Author: Iris
On Wednesday morning at the Miami Beach Convention Center, well before the 11 a.m. start time, the lines to get into Art Basel’s VIP preview were already long at the fair’s multiple entrances, and they remained that way throughout the day. Inside, the fair was packed as people meandered about the aisles. The booths of the blue-chip galleries were crowded, just as you’d expect. Smaller galleries also managed to lure more modest groups of people. As ARTnews reported yesterday, the fair seems to have its energy back. Mega-galleries like David Zwirner and Hauser & Wirth reported total sales of at…
As 2024 comes to an end, it’s an ideal time to recognize the artists who have produced some great work this year. Oronde Kairi is among them, offering a dynamic exploration of sports, music, and daily life through his work. Based in Germantown, Philadelphia, Oronde creates art that weaves narratives honoring the connections we share. Oronde’s artistic roots trace back to 1980s Philadelphia, where graffiti covered walls, trains, and tunnels. For him, these vibrant and rebellious images were more than decoration—they were voices breaking through the noise, expressing untold stories. The influence of this street art is clear in his…
The ARTnews Awards, a new editorial program that recognizes outstanding artistic achievement in U.S. arts institutions, has just announced its inaugural 2024 recipients. To help select winners, art news Six high-profile American curators are invited to review exhibitions held between September 1, 2023 and August 31, 2024. During the two sessions, these curators joined art news Senior editors select a group of nominees and winners in each category. Read more about each juror below. Cecilia Alemany Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Director and Chief Curator, The High Line Related articles Cecilia Alemani is an Italian curator based in New York. Since…
On Monday night, Craig Robins opened the doors to the headquarters of his real estate development company, Dacra, to kick off Miami Art Week. Located in the Miami Design District—home to the Miami Institute of Contemporary Art and many of the city’s galleries—Dakla’s offices are filled with John Baldessari, Mikalyn Thomas, Francisco Goya, and Kai Altov The works are all from Robin’s own collection. Robbins played a key role in bringing Art Basel to Miami in 2002, working with collector and luxury retailer Norman Braman and the show’s then-director Sam Kaye Cooperated with Sam Keller. At the time, the three…
Delsey Morelos, “Delsey Morelos: Embrace” at Dia Art Foundation, New York October 5, 2023 to July 20, 2024 Delcy Morelos’ large-scale sculptures, composed primarily of earth, fill the room with large-scale installations that explore humans’ relationship with the land they walk on. Soil, hay, cinnamon, and cloves appear repeatedly in these transits, each with a varying purpose of conveying a cosmological view and inducing an altered state. Her sculptures are often monumental in scale and aesthetically spare, recalling the minimalist art of the 1960s and 1970s, although they also draw directly on the lore and aesthetics of Amazonian indigenous cultures.…
“Tell all the truth,” Emily Dickinson writes, “but tell it slant.” In terms of film coverage, our bread and butter here at Hyperallergic is documentary. But as our coverage writ large — reviews, opinions, reporting, original art — demonstrates, there are many ways to tell a truth. With that in mind, we’ve compiled a list of the best art films of the year. This list, as you might expect, is eclectic, jump-roping between avant-garde short film and YouTube essays, feature-length investigative documentaries and the intrepid, iterative efforts of late-night talk shows. These works of moving image tell truths that cannot be as thoroughly…
Today, ArtReview announces its annual Power100 list, the publication’s authoritative compilation of the 100 most influential people in the art world. This year, Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi tops the list, rising from 36th place in 2023. Al Qasimi has served as the director of the Sharjah Biennale since 2003 and founded the Sharjah Art Foundation in 2009. He has become a core figure in the expansion of contemporary art. Middle Eastern art scene. Her influence increasingly extends beyond the Bay Area, as she has been appointed Artistic Director of the 2025 Aichi Triennale in Japan (the first non-Japanese director) and…
The Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) will now offer free admission to children 12 and under through an anonymous donation of $3.54 million. The donation will allow the museum to establish an endowment to fund permanent admission exemptions. The gift is effective from December 3, the day it is officially announced by the museum. “This is one of those gifts that I can’t express in words,” said Amy Kirschke, the museum’s Barbara Brown Lee chief learning and engagement officer. Very excited that this will impact children for generations to come.” art news. “It’s so exciting. This was an anonymous donor, but…
As the year 2024 comes to an end, it is the perfect time to reflect on the artists contributing to the art world. Among them is Sylvia Nagy, a multidisciplinary artist whose work transcends the boundaries of ceramics, technology, and creative philosophy. With an academic start at the Moholy-Nagy University in Budapest, where she earned her MFA in Silicet Industrial Technology and Art, Nagy’s career is a testament to the harmony of precision and imagination. Her journey continued at Parsons School of Design in New York, where she not only taught but designed a course on mold-making, sharing her technical…
On Friday, Chinese-born cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun purchased Maurizio Cattelan’s comedianLast week, a banana taped to the wall sold for $6.20, and he made good on his promise to eat it.Immediately after purchasing the controversial artwork at Sotheby’s in New York, Sun announced on X that he would not only pay for it with TRON, the cryptocurrency he created, but also spend it.In front of reporters at one of Hong Kong’s most expensive hotels, Sun munched on a banana after delivering a speech praising the artwork as “iconic.” He also compared concept art to cryptocurrencies.”It’s much better than other bananas,”…