Klaus Biesenbach’s selection as director of the Museum of Contemporary Art drew fanfare from some, and also raised questions about a museum’s commitment to diversity.
The latest in a series initiated in 1998 by two Chelsea art dealers, “Painting: Now and Forever, Part III” examines the medium’s turn toward figuration.
By ROBERTA SMITH
PhotoCredit2018 All Rights Reserved, Succession Brancusi/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York; Centre Pompidou, Paris, Musée national d’art moderne, Centre de création industrielle
Sculptures by the Romanian master artist are on display at a ‘focused presentation’ at the Museum of Modern Art, along with his little-known and amazing films.
By BLAKE GOPNIK
PhotoCredit2018 Morgan Art Foundation Ltd/Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY; Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times
The late artist’s caretaker, whose loyalty has been questioned by some, will run a foundation that will shepherd Mr. Indiana’s art and create a new museum.
Dozens of works were removed from an exhibition at the Design Museum in London after their creators objected to the institution’s hosting an event for a defense firm.
By ALEX MARSHALL
Art Review
PhotoCredit2018 Keith Sonnier/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo: Bill Jacobson
Chicano art in “Axis Mundo”; a paean to sexual power in “Putting Out”; Pascale Marthine Tayou’s “Colorful Line”; and offbeat human figures in “Distortions.”
By MARTHA SCHWENDENER, WILL HEINRICH and JILLIAN STEINHAUER
