modern art

Alexander Calder, Eagle, 1971, painted steel, Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA
Alexander Calder's Balancing Act in Art and Life

Iconic American sculptor …

Larry Gagosian and Jean-Michel Basquiat, New York, 1983, Courtesy Gagosian Gallery
As Gagosian Looks Ahead, Let’s Look Back

At 77 years old and after much speculation, Larry Gagosian just announced a plan of succession for his …

Cy Twombly, Untitled, 2005
Phillips 20th Century Evening Auction Brings in Record-Breaking Sales

Phillips’ always popular 20th Century Evening Auction made record-…

Gallery dealers at Boston International Art Show 2023
Scenes From The 2022 Boston International Fine Art Show
After a two-year hiatus, The Boston International Fine Art Show returned in grand style on Thursday evening with its preview gala. The fair, which runs from October 20 to 23, is being held at The…
Wolfgang Tillmans, Lutz & Alex sitting in the trees (1992)
Wolfgang Tillmans: To look without fear

Eight years in the making, this sprawling show of some 350…

Franz Kline, Mahoning, 1956. Oil and paper on canvas, 80 3/8 × 100 1/2in. (204.2 × 255.3 cm), Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. https://whitney.org/collection/works/1997
Abstract Expressionism: A Brief History & Exploration
Born in the late nineteenth century, Modernism sought to challenge conventional institutions of its time. The late nineteenth century saw a shifting European political structure, with the birth of…
Installation view of New York: 1962-1964 at the Jewish Museum, NY. July 22, 2022-January 8, 2023.
“New York: 1962-1964” Captures More than a Time and Place
“New York: 1962-1964” is a celebration of the institution hosting it. The Jewish Museum has been a venerable fixture in New York’s cultural firmament for what seems like forever, but six decades ago…
"Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott," 2022. New Museum, New York. (L-R) See Colescott's We Await Thee, (1964), Nubian Queen (1966), and Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet (1968).
Colescott Retrospective “Art and Race Matters” is a Must-See
Fresh off its survey of Faith Ringgold, the New Museum presents a retrospective of another veteran African American painter whose aesthetic DNA courses through subsequent generations of black artists…