The problem, as I see it, is that those extremely successful and extremely busy people simply cannot afford the luxury of spending time to educate themselves about art world beyond the headlines of the last few years.
Are you interested in watching a film dedicated to the life of James Franco? Well, that's exactly what Marina Abramovic plans to give you. The "Grandm...
It is fairly well known that art market prices have, on the whole, risen substantially -- definitely over the last century, and particularly at the to...
If I read that an art collector has paid $3 million for a Damien Hirst "Spot Painting," I will probably roll my eyes and turn the page. If read for th...
Seemingly every publication has been looking back at the year in culture, from the New York Times's investigation of 2012's big moments in the arts to...
Is there anything more satisfying than a deliciously scathing review? While a negative critique may not affect the artist's success, we can sometimes ...
Art Basel Miami Beach doesn't open the doors for previews until Wednesday night, which meant one thing: Tuesday night was for parties. Chief among the...
When Mera Rubell met her future husband Don, a medical student, the two quickly discovered that they shared two powerful passions -- for each other and for art. Together, they built not just a business empire but one of the most important private contemporary art collections in the world.
Damien Hirst has never been a fan favorite amongst animal rights activists. They didn't love his formaldehyde-soaked shark and they weren't so pleased...
Art critics around the world might disagree on the worthiness of mega-artist Damien Hirst, but there's no denying his ability to intrigue the museum-g...
Damien Hirst has gone from the artist we love to hate to the artist we just despise. We can hardly believe his most recent stint, a 66-foot sculpture ...
In January, the art world's resident brat Damien Hirst made his fans an offer no one but an airline executive would find reasonable. Travel across the...
Thursday is opening day for an installation by French artist Xavier Veilhan. Architectones features abstract and figurative sculptures placed throughout the property of the Richard Neutra VDL Research House.
Recently, British artist Damien Hirst unveiled two new unexpected pieces of art. He painted and modified a Fender Telecaster electric and an Eastwood ...
Jenny Saville is one of the most captivating painters of human flesh. Whether taking on a fair-skinned child, a burn victim or a corpse she renders he...
A 14-room Yayoi Kusama retrospective is making its way to New York. The exhibition invites viewers into the polka-dotted mind of an artist who has spe...
In the latest installment of art to haunt your dreams, we bring you Marc Quinn's self portraits made of frozen blood. For his ongoing self-portait pro...
The (not so) Young British Artists are definitely getting together to throw a raucous party tonight, because today is the birthday of their most promi...
Welcome to HELP DESK, where I answer your queries about making, exhibiting, finding, marketing, buying, selling -- or any other activity related to --...
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.
This week White Cube Gallery exhibited a new collection of paintings by Damien Hirst entitled "Two Weeks One Summer." To say the exhibition was not we...