January 11, 2021 • Donald Moffett on contagion, compassion, and his “glory hole” paintings

Donald Moffett, Lot 080820 (open red), 2020, Pigmented epoxy resin and acrylic, wood panel, steel, 14 x 8 x 5 3/4”.

Since cake decorating led him[…]

BY CLAIRE SELVIN

January 12, 2021 1:54pm

Cate Blanchett.GIAN MATTIA D’ALBERTO/LAPRESSE VIA AP

Academy Award–winning actor Cate Blanchett, who has starred in critically acclaimed films like Carol and Blue Jasmine, is taking on a new role: private gallery owner. The Times of London reports that Blanchett[…]

By Jackson Arn

January 12, 2021 2:06pm

Cindy Sherman, Untitled #613, 2019, dye sublimation print, 79 1/4 by 101 3/4 inches; at Metro Pictures.COURTESY THE ARTIST AND METRO PICTURES.

What is a Cindy Sherman photograph? For starters, not quite a photograph—or so[…]

BY MAXIMILÍANO DURÓN

January 12, 2021 3:12pm

John G. Hampton.PHOTO DON HALL.

The MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina, Canada, has appointed John G. Hampton as its next executive director and CEO. Hampton had been the institution’s interim direction since August, and he succeeds[…]

In the latest installment of his multivolume series of photobooks set in India and Sri Lanka, Yogananthan takes us to a nighttime Hindu ritual celebrating victory over evil.

By Yelena Moskovich

Vasantha Yogananthan, Rama Praying For Victory, Kulasekharapatnam, Tamil[…]

Be inspired by global artists and photographers. Read thought provoking statements from Ai Weiwei, Kara Walker, Georgia O’Keeffe, Alexander Calder and more – reflecting on creativity in today’s world.

“Art is the one place we all[…]

JANUARY 11, 2021 ANNA MARKS

All images © Jem Cresswell, shared with permission

For years, Sydney-based photographer Jem Cresswell (previously) has been diving into the ocean to document[…]

January 11th, 2021

Adrian Ghenie, Gauguin with Cowboy Hat (2020), via Pace

The Hooligans, Adrian Ghenie’s fourth solo exhibition with Pace Gallery, brings forth a selection of nine new paintings and three drawings from the enigmatic and expressive Romanian artist.  All produced within the[…]

BY TESSA SOLOMON

January 11, 2021 4:46pm

Footwear from the Dr. Martens x Keith Haring line.COURTESY DR. MARTENS

Keith Haring’s instantly recognizable art is coming to a shoe near you. In collaboration with the artist’s estate, British footwear brand[…]

BYTessa Solomon, Alex GreenbergerJanuary 11, 2021 5:30pm

Brenna Youngblood.COURTESY ROBERTS PROJECTS

Monday, January 11

Roberts Projects Now Represents Brenna Youngblood

Los Angeles’s Roberts Projects gallery now represents Brenna Youngblood, whose work in multiple mediums focuses on the relationship between life and art. Her work,[…]

Ten years after protests ignited across North Africa and the Middle East, how can artists give meaning to revolution?

Essays – January 8, 2021  

By Kaelen Wilson-Goldie

Hrair Sarkissian traced the flight path of a migratory bird and found it looked[…]

Be inspired by these five painters from the Aesthetica Art Prize. Discover a range of approaches to the time-honoured medium, from realism to abstraction.

Stephen JohnstonMortality was a common theme for the Old Masters, with their[…]