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Which one is better for making art: living in the city among gifted friends or isolating on an inconveniently located island? Robert Rauschenberg famously tried both. In 1970, at age …
A Rare Look at Rauschenberg’s Second Act Read MoreMercury does not make sense. It is a bizarre hunk of rock with a composition that is unlike its neighboring rocky planets. “It’s way too dense,” said David Rothery, a …
Shards of the Planet Mercury May Be Hiding on Earth Read MoreFor his debut at Art Basel Hong Kong, the Taiwanese artist Hsu Yunghsu — and the Taipei gallery representing him — decided to go big. Really big. The centerpiece of …
At Art Basel Hong Kong, a Sculptor Uses More Than His Hands Read More“I was a big fan of seeing the insides of other people’s houses, especially people who were slightly famous like Melissa,” Frances, the narrator of Sally Rooney’s “Conversations With Friends,” …
The Other Affair in ‘Conversations With Friends’ Read MoreTORRE ANNUNZIATA, Italy — The account has long been that a shipwreck in the ancient past had sent a precious Roman marble statue — a rare copy of a fifth …
Italy Says Ancient Statue in US Museum Was Stolen, Not Lost at Sea Read MoreLOS ANGELES — Ulrich Birkmaier’s job as senior paintings conservator at the Getty Museum involves painstakingly repairing aging canvases and removing botched varnishes or restorations so artworks can return in …
Seeing de Kooning in a New Light, After a Violent Theft Read MoreAmong the changes wrought in the art world by the continuing pandemic is the downsizing and relocation of the Frieze New York art fair. The original Frieze swaggered into town …
At the Shed, Frieze II Takes Off Read MoreA judge declined to halt the demolition at the Manhattan Detention Complex in Chinatown on Wednesday, at a hearing in a lawsuit brought by two artists whose works there may …
Demolition for Jail Can Go Forward, Judge Rules in a Suit Brought by Artists Read MoreA soursop. A breadfruit. A custard apple. Incongruously large but otherwise realistic, the three sculptures of tropical fruit sit right on the ground in a busy pedestrian plaza in the …
Veronica Ryan’s Uncanny Objects – The New York Times Read MoreLOS ANGELES — Their dogs play together among the canvases, drop cloths and spray cans. They crowd into cars on road trips to each other’s far-flung exhibitions. They sometimes share …
Shared Los Angeles Studios Nurture Emerging Artists Read More