“The bronze-painted installation, titled Best Friends Forever, depicts the two men smiling at each other, each with an arm and leg raised as if in mid-frolic. 'In Honor of Friendship Month, we celebrate the long-lasting bond between President Donald J. Trump and his 'closest friend,' Jeffrey Epstein,' reads the plaque.” - NPR
This exercise in what she calls immersive attention has remained a core element of Jennifer Roberts’s art history teaching for more than a decade, despite the ever-increasing amount of distractive pressures that smartphones, social media and now A.I. heap on students’ minds. - The New York Times
The prankster artist known for the solid-gold toilet (titled America) and the banana-taped-to-the-wall (Comedian) will have participants search for copies of his new piece We Are the Revolution (an effigy of himself nailed up by the collar) in market stalls, bodegas and other spots in New York, London, and Amsterdam. - ARTnews
Physical signs of aging — baldness, wrinkles, stooped postures — first figured prominently in Roman portraiture in the 4th century BCE, but old age and its representations have often been pushed to the margins. - Hyperallergic
"We came up with this idea to call for volunteers to go out and, in a systematic way, go exhibit by exhibit, room by room, hall by hall, museum by museum, and take pictures simply of what's up there now and what's being said now." - NPR
Justin Davidson: “Two decades ago, Downtown Brooklyn was well connected but underpopulated. ... It’s hard to believe how thoroughly and quickly the skyline has been remade in that time — and how shoddily. … Almost all the developers who built it out opted for a style you might call Consensus Clunkism.” - Curbed (MSN)
“What if … you knew this object was doomed to stutter, glitch, or rot, turning from new to old in a matter of years? ... This problem has haunted new media art ... for decades. New media art dealer Kelani Nichole thinks she may have found a fix.” - ARTnews
If their heirs or estate is lucky, there’s enough money to simply keep the studio as is. “In Europe these spaces are often accessible landmarks,” but in the U.S., they’re more likely private - and accessible to family, staff, and a very few scholars. - The New York Times
It’s a big business - and it changes with the trends of the moment. "Some local vendors are selling Labubu-shaped piñatas, cashing in on the demand for the popular collectable toy.” - Sahan Journal
“Objectively speaking, horses, especially animating horses, 'is a nightmare’ for artists. ‘Famously horrible,’ even.” On the other hand, people really object to a badly drawn and animated kiss. - Aftermath
“At barely a century old, the medium is already antiquated, and while neon teeters on the perpetual cusp of extinction on account of declining trade schools and students, the possibilities—as far as contemporary art is concerned—have barely been tapped.” - The Stranger (Seattle)
“Superchief is a big catalyst for artists who don’t necessarily see themselves showing in galleries. It’s such a necessity. It’s cool to have a space where you can really go all out, be real to yourself.” But sales - and corporate sponsorships - are way down. - Hyperallergic
“A man was killed on Wednesday on Washington, D.C.’s National Mall while unloading a 1979 BMW Art Car that was custom-painted by Andy Warhol. … The unidentified man was pinned under the vehicle when a winch securing it on a flatbed truck failed.” - ARTnews
What is narrative art? Or, to be more precise, what is visual narrative art, since stories without pictures—as in novels, plays, and operas—don’t fit the museum’s definition of its role? - LA Review of Books
