1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (706+ words) Did the Venice Biennale "implode" because of politics? The best part of my trip was meeting many of our readers around the world. I was particularly inspired by the local art workers and activists in Venice. Big salute to their…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (596+ words) As it settles into a sprawling new venue on the Lower East Side waterfront, the fair feels older, glossier, and increasingly global. On Independent's by-invitation-only opening night yesterday, May 14, hundreds of people " a notable number wearing blazers draped over shoulders…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (334+ words) Instead of presenting a series of segmented gallery booths, the New York show fosters connections between them. On Wednesday evening, during the preview, I encountered Nanor Hakimian, who traveled from Montreal to present two high-energy figurative paintings by her brother…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (724+ words) There was plenty to dazzle the patrons of the Nouveau Gilded Age at this year's edition of the Park Avenue Armory fair. How do the wealthy choose their art these days? Do they adorn their walls with the masterworks of…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (391+ words) Her performances and filmed media works reclaimed the female body through guerrilla modes of delivery that bypassed institutional restrictions. Austrian artist Valie Export, a powerfully provocative yet playful force in feminist art, died on May 14, three days before her 86th birthday....

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (121+ words) Though smaller than previous editions, the contemporary African art fair draws our attention to works that are tactile, surprising, and alive with material expression. Graduate student work representing 19 advanced degree programs will be on view online and in person at…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (157+ words) On finding a reprieve from the monotonous rhythm and the art that made me forget I was at a trade show. Lucien Zayan came to Frieze New York on a mission. I inspected a small, insipid bronze by Alma Allen…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (422+ words) The Barbies belong to my six-year-old granddaughter, who sometimes joins me in the studio to paint." Welcome to the 337th installment of A View From the Easel, a series in which artists reflect on their workspace. This week, Lavett Ballard " artist…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (210+ words) Graduate student work representing 19 advanced degree programs will be on view online and in person at the Rhode Island Convention Center starting May 21. The exhibition will be on view at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Halls C & D from…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (383+ words) This exhibition at Zane Bennett Contemporary Art marks the first major solo exhibition of the artist's hypnagogic artworks. In 2000, at age 59, Marks decided to pivot from painting, printmaking, and sculpture to exclusively sewing together the many joys, sorrows, and contradictions…...