Ben Heller was a legendary collector of Abstract Expressionism who supported the movement early on, at a time when few other collectors or institutions did. His Central Park West apartment was visited by thousands, who […]

Ben Heller, who died in 2019, amassed a legendary collection of Abstract Expressionism, supporting artists like Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and others at a time when few else would. But before he dispersed his works […]

To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines ‘ART CAN’T SURVIVE ON BIG GALLERIES ALONE,’ Eike Schmidt, the director of Florence’s Uffizi Gallery, told CNN. He’s pursuing a plan for the Italian museum to […]

“After Roly-Poly,” said the British designer Faye Toogood from her studio in London, “I wanted to make a fiberglass chair that would be a friend of Roly-Poly, without being rooted in its geometry. I was […]

Embossing projects are not the place to cut corners. While popular hacks include using a hairdryer or even an oven to set embossing powder into paper, neither of these options work as well as the […]

Printmaking has long been an essential component of social activism around the world and in particular in the United States, conveying political messages to both local communities and the world at large. One current exhibition […]

I seem to get my best political ideas when looking for aesthetic solutions.—Lorraine O’Grady The form of my work has proven to me to be more important than the content. If you had told me […]

In a strong start to its 20th century art sales launched at its London and New York headquarters on Monday, Christie’s sold a group of eight drawings from the family collection of London dealer Thomas […]

Alan Bowness, a leading writer, curator, and philanthropist in the British art world who helped establish the prestigious Turner Prize, has died at the age of 93. According to a statement shared by his family, […]