Walking into the Ágora Bogotá convention center to the sight of the blown-out husk of a car didn’t exactly signal a typical art fair experience. […]
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Today’s AJ Highlights | ArtsJournal
Good morning: It’s no secret that humor sells, or at least that’s what the research says. But interestingly, the use of humor in ads declined […]
How ‘Discoshow’ Spun Las Vegas Into Funkytown
Revisiting 1970s New York, a new theatrical experience is one history lesson that’s all about the good times. Source link
Bony Ramirez Uses the Cattleya Orchid as a Metaphor for Colonialism
“I thought about how orchids in general are [like] these beautiful parasites that attach themselves to trees and don’t exactly bring anything positive to them,” […]
Inside the Unflinching Lee Miller Biopic That Follows the Surrealist Photographer to War
It’s probably folly to attempt a biopic of Lee Miller—the Surrealist photographer, model, muse, and journalist who refused to be pinned down, whose many peregrinations […]
Want to be an Arts Consultant? Arts for Social Change? Advocacy? Foundations? Ready to Lead?
What makes the Master of Arts in Arts Administration program at Goucher different? 1. It is designed to meet the needs of busy people. 99.9% […]
A Look at the Biggest Stars of the Fall
Every year The Times presents the New Season, profiling the artists who are poised to make the biggest, boldest splashes in the coming months. Source […]
Ai Weiwei Sculpture Purposefully Broken During Exhibition Opening
A man destroyed a porcelain sculpture by Ai Weiwei seemingly on purpose during the opening reception of an exhibition dedicated to the Chinese dissident artist […]
Art World Insider James Morrill on His Mission to Help Sustain and Nurture Arts Organizations
From establishing to scaling, running an art-centered business can get complicated quick. Operations costs and management, tax risk and compliance, and internal structuring are just […]
Hans Haacke, The First Artist To Confront American Museums With Politics
Before Haacke, museums were considered … ‘genteel and politically marginal.’ Robber barons might have donated to them to enhance their social clout, but such cultural […]
How Will the Fed’s Lowering Interest Rates Affect the Art Market?
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday, signaling that it is shifting focus from battling inflation to safeguarding the […]
Huge! The Soaring Towers and Relics of the Ancient Indian Megalopolis of Hampi
On the banks of India’s Tungabhadra river, strewn across craggy hills and lush plains dotted with massive granite boulders, lie the remains of grandiose monuments […]
Ukraine’s death-defying art rescuers | Ukraine
In early March 2022, when his country seemed in danger of falling to the Russians, it occurred to Leonid Marushchak, a historian by training, to […]
Safeya Binzagr, Artist Who Preserved Saudi Culture, Dies at 84
Safeya Binzagr, a pioneering artist who eternalized folk heritage in her native Saudi Arabia, died on September 12 at 86. The news was first reported […]
Fate of Famed Ocean Liner ‘SS United States’ Locked in Legal Battle
The SS United States, an ocean liner so famous and historically significant that her advocates liken her to the Liberty Bell, the Washington Monument, and the […]
War, Love, And Impressionism: The Story Of Eduard And Berthe
In an excerpt from his new book, Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism, Sebastian Smee writes about the partnership, both romantic […]
3,000-Year-Old Military Fort Unearthed in Northern Egypt
A 3,000-year-old Egyptian fort used for defense against invading Libyan tribes and sea peoples from the eastern Mediterranean has been discovered by archaeologists, according to […]
Maureen Bray on Leaving the Corner Office at the Art Dealers Association of America
The head of an organization that has served U.S. art dealers through some very challenging years is leaving her post. Maureen Bray, executive director of […]