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Modifying reality: How sequels, remakes, comebacks, and denials explain the world By Chris Gavaler and Nat Goldberg (Photo courtesy of Bloomsbury) Joan Didion once said, “We tell ourselves stories to survive.” While this statement sounds pleasant, it probably reflects neither the purpose nor the function of storytelling. It is closer to the truth that Modifying reality: How sequels, remakes, comebacks, and denials explain the world —We are compelled to make sense of the world in narrative form, and we cannot disregard it. That is the way our sensory apparatus works. Over time, the discovery of new facts and changing attitudes…
Abigail Dudley, Emmanuel (2023–24), oil on linen, 32 x 36 inches (all images courtesy Steven Harvey Fine Arts Projects) Abigail Dudley is an observational painter who has no problem translating the subjects she depicts into a combination of vision and imagination. This combination, coupled with her artistic talent, sets her apart from other observational painters, especially those of the older generation. Even more amazing is that she is not even 30 years old. I was first drawn to Dudley’s work when I was the sole judge for the 2023 Young Painters Competition hosted by the University of Miami. A few…
Notes to Editors: This story originally appeared in Breakfast with the Arts, our daily newsletter about the arts world. Sign up here to receive it every weekday. Japan is not a short flight from art world hubs like New York, London and Paris. But visitors to Japan this year will not be disappointed by the art offerings, which range from modern to contemporary. This week, during the Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair, the city’s exhibitions are dominated by large-scale sculptures. The itinerary is first: Artison MuseumExhibition Constantin BrancusiThis is the first official survey of the Romanian-born sculptor’s work in Japan. related…
Notes to Editors: This story originally appeared in On Balance magazine. Art News Newsletter for updates on the art market and more. Sign up here Received every Wednesday. If sales results on the first day of last month’s Art Basel are anything to go by, one might think the fair was a relative success. For the big galleries, that may be true. David Zwirner The fair sold a Joan Mitchell diptych for $20 million. Hauser & Wirth Although the pace of sales slowed, the most expensive work was sold for $16 million by Arshile Gorky. pace A painting of the…
Art MarketEric Augustine PamInterior view of Tokyo Hyundai, 2023. Courtesy of Tokyo Hyundai.With the VIP preview ending today, expectations are high for the second edition of Art Tokyo Contemporary, which runs until July 7 at Pacifico Yokohama, and aims to build on the momentum of last year’s inaugural edition, which took five years to get off the ground. This year’s fair will feature 70 galleries (up from 73 last year) from 20 countries, including the United States, South Korea, France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, as well as Japan, and will also feature an expanded public program of lectures,…
The names of late South Korean artists Lee Jung-seop and Park Soo-geun have been embroiled in scandal after several of their paintings exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) were accused of being fakes. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art will cancel the publication of a catalog for its exhibition, titled “Treasures of Korea from the Collection of Chester and Cameron Chang,” Los Angeles County Museum of Art director Michael Govan said on Monday. From the outset, doubts appeared to be raised about the authenticity of some of the artworks, including two paintings each by Chung…
Megan Mulrooney, former senior director of Nino Mier Gallery, will open her own open gallery in three Los Angeles spaces run by her former employer. “As a native Angeleno, I wanted my gallery to reflect the creative spirit and rich artistic tradition of Los Angeles,” Mulroney told Art News “I aspire to create a space that fosters community and intergenerational dialogue, bringing together established and emerging artists to showcase not only their diverse practices but also their curatorial visions,” she wrote in an email. related articles Nino Mier Gallery closed its Los Angeles space earlier this year due to The…
American photographer, artist and activist Nan Goldin (Photo: Max Cramer, courtesy of the artist) This article comes from Allergic’s 2024 Pride Month series, interviewing queer and trans elders in the arts community throughout June. How bold is this? I took these photos of Nan Goldin on a cracked iPhone 13 — in the privacy of her home. But somehow, the brilliant photographer allowed me to take her photos during a recent interview in her New York apartment, even though she had reason to be wary. I took a low-light shot of her playing with a cat; another of her sitting…
ArtCourtney TanzInstallation view of Philippe Parreno, membrane2023, with Fujiko Nakatani, Untitled2024, as part of the Summer Exhibition at the Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, 2024. © Philippe Parreno and Fujiko Nakaya. Photo by Marc Niedermann. Courtesy of the artist.Summer in Switzerland means one thing: Basel is getting ready to welcome art lovers from all over the world. Art Basel 2024 will take place from June 13 to 16, and there will be plenty of action, but there are other places in Basel that are just as exciting. In addition to the Messeplatz, the art fair is also a great opportunity to experience…
Published onsponsor The Visual Arts Doctoral Graduate School is accepting applications for the September 2024 intake. IDSVA students will be in residence at the Venice Biennale in June 2024 (Photo: Simonetta Moro) Apply now to join the Institute for Doctoral Studies in Visual Arts (IDSVA) Class of 2024. The IDSVA PhD in Visual Arts: Philosophy, Aesthetics and Art Theory is a research-based, non-studio doctoral program for artists and creative thinkers. Your program will begin online in September 2024 and travel to Mexico City in January 2025. For more information, please contact IDSVA Director of Admissions Molly Davis at mdavis@idsva.edu or…