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fromSFGATE
1 week ago

Rare Brutalist Landmark Hits the Market in Santa Barbara for $4.4 Million: 'A Home for a Collector, a Connoisseur'

A brutalist mansion in Santa Barbara offers a unique living experience, blending art and architecture in a historically significant design.
fromThe Local Germany
2 weeks ago

Eight art galleries you have to visit in Germany this year

Katharina Grosse's 'Wunderbild' at Deichtorhallen is a massive, immersive art installation featuring painted fabric panels and music that rejuvenates the senses.
Berlin
New York City
fromstupidDOPE | Est. 2008
2 weeks ago

Escape the City: Why Dia Beacon Is the Ultimate Hudson Valley Weekend Trip | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

Dia Beacon offers modern art, tranquil views, and charm 80 minutes from NYC, featuring significant works in an architectural marvel.
fromJuxtapoz
2 weeks ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Woman Having a Hard Time: Falon Stutzman @ Megan Mulrooney Gallery, Los Angeles

Falon Stutzman develops a language of flattened perspective, bruised color, and big-eyed emotional states, congealing around a cartoonish archetype of personhood that's both absurd and uncomfortably familiar.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Free of human logic': the modern artists inspired by surrealism's 100-year-old parlour game

Exquisite Corpse, invented by Breton and comrades, embodies the surrealist spirit through collaborative creativity and spontaneity.
fromBerlin Art Link
1 month ago

Review of Lygia Clark Retrospective | Berlin Art Link

Here are the career highlights, flashing by at warp speed in the necessarily dense retrospective at the Neue Nationalgalerie.
Artificial intelligence
fromTheartnewspaper
1 month ago

No-holds-barred biography of dealer and collector Douglas Cooper paints a picture of a fearless, controlling and deceitful man

Douglas Cooper's complex legacy as a Modern art collector is marred by his troubling character and domineering personality.
Arts
fromTheartnewspaper
1 month ago

US National Gallery of Art receives trove of Modern and contemporary drawings

NGA receives over 60 donated Modern and contemporary works, significantly enhancing its art collection.
#architecture
Arts
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
5 months ago

silvio d'ascia carves gallery extension beneath stone walls of fondation maeght in france

The Fondation Maeght in France has expanded its exhibition space with 'invisible' extensions, enhancing its cultural role while maintaining architectural integrity.
UX design
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Expo 2025 Osaka Pavilion null / Noiz Architects

The 'null²' pavilion blends digital landscapes with architectural design, reflecting contemporary themes of existence in a tech-driven world.
Remodel
fromArchDaily
5 months ago

Tetherow Overlook House / Hacker Architects

The family home in Central Oregon merges sophisticated spatial design with minimalist materials, enhancing views of the high desert landscape.
Arts
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
5 months ago

silvio d'ascia carves gallery extension beneath stone walls of fondation maeght in france

The Fondation Maeght in France has expanded its exhibition space with 'invisible' extensions, enhancing its cultural role while maintaining architectural integrity.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Jewish dealer who bought art hated by the Nazis and created one of the greatest collections ever seen

Heinz Berggruen's transition from a persecuted journalist to a prominent art dealer illustrates the transformative power of art amidst political oppression.
fromColossal
2 months ago

A Unique Portfolio of Hilma af Klint's Botanical Drawings Communes with Nature's Spiritual Side

Hilma af Klint's art connects natural beauty and spirituality, reflecting the transformative societal changes of the early 20th century.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

LEGO recreates the $120K banana art that made modern art a joke - Yanko Design

Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian', a banana taped to the wall, redefined modern art through absurdity; LEGO’s tribute both mocks and celebrates this audacity with humor.
Humor
fromTheartnewspaper
2 months ago

$70m Giacometti bombs at patchy Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern art auction

The Sotheby's Modern evening sale raised only $152m, a stark contrast to previous estimates of $170.3m to $248.7m, revealing economic pressures.
Arts
Parenting
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The worst thing about the damaged Rothko is that it fuels the ban-kids-from-galleries debate | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Art can evoke strong emotional responses, often judging audience perception.
Parental responsibility weighs heavily when children interact with art.
Public opinion is divided on children in art spaces and art appreciation.
fromColossal
3 months ago

Geometric Scaffolding Structures Geoffrey Todd Smith's Gouache-and-Ink Portraits

To be honest, I keep thinking of them as evolving forms. I try to find new things in them when I look at them. I'm not entirely sure I want to figure them out because I probably won't want to make them if I understand them.
Graphic design
fromBerlin Art Link
3 months ago

Top Picks from miart fair 2025 | Berlin Art Link

At the entry of miart, the 'Emergent' section showcases 25 galleries focused on experimental contemporary practices, highlighting the impact of new gallerists in today’s art world.
AC Milan
fromJuxtapoz
4 months ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - "Do remember they can't cancel the Spring": David Hockney's Massive 400-Work Exhibition @ Fondation Louis Vuitton

David Hockney's major retrospective showcasing 400 works spans his career and opens at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris.
Arts
fromArtforum
4 months ago

GILLIAN CARNEGIE'S 1972, 2023

Gillian Carnegie's exhibition showcases reinterpreted familiar subjects, emphasizing resemblance and challenging traditional notions of portraiture.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

I spent six years just repeating dots and lines': the great painter Arpita Singh on a lifetime in art

Despite the significance of Arpita Singh's first solo show at the Serpentine, she remains reticent, valuing her time painting over public recognition.
Arts
#art
Arts
fromThe Atlantic
4 months ago

The Cranky Visionary

Albert Barnes championed modern art, amassing a remarkable collection and founding a significant institution, yet his legacy is entwined with complexities and challenges.
Arts
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago

A Painter Whose Work Is Never Finished

Janiva Ellis's exhibition showcases unfinished paintings, challenging traditional notions of artistic mastery and embracing vulnerability in the creative process.
Paris food
fromThe Local France
4 months ago

Pompidou museum invites public for last look before renovation

The Pompidou museum will close for five years for a major overhaul, beginning with the removal of 2,000 permanent display items.
Barcelona
fromElite Traveler
4 months ago

An Art Trail of Joan Miro's Spain

Joan Miró's art showcases a profound connection to his Catalan roots, making him a unique figure in Spanish art history.
Arts
fromwww.nytimes.com
5 months ago

The Artists Giving Figurative Sculpture New Life

Artists are exploring the flexible and transient nature of the body in a time of heightened vulnerability and scrutiny.
The contemporary perspective on the body as moldable and evolving is gaining traction among artists and curators.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
5 months ago

Former art dealer Jaime Gorozpe shares his collecting philosophy, and his favourite places to eat and see art in Mexico City

If you could have any work from any museum in the world, what would it be? I would love the Alberto Giacometti sculptures from the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, outside Copenhagen. Imagine living with a Giacometti in your home? The proportions are perfect; it's timeless, it's unique.
Writing
fromwww.nytimes.com
6 months ago

Mexico City to the Met: Frida Escobedo's Supercharged Path to Fame

Frida Escobedo's leadership combines persistence and confidence, reshaping notions of authority in architecture.
Her design for the Met's galleries showcases her ability to engage various stakeholders effectively.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
7 months ago

Fuzzy glowing vessels give ancient ceramics an eerie alien character - Yanko Design

Maxwell Mustardo's designs draw inspiration from ancient amphorae, transforming them into PVC-coated pieces that reflect a surreal connection between past craftsmanship and contemporary art.
Design
fromColossal
7 months ago

Maxwell Mustardo's Fluorescing Ceramics Merge Ancient Craft with Contemporary Style

Maxwell Mustardo, a New Jersey-based artist, merges cartoonish figures and classical vessels, reimagining ancient forms with personality. His work celebrates tapered shapes.
Design
#metropolitan-museum-of-art
fromstupidDOPE
8 months ago

Marlon Mullen Brings Vibrant Interpretations to MoMA's Projects Series | stupidDOPE

"Mullen's graphic, semi-abstract style strikes a balance between honoring his source material and offering a radical reinterpretation, inviting viewers to experience the art world through his painterly lens."
Graphic design
Writing
fromwww.nytimes.com
10 months ago

Why Jackson Pollock Owed Everything to Claude Monet

Monet was initially overlooked in the history of modern art despite his significant contributions, only gaining recognition later for his innovative vision.
fromBKReader
10 months ago

BWAC Announces Its First Art Exhibitions for the Fall Season

The BWAC's Salon des Refusés 2024 revives the historic exhibition of rejected art from 1863, showcasing artists whose later works pioneered modern art, including Manet and Courbet.
Brooklyn
OMG science
fromArtforum
11 months ago

FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)

Frank Stella revolutionized modern painting with his unique style blending abstraction and physicality, redefining contemporary art's boundaries.
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