It's a good sign that Obama has shown an interest in contemporary art. Let's hope it extends beyond the White House walls.
Charlotte Appleyard | Posted 03.09.2009 | Business
There has been a lot of discussion about what will happen to art prices.Theories abound that contemporary galleries will return to their "old masters" rather than nurturing younger talent.
Jonathan Melber | Posted 03.05.2009 | Style
We are long overdue for a coherent arts policy and a new approach to supporting the country's cultural institutions. Putting some contemporary art up in the White House would be good start.
Paige Donner | Posted 02.27.2009 | Style
Los Angeles Arts Month is an opportunity for the Los Angeles art community to synergize the Los Angeles Art Show with the City's artists and art institutions to create a cultural mecca.
Suzanne Deal Booth | Posted 02.13.2009 | Style
it's not surprising that LACMA has come so far. Its director, Michael Govan has transformed the institution he once called a "sleeping giant." The evolution started where it should, with the art.
Charlotte Appleyard | Posted 01.02.2009 | Media
Since we're all quite used to pickled sharks, video installations and elephant dung the press can no longer ask; "is it art?" so the question becomes "is it good art?"
Patricia Zohn | Posted 12.19.2008 | Entertainment
Cindy Sherman, photographer extraordinaire, has always had her incisive gaze focused firmly on herself, yet it has been the self of a thousand faces.
Sarah Greenwalt | Posted 05.19.2009 | Style
Money may come and money may go, but the art world will always love a party. That couldn't have been more evident than at the lively opening of the Pinta Art Fair in New York City.
Paddy Johnson | Posted 11.20.2008 | Style
Five of the original voting booths used in the 2000 Florida election have been repurposed by artists, with all but one just as rickety as they were in their original state.
Peter Clothier | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics
News reports covering the reversal of the same-sex marriage ban have tended to lose sight of the extraordinarily personal nature of marriage itself, illustrated by the new movie, Chris and Don: A Love Story.
Jonathan Melber | Posted 03.29.2009 | Style