WebNews
Please enter a web search for web results.
NewsWeb
The Mysterious Life of Fluxus Dame Alison Knowles
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (158+ words) Even a book by a leading expert on the avant-garde artist can't tell us much about her personal life. Performing Chance: The Art of Alison Knowles In/Out of Fluxus by Nicole L. Woods (2026) is published by the University of Chicago…...
The US Pavilion Is Taking Online Donations
7+ hour, 16+ min ago (754+ words) The American Arts Conservancy, the nascent nonprofit executing Alma Allen's 2026 pavilion project, said it received no financial support from institutions. In the past, donors to the United States Pavilion at the Venice Biennale have proudly announced themselves as patrons of…...
DACA Artist Uses Thread to Weave Immigration Stories
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (952+ words) Arleene Correa Valencia transforms bark paper and embroidery into a tender reckoning with the reality of being undocumented in the United States. This story was copublished with Next City, a nonprofit news organization reporting on solutions for more sustainable, accessible,…...
The Box LA, Beloved Risk-Taking Art Space, Closes After 19 Years
9+ hour, 6+ min ago (355+ words) The gallery was known for its fearless, playful programming and support of unconventional work and exhibitions. "It feels right to end this way, with the kind of work we always existed to support: radical, enlightening, and not easily contained by…...
The Revolutionary Tapestry of Nigerian Modernism
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (238+ words) The first show on the subject in the UK offers an ambitious, if uneven, look at how artists forged a postcolonial identity LONDON "In October 1960, Nigerian artist Uche Okeke (19332016) boldly declared the beginning of a new era of independence. A…...
The Death of the Art School
14+ hour, 6+ min ago (383+ words) Did you know that between 1976 and 2011, admin jobs at American universities grew by a staggering 369% while full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty grew by only 23%? That's because of the "administrification" and financialization of institutions of higher learning, writes art professor Hakan…...
Pussy Riot Shows Art by Russia's Prisoners in New Protest Exhibition
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (608+ words) The show at Ritsch-Fisch Galerie in France features work by people currently or formerly imprisoned in Russia, including Ukrainian civilians. A young woman with a dejected countenance gazes behind her. Before her, a listless, faceless crowd inches towards an unnamed…...
Russia's Venice Pavilion to Close to the Public in Compliance With Sanctions
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (387+ words) Organizers discussed making the nation's pavilion accessible only during the vernissage dates to select guests and the press, according to reports. Following intense criticism, calls for boycotts, and the European Union's official warning about the intent to terminate millions in…...
Kim Gordon Was Never Just the "Girl in the Band
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (295+ words) Best known as co-founder of Sonic Youth, her visual art incorporates humor, intelligence, vulnerability " and, of course, music. Left: Installation view of Kim Gordon: Count Your Chickens, featuring Kim Gordon's "Paris, Paris" (2025) at the top and paintings by her from…...
Co-Working Meets Art at Brooklyn's Newest Experimental Space
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (597+ words) Art hangs on cubicle walls and utility closets at The Gallery, an exhibition space housed in a former guitar string-maker's office. Brooklyn's latest experimental art space is more fun than a trip to the office." On the fourth floor of…...