tinguely
Installation view of Olivier Mosset’s one-person show at Kunsthalle Zürich at Museum Bärengasse. KUNSTHALLE ZURICH Olivier Mosset worked for Jean Tinguely when he was very young. A longtime fan of...
View Article‘Perfectionism Is All Too Human’: Matthew Weinstein on Cary Smith and Jean...
Installation view of ‘Cary Smith,’ 2015, at Fredericks & Freiser, New York. COURTESY FREDERICKS & FREISER, NY It’s generally accepted that improvisation signifies humanness and, conversely,...
View ArticleRemember Us?: Around Basel’s Museums During Art Basel
Installation view of “Sculpture on the Move 1946–2016,” 2016, showing works by, from left, Henry Moore, Eduardo Chillida, and David Smith. Kunstmuseum. GINA FOLLY/COURTESY KUNSTMUSEUM BASEL In...
View ArticleTwist and Turn: Stunning Abstract Sculptures By Seven Masters Tell Rich Tales...
Installation view of “Figures Towards Abstraction: Sculptures 1910 to 1940,” 2017, at Luxembourg & Dayan, New York. ANDREW ROMER/COURTESY LUXEMBOURG & DAYAN, NEW YORK This fascinating...
View ArticleIn the Garage: A Centre Pompidou Outpost Opens in Brussels
The Kanal–Centre Pompidou, which opened to the public on May 5. VEERLE VERCAUTEREN The first thing visitors see (and hear) at Kanal–Centre Pompidou, the Belgian outpost of Paris’s Centre Pompidou that...
View Article9 Storied MoMA Shows from the 1960s—and What ARTnews Said at the Time
Installation view of “Homage to New York: A Self-Constructing and Self-Destroying Work of Art Conceived and Built by Jean Tinguely,” 1960, at Museum of Modern Art, New York. COURTESY MUSEUM OF MODERN...
View ArticleUnder Destruction
Cai Guo-Qiang’s Black Ceremony, 2011, commissioned by Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, Qatar. LIN YI/COURTESY CAI STUDIO/COMMISSIONED BY MATHAF: ARAB MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, DOHA, QATAR On a hot...
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