March 13, 2015 From: Fredrik Redan Subject: Text to journal, letter via Hans Date: March 13, 2015 at 4:17:19 AM EDT Read about Hans Andre and came to think of his early years when he worked together with Staffan Hallström. Staffan who were older and well-established artist, he later received the title of professor, began […]

March 6, 2015 • By Jerry Saltz | NYMAG On Tuesday morning, I tried to log into Facebook via my iPhone. It didn’t work. I didn’t think anything of it, as I often don’t remember my passwords. When I tried again on my laptop, however, I wasn’t able to log in either, and instead got […]

By Jerry Saltz | Vulture Without quite meaning to, I seem to have prereviewed the Museum of Modern Art’s current Björk show. I greeted its June announcement with dismay, writing, “Today the Museum of Modern Art crawled deeper into cravenness, announcing the upcoming ‘full-scale retrospective’ of Björk. Don’t get me wrong: I love Björk and […]

By Geoff Edgers | Source: The Washington Post NEW YORK — The golden Saddam Hussein statues hadn’t arrived, but Wafaa Bilal decided it was time to come up with a price tag. The 2015 edition of the Armory Show fair would open Thursday to the public. “I’m thinking $80,000 to $100,000,” Bilal said casually to […]

When Time magazine selected the British artist Banksy—graffiti master, painter, activist, filmmaker and all-purpose provocateur—for its list of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2010, he found himself in the company of Barack Obama, Steve Jobs and Lady Gaga. He supplied a picture of himself with a paper bag (recyclable, naturally) over his head. […]

Björk March 8–June 7, 2015 The Museum of Modern Art presents a retrospective of the multifaceted work of composer, musician, and singer Björk. The exhibition draws from more than 20 years of the artist’s daring and innovative projects and her eight full-length albums to chronicle her career through sound, film, visuals, instruments, objects, and costumes. […]

On view till April 13, 2015 Over the past two decades, some national and international governments have garnered attention for imposing draconian laws that restrict the rights of citizens under the guise of improving quality of life. Rio de Janeiro has “cleaned up” slums by imposing a militarized police force and Istanbul has put pressure […]

Bob and Roberta Smith: Art Amnesty On view till March 8, 2015 Bob and Roberta Smith are issuing a call to Artists. Pack it in. Bob and Roberta Smith are delighted to offer an Amnesty for your Bad Art. Turn in your brushes and video cameras. Hand in your chisels and marble. Bob and Roberta […]

Song about the Midway: Bertold Mathes at the Kienzle Art Foundation, Berlin By Emilio Corti Bertold Mathes’ show, on display ‘till spring 2015, is a combination of visual events living in a space of intense beauty of painted, constructed and invented surfaces. This show, titled “SONG ABOUT THE MIDWAY” is a big artwork made with […]

Yaro’s Zajac-Przybylski portraits reveal nostalgia and subtle eroticism. In their explicit depiction, his paintings anticipate to large degree the erotic works of Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt and Auguste Rodin. He views femininity as a phenomenon of the moment, and he sees  to express the natural cycle of sensuality and mystery in his portraits of women. […]