Over the past week, cultural institutions around the world, including the Guggenheim, the Jewish Museum, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, have been confronted with a series of open letters from current and former staff members calling for an end to institutional racism. These issues are nothing new, and Black artists have long been […] More
“Collect Wisely: The Exhibition”Online at Sean Kelly, New York What the gallery says: “In this interregnum, we have paused to reflect and think more intently about not just what we value, but our own core values. With galleries, museums, cultural, performing, and visual arts institutions shuttered, we believe strongly that art will continue to inspire and […] More
“Szabolcs Bozó: Big Bang”Online and in person through August 1, 2020at Semiose, Paris What the gallery says: “What is art , what can it do, what’s the point of it all? These are the sort of idle questions that get batted around in normal times, but from the vantage point where I write these words—in New York City, […] More
Berlin’s Jewish Museum is among the largest and most famous of its kind in the world. Yet the permanent exhibition, unlike the acclaimed Daniel Libeskind building that houses it, has long been considered old-fashioned and clunky—in short, always something of a disappointment. Since January 2019, the Libeskind galleries, which were frequented by more than 11 […] More
The nine-member collective set to lead the next documenta already amounted to a lot of cooks in the kitchen. Now, the creative forces behind the quinquennial show are multiplying even further. The Jakarta-based group ruangrupa has recruited new collaborators for the 2021 edition, one of the most influential contemporary art events in the world. They […] More
The beautiful town of Tudela in northern Spain recently hosted the 7th edition of their Avant Garde Tudela street art festival which added 3 new works to their existing collection of 21 public murals. Curated by artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada and organized by Tudela-Cultura the new pieces were painted by 3 Barcelona based international artists – […] More
