NEH Calls for Proposals for Trump’s Bizarre Sculpture Garden
After slashing hundreds of grants for cultural institutions, the agency is opening applications for the president’s widely questioned “National Garden of American Heroes.”
Art Green, Uncanny Painter of Chicago’s Hairy Who, Dies at 83
The artist made the familiar farfetched, infusing his work with a comic quality and threads of Surrealism that reimagined universal motifs.
The Arab American National Museum Tells a Story of Diversity
The museum’s collection and mission are rooted in the rich, diverse sights, sounds, sensations, and stories of Arab American culture and heritage.
66% of Americans Don’t Think Trump Should Control Museums
The new Reuters/Ipsos poll also shows that 86% of Democrats disagree with the administration’s takeover of cultural institutions.
Switzerland’s Bührle Foundation Reaches Settlement with Heirs of Jewish Collector Who Owned Prized Manet
Max Silberberg’s heirs argued that the sale of Manet’s ‘La Sultane’ was the result of Nazi persecution, but the foundation disagreed.
Galleries That Play the “Responsibility” Game
This commercial undertaking works hard to present itself with an institutional veneer, making claims that it “fosters a sense of shared responsibility” in the art world.
The Trailblazing 20th-Century Photographer History Forgot
Consuelo Kanaga, one of the US’s first female photojournalists, counted Alfred Stieglitz, Dorothea Lange, and Berenice Abbott as her peers.
Hashimoto Contemporary Goes Big with Small-Scale Works in “amuse-bouche”
Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present amuse-bouche, a group exhibition focused on the small scale. Featuring over 80 works from 28 artists, the exhibition pays homage to the unpretentious simplicity of scale, with all of the artworks measuring under 12 inches. Taking various styles and approaches, these works foster an immediate sense of intimacy, intrinsically drawing the viewer in closer.
Collector Favorites: Bestselling Artists of April
Ever wondered what other people are buying for their personal art collections? …
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Judge Orders Art Institute of Chicago to Return Schiele Drawing to Heirs
The decision deems the drawing has been stolen property for eight decades.