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Contemporary Art

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Painting of a nude oman with a man in her belly and talking with a bird

What to Expect from This Year’s Independent 20th Century Fair

The fair, says Independent founder Elizabeth Dee, has "a track record of being on the forefront of institutional development and curatorial innovation," and this year is no exception.
By Elisa Carollo
Picasso cubist bright colors painting

From Modern to Old Masters: Sotheby’s Hot Summer Season in London

Standout lots include Minimalist masterpieces from the Ralph I. Goldenberg Collection, a fascinating portrait by Tamara de Lempicka and a Basquiat tryptic.
By Elisa Carollo
A man writes the word 'Muslim' repeatedly on a piece of glass using black marker

The Women Shaping Contemporary Art in the Gulf

The women artists of this generation represent critical voices amid a rapidly burgeoning art scene. 
By Farah Abdessamad
Installation view of Werken by Bernardo Oyarz'n 57th Venice Biennale.

Reflections on the Venice Biennale, Where Politics Is Unavoidable and Size Matters

By David D'Arcy
Val Kilmer at Woodward Gallery in New York.

Val Kilmer’s Next Big Role: Artist

By Alanna Martinez
Comedian Judah Friedlander.

Watch Judah Friedlander Destroy a Derivative Art Robot in the Name of Humanity

By Alanna Martinez
Yusaku Maezawa.

The Real Reason Japanese Collector Yusaku Maezawa Is Crushing the Auction Scene

By Alanna Martinez
Installation view, Rachel Maclean, Spite Your Face, 2017.

Pinocchio Is a Metaphor for Politics at the Venice Biennale

By Alanna Martinez
Anne Imhof, Faust, 2017 for the German Pavilion, 57th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia.

Behold the Health Goth Choir That Rules the Art World

By Alanna Martinez
Warner Herzog in conversation with Todd L. Burns at The Met

Klaus and Effect: Werner Herzog on the Impact of Music on His Films

By Justin Joffe
Urs Fischer: boomboomboom, 2016, The Transit of Venus (Melanie), 2016.

These Artists Are Giving Away Work to Lucky Tribeca Film Festival Winners

By Alanna Martinez
Princess Diana and Prince Harry at the Wales-Australia match during the 1991 World Cup at Cardiff Arms in Wales.

Princes William and Harry Commission Memorial Statue of Princess Diana for London

By Alanna Martinez
Benoist Drut, interior designer and partner with Mason Gerard gallery inside of his booth, Salon Art + Design Fair at the Park Avenue Armory, New York, New York, November 11th, 2016. Yvonne Albinowski/For New York Observer

Meet Interior Design’s Most Wanted Fantasist and Curator

By Laren Stover
. Evolution 2016 Vinyl Record, 8-Track Tape & Cassette Tape Remnants on Wood Panel 30 x 40 x 5 in.

Bernie Taupin Talks Art and the Stars & Stripes

By Sarah Kennedy
New York City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer and New York City Cultural Affairs Commissioner Tom Finkelpearl.

Pink ‘Gumby’ Finally Welcomed Home in Queens

By Alanna Martinez
French President Francois Hollande visiting the Department of Islamic Arts galleries at the Louvre in 2012.

Louvre Offers to Store Rescued Art from Syria, Jeremy Shaw Wins Sobey Art Award

By Alanna Martinez
Vincent van Gogh, The Bedroom, 1888.

What Ever Happened to Van Gogh’s Bed? Archaeologists Open Jesus’ Tomb

By Alanna Martinez
Angst 3, Anne Imhof, 18. and 19. October 2016, 19h–23h, Musée d’art contemporain Montreal.

The Montreal Biennial Is a MasterClass in How to Ask Big Questions With Art

By Alanna Martinez
Marilyn Minter

Marilyn Minter: ‘It’s Not My Goal to Criticize’

By David D'Arcy
Pussy Riot, Straight Outta Vagina, 2016.

Pussy Riot Releases Vagina-Themed Song, France to Open 15 New Museums

By Alanna Martinez
Rashid Johnson photographed at Hauser & Wirth Gallery, 511 West 18th St., New York, New York, August 25th, 2016.

Anxious Man: Rashid Johnson on Navigating Worry, Violence and Parenthood

By Alanna Martinez
Ponomarev with penguins in Antarctica.

The New Cool Thing? Antarctic Biennale

By David D'Arcy
Wangetchi Mutu performing Throw at Pace Gallery.

Why Artist Wangechi Mutu Chooses to Perform in Secret

By Alanna Martinez
TOPSHOT - A pedestrian shelters from the rain beneath a Union flag themed umbrella as they walk near the Big Ben clock face and the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament in central London on June 25, 2016, following the pro-Brexit result of the UK's EU referendum vote. The result of Britain's June 23 referendum vote to leave the European Union (EU) has pitted parents against children, cities against rural areas, north against south and university graduates against those with fewer qualifications. London, Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU but Wales and large swathes of England, particularly former industrial hubs in the north with many disaffected workers, backed a Brexit.

London Sales Begin to Feel Brexit Burn, Jimmy Carter’s Art Hits Auction Block

By Alanna Martinez
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