Tag: Artist
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Life & Death: The Skull Flower Paintings of Dark Artist Chet Zar – Hi-Fructose Magazine
It wasn’t simply a matter of the paintings selling, the audience was interacting with the Skullflower series too. For example, Zar didn’t set out to paint flowers and skulls as a means of discussing life and death, but his audience picked up on the subtext quickly. Life & Death became the title of Zar’s 2024 read more
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J.M.W. Turner’s Most Famous Self-Portrait Might Not Actually Be by the Artist at All
One of J.M.W. Turner’s most self-portraits, which appears on the £20 note, may not be by the artist at all. Art historian James Hamilton, who has written widely on Turner, curated exhibitions on the artist, and authored the 1997 biography Turner—A Life, told the Guardian this week that he believes the painting has been misattributed read more
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Art Movements: New Museum Names Its First Artist Studio Residents
Community Plus, Forge Project’s 2026 fellows, the Robert Therrien Estate leaves Gagosian for Zwirner, and this year’s Frieze uniform. Left to right: New Museum Artists-in-Residence Yun Choi (photo Verena Blok), Alison Kuo (photo Da Ping Luo), and Korakrit Arunanondchai (photo Brad Trone) (all courtesy New Museum) Art Movements,published every Thursday afternoon, is a roundup of read more
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Here’s Why the Venice Biennale Main Show Lost One Artist During the Planning Stages
When the Venice Biennale first announced the artist list for Koyo Kouoh’s main exhibition in February, the show included 111 participants. But when you visit the Biennale’s website now, you’ll find that Kouoh’s exhibition, titled “In Minor Keys,” now features 110 artists. ARTnews can reveal that the artist who was struck from the list was read more
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South Carolina Artist Aldwyth Dies, The Box Closes in LA, and More: Morning Links for April 27, 2026
The Headlines LOVE ACTUALLY. After eight years of legal disputes, a New York federal jury has awarded theMorgan Art Foundation$102.2 million in damages, contending that art publisherMichael McKenzieisolated artistRobert Indiananear the end of his life and created unauthorized versions of his work, theNew York Timesreports. Indiana is famous for his large sculpture depicting the word read more
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"Halfbreed" by Artist Nahanni McKay
A series tracing family history and confronting the bureaucratic labeling of Indigenous identities in Canadian history by Métis artist Nahanni McKay. Based on Treaty 7 Territory, in Mînî Hrpa (Banff) and Mohkínstsis (Calgary), Nahanni is a member of Otipemisiwak (Métis Nation of Alberta), which deeply inspires her work. She produces sculptures, images, and beadwork that read more
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Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential List Includes Artist Cao Fei and Photojournalist Lynsey Addario
Time magazine has released the 2026 edition of its “most influential” list, spanning leaders and notable figures in politics, sport, technology, fashion, medicine, and many other fields. Included this year are artist Cao Fei and photojournalist Lynsey Addario. Founded in 1923, Time published its first “most influential” list in 1999. “There is no single metric read more
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2026 Guggenheim Fellowships Go to Sonya Clark, John Miller, and American Artist
The John SimonGuggenheimMemorial Foundation has announced this week the 223 scholars and artists who received a 2026Guggenheim Fellowship, one of the most coveted honors in the arts. This is the foundation’s 101st class of fellows. The class spans 55 scholarly disciplines and artistic fields, with fellows chosen from a pool of nearly 5,000 applicants. Fellows read more
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Hard Truths: Can an Artist Exact Revenge on a Dealer Treating Her Like a Pariah?
With a world in crisis and an art market spinning out of control, ace art-world consultants Chen & Lampert deliverhard truthsin response to questions sent byArt in Americareaders from far and wide. I fired my gallery of 25 years after they refused to release me from a contract that forbade me from selling my work read more
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This Risograph Studio Celebrates 400 Artist Postcards Mailed Around the Globe
Gen Z has made headlines recently for turning to analog media and the slower pace of life synonymous with a pre-internet world. Alongside DVDs and print magazines, snail mail has also been on the rise as more people flock to spaces untouched by an algorithm or AI. Even before the endless scroll subsumed much of read more
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Trustees of Renowned West Coast Artist Residency Visited Epstein’s Island
News Djerassi board members Michael Molesky and Alexander Maxwell Djerassi, nephew of Ghislaine Maxwell, visited the notorious private island in 2011. Alexander Djerassi and Michael Molesky attend the Djerassi Resident Artists’ Program “Artful Harvest” Annual Fundraiser on September 28, 2025. (photo Drew Altizer Photography) Two board members of the esteemed Djerassi Resident Artists Program in read more
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Artist Ali Cherri Files Complaint After Israeli Army Kills His Parents, Indian Painting Sets Auction Record: Morning Links for April 2, 2026
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Headlines BEARING WITNESS. Today, the acclaimed French-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri, together with the International Federation for Human Rights, filed a complaint with the French War Crimes Unit against “unknown perpetrators,” and denouncing the Israeli army’s bombing of civilian homes in Lebanon, according to a read more
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Alma Allen, Artist Representing US at 2026 Venice Biennale, Joins Perrotin
Alma Allen, the sculptor chosen to represent the United States at this year’s edition of the Venice Biennale, has joined Galerie Perrotin, a blue-chip French gallery with locations inParis, London, Hong Kong, New York, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, Dubai, and Los Angeles. As ARTnews’s Maximilíano Durón and Sarah Douglas reported upon Allen’s selection in November, sources read more
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Mary, Queen of Scots’ Final Letter on View, French Artist Adds Armor to Dalida Sculpture: Morning Links for March 10, 2026
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Headlines DON’T LOSE YOUR HEAD. The final letter written by Mary, Queen of Scots before her execution in 1587 is now on public display in Scotland for the first time in 30 years at Perth Museum, where it will remain on view until April read more
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Pedro Friedeberg, Surrealist Artist Who Designed the Iconic Hand-Chair, Dies at 90
Pedro Friedeberg, an artist affiliated with the Mexican offshoot of the Surrealist movement and who is now best known for his absurdist designs, including the iconic Hand-Chair, died on Thursday in San Miguel de Allende. He was 90, according to his New York gallery, Ruiz-Healy Art. Friedeberg’s diverse practice included paintings dense with dreamy imagery read more
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Birmingham Museum Seeks Public Help to Find Historic Artwork
TheBirmingham Museum of Artis asking the public for help locating artworks byCorietta Mitchell, the first Black artist to have a solo exhibition at the museum during the city’s segregation era, according to local news outletWVTM. The institution marks its 75th anniversary this year with a renewed effort to recover what it calls a missing piece read more
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Watch the Trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s Latest Film
The art world continues to be Hollywood’s new favorite setting. Following Cathy Yan’s The Gallerist, an art thriller released last month, and Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind, a 2025 film about an art heist, comes The Christophers by director Steven Soderbergh. The new film, set to be released April 10 in the US and May 15 read more
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LA Artist Judy Baca Accused of Misusing Funds For Historic Mural, French President Stung by Louvre Chaos: Morning Links for February 26, 2026
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Headlines CRACKS IN THE WALL. Ten former employees, including two managers, who worked on The Great Wall of Los Angeles public collaborative mural, allege the revered Chicano artist Judy Baca has been misusing millions of dollars in grants.Shedesigned and leads the project, and the read more
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Artist Sets Guinness World Record for Largest Sock Monkey
News Emilia Evans-Munton, a Glasgow School of Art graduate, said she made the giant sculpture as an “ode to the toys that are left behind.” Emilia Evans-Munton’s “Remember I’m Still Here” (2025) lays in the back parking lot of Stow College at the Glasgow School of Art. (all photos by and courtesy the artist unless read more
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Jasmine Little, Artist Who Painted Lush Still Lifes and Sculpted Etched Ceramics, Dead at 41
Jasmine Little, a Los Angeles–based painter who made lush still lifes and etched ceramic vessels dense with historical references, has died at 41. La Loma, her Los Angeles gallery, announced her death on Friday. No cause of death was provided. In a statement, gallery owner Kirk Nelson, who worked with Little since 2019, described her read more
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