Art

Darrel Ellis, “Self-portrait based on Peter Hujar photograph” (c. 1989), the Baltimore Museum of Art (© Darrel Ellis Estate, Candice Madey, New York and Hannah Hoffman, Los Angeles) Over 160 works comprise Darrel Ellis: Regeneration at the Bronx Museum, the first institutional survey to honor the late artist. Drawings, paintings, and photographs highlight the Bronx native’s experimental, semi-biographical practice and …

Editor’s Note: The following story contains material related to loss of life, violence, and other graphic content. When Associated Press (AP) reporters Mstyslav Chernov and Evgeniy Maloletka, along with field producer Vasilisa Stepanenko, became aware of the imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, they made their way to Mariupol. As a port city on the Azov Sea comparable …

Human rights organizations are sounding the alarm over the death of artist and political dissident Ales Pushkin, who was being held in the Grodno prison in western Belarus. The 57-year-old Belarusian artist, who reportedly was not known to be ill, died in an intensive care unit this Monday, July 10 in what PEN America and other groups have described as …

 Art #fabric #gender #sculpture #Trevon Latin July 12, 2023 Grace Ebert “Big blu” (2023), fabric, sequins, wood, 54 x 48 x 84 inches. All photos by Guillaume Ziccarelli, courtesy of the artist and Perrotin, shared with permission Large, life-sized doorways and entrances line Perrotin’s New York gallery. Reaching up to seven feet tall, these patchwork planes are made from …

 Amazing Photography Science #aerial #Fagradalsfjall #Iceland #nature #volcanoes July 12, 2023 Kate Mothes For more than 800 years, the volcanic system on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula sat dormant. That is, until March 2021, when a fissure vent appeared south of Fagradalsfjall mountain. A throng of scientists, photographers, and tourists descended on the area to capture the long-awaited eruption, with the …

 Art #Erwin Wurm #humor #sculpture July 12, 2023 Kate Mothes “Big Mutter” (2015). All photos by Jonty Wilde, installation at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (2023) courtesy of the artist and Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery. Images courtesy of YSP, © Erwin Wurm, shared with permission Dancing business suits, a handbag with legs, and contorted vehicles are just a few of the uncanny …

Based in Detroit and Miami, artist Hernan Bas is known for creating rich narrative scenes featuring a wide-range of references, from pop culture, art, and literature to kitsch and the occult. His latest show, “The Conceptualists: Vol. II,” marked his sixth exhibition with Lehmann Maupin which saw a continuation of the Conceptualists series Bas started in 2021. Throughout his works, …

What better escape from the heat wave lashing New York this month than an air-conditioned, soul-nourishing art exhibition? Our selections this month are concerned with love and beauty, past and future, form and material. They include Pepón Osorio’s theatric installations at the New Museum, Gego’s kinetic sculptures at the Guggenheim Museum, Susan Chen’s ode to the Purell hand sanitizer at Rachel Uffner Gallery, …

Decades ago, blue whales were on the brink of extinction. The largest animals to have ever lived on Earth (including dinosaurs), the species has been a huge target for whalers hunting their valuable blubber, especially during the early 1900s following the invention of mechanized harpoons and fast-traveling factory ships. In the 1930–31 season alone, 30,000 blue whales perished, according to …

Alice Neel, “Hartley with Cat” (1969), oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches (© The Estate of Alice Neel; image courtesy The Estate of Alice Neel, Victoria Miro, and David Zwirner) For six decades, Alice Neel rendered intimate depictions of strangers, lovers, and friends, capturing fleeting moments, moods, and personalities in her beloved expressionistic paintings. Now through October, visitors to …