Art
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World
Overlooked No More: Lorenza Böttner, Transgender Artist Who Found Beauty in Disability
Böttner, whose specialty was self-portraiture, celebrated her armless body in paintings she created with her mouth and feet while dancing…
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News
John Wilmerding, Who Helped Give American Art an Identity, Dies at 86
American paintings were largely overlooked and undervalued until he came along. A scholar, curator and collector, he oversaw important exhibitions…
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Business
Watching the Future Hatch in the New Museum Incubator
Tech-savvy creators are flocking to New Inc. The focus is less on making art than on making it in a…
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Arts
Museum Calls Off Kehinde Wiley Show, Citing Assault Allegations
The Minneapolis Institute of Art said it would not move forward with a show after the artist was accused of…
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Arts
How an Artist Became the Queen of Baltimore
Joyce J. Scott’s 50-year retrospective at the Baltimore Museum of Art draws inspiration, beauty and humor from her hometown and…
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Arts
Art Basel Opens to Safe Sales and Fears of a Weaker Market
At the prestigious fair, doing business at what one mega-dealer calls a “more human pace” can just mean “slower” for…
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World
No One Told the Cows Not to Lick the Artwork
The Basel Social Club is a rebellious alternative to the more buttoned-up art fair that descends on the Swiss city…
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Books
The Artist Is Present (and Pretentious) in Rachel Cusk’s Latest
Her new novel, “Parade,” considers the perplexity and solipsism of the creative life.
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News
Adam Pendleton Holds Our Attention
The artist discusses his work routine, selling paintings as a teenager and the first piece that made him cry.
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News
MoMA’s Garden Party Honors Joan Jonas, LaToya Ruby Frazier and Refik Anadol
The annual event raised more than $5.5 million and drew influential artists, collectors and benefactors to the museum.