An Artist Signed Over His Career to Investors. Now He Wants It Back.
Bjarne Melgaard’s rise in the art world came with strings attached and an unusual contract with investors. Now he’s suing to regain control of his artwork.
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CreditDavid B. Torch for The New York Times The Painter Titus Kaphar Wanted a Bigger Canvas, So He Made a Film
His first feature, “Exhibiting Forgiveness,” which opens Oct. 18, features paintings now on view at Gagosian in Los Angeles.
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CreditPhilip Cheung for The New York Times Dreamtroit, a Low-Cost Bohemia for Artists, Revs Up in Motor City
The former Lincoln Motor factory is in the vanguard of new development poised to transform moribund automotive facilities into affordable housing and art studios.
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‘Who Is That? What’s Happening?’: Decoding the Art World at Frieze
The London art fair can be a bewildering spectacle, where even the insiders are sometimes scrambling to keep up.
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A Ravishing Show of Aboriginal Art, Some in the U.S. for the First Time
The tension between sacred mysteries that must be shielded from outsiders and those that can be revealed animates an exhibition at the Asia Society.
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CreditKluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia, 2022, via Asia Society, Photo by Bruce M. White Critic’s PickHow the Impressionists Became the World’s Favorite Painters, and the Most Misunderstood
Exactly 150 years ago, Monet, Degas, Renoir and their pals spurred an artistic revolution. Can we still see the defiance behind the beauty, and the schmaltz?
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Credit critic’s notebookFlag-Waving Takes on New Meaning at Paula Cooper’s Gallery
A timely group show in Chelsea considers the theme of the Stars and Stripes in 90-plus variations, including deep-fried and three inches tall.
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Creditvia Paula Cooper Gallery, New York; Photo by Steven Probert Critic’s PickLondon Hosts Its Frieze Week in the Shadow of Paris
Plenty of business was done on the first day of the London fair, but much of the chatter was about the upcoming presentations at Art Basel Paris.
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CreditHenry Nicholls/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in October
This week in Newly Reviewed, Yinka Elujoba covers Mitch Epstein’s wild pursuit of trees, Jiro Takamatsu’s conceptual works and Dag Alveng’s remote landscapes.
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Art Basel Paris Returns Larger, and More French, Than Ever
The fair will open in a freshly redone space with a new name. ‘In a way, it’s year zero,’ explained Art Basel’s chief executive.
By Ted Loos
The Art is Dark, but the Artist Sees Layers of Light
Ali Cherri, whose work deals with death and other serious undertones, will have four shows at various locations during Art Basel Paris.
By Liz Robbins
The Artist Who Helped Bring Trans Visibility to Comic Books
An exhibition at Art Basel Paris will showcase the work of Nazario Luque Vera, whose comic about a transgender detective made him a major countercultural figure in Spain.
By George Gene Gustines
The Monument Where Fauvism was Born, Prince Sang and Models Strutted
Art lovers soon will descend upon the Grand Palais for Art Basel Paris. But it’s hardly the building’s first turn in the spotlight.
By Farah Nayeri
The Asia Now Fair Marks 10 Years in Paris
This year the event will feature odes to fire, water and homeland, with live performances, elegiac paeans and an eye to the idea of ceremony.
By Nazanin Lankarani
Two Trickster Artists Provide New Perspective at Musée d’Orsay
This fall, the duo behind ‘Prada Marfa’ bring their playfulness to Paris, turning a venerable museum on its head.
By Keridwen Cornelius
It’s Been 38 Years. Mark Manders is Still Working on His ‘Self-Portrait.’
The artist, whose work is being shown across Europe this month, reflected on fictional spaces, semi-truths and hidden losses.
By Rebecca Schmid
From King Louis XIV to Art Basel: The History of Place Vendôme
The grand octagonal square will become an outdoor art gallery as part of the public programming for Art Basel Paris.
By Ginanne Brownell
Going to Paris? Along With Art Basel, Don’t Miss These Shows.
There is no shortage of museums and art foundations to visit for those attending Art Basel Paris.
By Farah Nayeri
36 Hours36 Hours in the Berkshires
Take a road trip across this mountainous region of western Massachusetts, popping into breweries, art galleries and pizzerias, as its landscape erupts in autumnal glory.
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