Nancy Spero, the pioneering feminist artist who died in 2009, is the subject of a new show highlighting her works on paper at the Louisiana Museum of Art in Denmark. It is the artist’s first presentation in that country. Spero, who was married to fellow artist Leon Golub, is best known for documenting the atrocities of […] More
The portraits of president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have been a windfall for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in Washington, DC, smashing attendance records and serving as a site for many an emotional visit. Now, the two paintings, done by African American artistsKehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, are hitting the road. Beginning in […] More
When Noah Davis died of cancer at age 32, he left behind a legacy that most artists would never dream of in a lifetime: A gifted painter with a finger on the pulse of his generation, a scrappy organizer who turned three derelict storefronts into a Los Angeles cultural phenomenon, and now, five years after his […] More
At Fotografiska New York, you enter through the gift shop. The Swedish photography hub, which opened last month inside a dramatic, Gilded Age mansion on Park Avenue, is one of America’s only for-profit art museums. (Another one, the Museum of Sex, is located just a few blocks north.) “Photography lends itself to the for-profit model […] More
After dropping a stunning piece in Finland, Madrid based street artist Spidertag flew to Thailand and completed a distinctive neon light creation entitled “Interactive Neon Mural #7”. He showcased this innovative public art which enables the public to interact with it. Specifically, participants can change the colours of the lights by using their mobile phones […] More
French artist 100Taur recently sent us some images from this sweet new piece that was painted somewhere on the streets of Montauban, a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. 100Taur’s work is halfway between innocence and horror. He explores the concepts of difference and imperfection by creating fantastical half […] More
These 2 new murals focus on climate crisis and the fight of indigeneous people to save their lands and have been curated by Stephen Donofrio for Greenpoint Innovations. Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada chose again to speak out for social issues and minorities. At the center of the eye is Planet Earth, with the Amazon as the pupil and Chile […] More
