Jeff Koons

Balloon Interpretations Of Masterpieces

Posted 05.30.2012

What do you get when you mix sculpture, puppetry and origami? Rochester, New York duo Larry Moss and Kelly Cheatle have developed 'Airigami,' the not-...

Art and Money

Sugar Rautbord | Posted 05.28.2012

Sugar Rautbord

The numbers are in. The prices of blue-chip art are bigger than they have ever been at a time when whole countries have contemplated fiscal bankruptcy and currency devaluation. Fine art is a art is a global currency less volatile than the euro, dollar or drachma... or Facebook stock.

Sir Damien Hirst: Artist or Entrepreneur?

David Galenson | Posted 04.20.2012

David Galenson

Hirst's enormous financial success, and the conspicuous delight he takes in it, have produced anguish, envy and outright hostility among many in England's staid and priggish art world, who cling to the ancient ideal that artists should be secular priests, who take vows of poverty and regard money as a source of corruption.

Palais de Tokyo: Building Toxic Art in Paris

Frank Browning | Posted 04.16.2012

Frank Browning

Contemporary art is no longer and can no longer be the special terrain of the aesthetic courtesans to remote powerful elites: it is the collective carnival gathering in which we are inundated by the sounds, sights and symbols of our current collective madness.

Morley Safer's Art Attack: Watch Out!

Posted 04.02.2012

Keeping up with new developments in the art world is thrilling, but the task of keeping track of who's new on the scene, what paintings are selling fo...

LOOK: Giant Jeff Koons Train Could Hang Above The High Line

Posted 03.27.2012

Artist Jeff Koons could bring a full-size replica of a 1943 Baldwin 2900 steam locomotive to New York City's High Line. The train wouldn't be on the ...

Painting by Proxy

David Galenson | Posted 05.20.2012

David Galenson

The story of art in the past century is in large part one of young iconoclastic innovators breaking every significant rule, tradition, or convention that they could identify.

Big, Steely, Shiny and, Thank God, It's Not Jeff Koons

Edward Goldman | Posted 03.05.2012

Edward Goldman

The last day of 2011 ended on a rather dramatic note: something stopped me -- figuratively and literally -- in my tracks. I almost bumped into it. It was big, shiny and made out of stainless steel. And, no, it was not, thank God, any of the shiny nonsense by Jeff Koons.

Will the Legal Status of Appropriation Art Be Decided This Year?

Daniel Grant | Posted 03.05.2012

Daniel Grant

Beauty, it is often said, is in the eye of the beholder, and so might be copyright infringement.

PHOTOS: The Week In Art

Posted 01.11.2012

This week at Huff Post Arts we wondered if we could pass tattoos off as high art and shopped on eBay for dinosaur fossils. We checkout out the new mos...

Star-Studded Doc Asks: Are Tattoos Fine Art?

Posted 01.10.2012

Are tattoos fine art? The medium, which used to be seen as a marker of those on the periphery, is now experiencing widespread acceptance, especially a...

Art With Heart: Nonprofit Decorates Hospital Rooms

Posted 01.02.2012

If you've ever spent a night in a hospital room, you know that the bare-walled, drab rooms can be enough to make you feel sick in themselves. Lucky...

Did Work Of Art 'Pop' Tonight?

Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn | Posted 12.26.2011

Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn

While unable to get much beyond Simon's Pop definition, "Pop is sex, Pop is brash, Pop is fun," this episode, "Make It Pop," was loads of fun to watch--from the kids in the studio trying their best to define Pop, to the process of making, to teasing banter between Sucklord and Lola.

Your Guide To Frieze Week 2011

ARTINFO | Posted 12.12.2011

ARTINFO

LONDON--The circus is back in town. The Frieze Art Fair's big tent has once again been pitched in Regent's Park, and this year it's home to 173 contem...

Sarkozy Accused of Cronyism After Versailles Appointment

Posted 12.02.2011

As one of France's foremost tourist attractions, the Palace of Versailles is subject to careful scrutiny; it comes as no surprise that French Presiden...

Hey Kids, It's the Trespass Parade!

Wyatt Closs | Posted 11.29.2011

Wyatt Closs

What exactly is a Trespass Parade, outside of being something blaring and whirring through downtown LA that is associated with the Pacific Standard Time initiative led by a madcap roster of artists, musicians, and dancers?

The Art Of Martha Stewart

artfagcity.com | Posted 11.08.2011

There are moments on the Living website when one suspects that Martha Stewart may have once held fine art aspirations. In an article explaining how t...

Astoria Characters: The Metal Tamer

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 10.09.2011

Nancy Ruhling

To ratchet up recycling, artist Bernard Klevickas created "Twisted Bicycle," a sculpture/planter made of an old bike that is designed to be wrapped around city streetlights.

The Genius of Damien Hirst

David Galenson | Posted 10.09.2011

David Galenson

Hirst has not only influenced many of his peers; he is among the small number of artists who have spawned major artistic movements, and influenced important cultural institutions.

Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day? The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

David Galenson | Posted 09.17.2011

David Galenson

London's Royal Academy of Arts claims that its Summer Exhibition is "The largest open contemporary art exhibition in the world." This year's show includes 1,200 works by more than 700 artists. Much to my surprise, I loved it.

Famous Artists Design Race Cars

Posted 09.13.2011

Since 1975, BMW has commissioned 17 racing cars painted by famous artists from all over the world. Now, they're offering a virtual tour online of the ...

PHOTOS: The Show Critics Love to Hate

Posted 09.13.2011

(Via Mutual Art) The equally beloved-and-berated Royal Academy Summer Exhibition is back, now on view from June 7th-August 17th. It is the world’...

GO: Sports Art History

Bettina Korek | Posted 09.11.2011

Bettina Korek

Salon 94 Freemans currently has an exhibition, For the Kids, that borders on the line of pop art and sports nostalgia.

Which Artist Sells Skateboards For $2K?

ARTINFO | Posted 09.02.2011

ARTINFO

Damien Hirst is one savvy businessman. His publishing company Other Criteria, devoted to producing affordable limited editions and multiples, announce...

McQueen Beats Van Gogh At The Met

Bloomberg | Posted 08.28.2011

It looked like the food lines in my old hometown of Leningrad. That’s how long the queue is to get into the hit show at New York’s Metropolitan...