News about Hilde Lynn Helphenstein’s sudden death shocked the art world. Read MoreHyperallergic
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Sotheby’s Offers Art and Design From Estate of Revered Dealer Barbara Gladstone, Led by Richard Prince and a Jean Prouvé Sideboard
Leading the artworks is a $1.2 million Richard Prince, while the design pieces are led by a $180,000 Jean Prouvé sideboard. Read MoreARTnews.com
Chinese Archaeologist Liu Bin, Known for Work at Liangzhu Site, Pleads Guilty to Corruption and Misappropriation Charges
Liu is accused of accepting nearly $700,000 in bribes and embezzling about $45,000. Read MoreARTnews.com
Hilde Lynn Helphenstein of “Jerry Gogosian” Found Dead in Brazil
The curator and commentator built a following for her online persona and satirical memes of the art world. Read MoreHyperallergic
What a $181 Million Pollock Doesn’t Say
Plus, Brooklyn’s joyful and whimsical new subway mosaic. Read MoreHyperallergic
Phoenix Probably Shouldn’t Exist. But Eric Fischl and Frank Lloyd Wright Make It Feel Like the Future
A writer returns home to a city with weirdness to share. Read MoreARTnews.com
What Was Nigeria’s Osogbo School of Art, and Why Was It So Important?
In Osogbo, a city in southwestern Nigeria, an unexpected art movement arose in the 1960s Read MoreARTnews.com
British Museum Evacuated After Suspicious Device Found in Restroom
In a statement, the museum said it had also received what it described as “malicious communications” before the evacuation. Read MoreARTnews.com
As Full-Time Art Critics All But Disappear, What Can We Learn From the Retiring Generation?
This was the steepest downside of the
20th-century newspaper critic: While the writer’s career received the kind of support that enabled a real relationship with an artistic community, that community was limited to one perspective. Read MoreARTnews.com
Julio Le Parc, Pioneer of Kinetic Art and Venice Biennale Prize Winner, Dies at 97
For more than six decades, he pursued a simple but radical idea: art should not be something that happens to viewers. It should happen with them. Read MoreARTnews.com
