Ara Osterweil on Kenneth Anger's Fireworks (1947)
“Fireworks meditates on the generative possibilities of psychic and sexual shattering.” …
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Pieter Schoolwerth talks about his life and work
New York-based artist Pieter Schoolwerth discusses his life and artistic process, his exhibitions at Miguel Abreu Gallery, his film Your Vacuum Sucks (2014), and his thinking behind “Model as Painting” at Capitain Petzel in Berlin, January 21 – February 25, 2017. To read Molly Warnock’s 1000 Words piece on Piet … READ ON
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1/15/17
Martha Swope (1928–2016)1/14/17
Outsider Art Fairgoers to Recite Obama’s Speeches Inauguration Weekend1/13/17
Artist Aye Ko Wins 2017 Joseph Balestier Award for the Freedom of Art- Manchester’s $134 Million “Factory” Arts Center Gets Green Light
- Boris Mikhailov to Represent Ukraine at 2017 Venice Biennale
- Richard Prince Disavows Ivanka Trump Work in Protest of the President-Elect
- Authorities Detain Artist Tania Bruguera in Cuba
- Marc Porter Named Chairman of Sotheby’s Fine Art Division
- UK Parliament Member Tristram Hunt Resigns to Lead V&A Museum
- Cathy Wilkes Awarded Inaugural Maria Lassnig Prize
1/12/17
New York’s ICP Announces 2017 Infinity Award Winners- German Manufacturer Returns Painting Sold by Collector Fleeing Nazi Persecution to Heirs
- Sondra Perry Wins Seattle Art Museum’s 2017 Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence Prize
- The Glass House Appoints Hilary Lewis as Chief Curator and Creative Director
- Worcester Art Museum Awarded $825,000 Grant from Henry Luce Foundation
- Detroit’s Susanne Hilberry Gallery to Close After 40 Years
- Sarah McCrory Named Director of Goldsmiths University’s New Contemporary Gallery
1/11/17
Met Museum Delays Plans to Build $600 Million Modern and Contemporary Art Wing- Frieze New York Announces Exhibitors for 2017 Edition
- Eric Shiner to Curate Armory Show’s Platform Section
- Ferguson Protest Painting Removed then Reinstated to Capitol Hill Exhibition
- Maria Balshaw Is Expected to Succeed Nicholas Serota as Director of Tate
- New High Line Plinth Project Announces Shortlist for First Two Commissions
- Art World Mobilizes for Donald Trump’s Inauguration
- Isa Genzken Awarded 2017 Goslarer Kaiserring Prize
- Japan Recalls Ambassador to South Korea Due to Dispute over “Comfort Woman” Statue
1/10/17
Daan van Golden (1936–2017)- Vincent J. F. Huang to Represent Tuvalu at 2017 Venice Biennale
- Zygmunt Bauman (1925–2017)
- Kim Nguyen Appointed New Curator and Head of Programs at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
- Eran Neuman Named Director of Israel Museum
- Makeda Best Appointed Curator of Photography at Harvard Art Museums
- Nazi-Looted Artwork Returned to Heirs by Sprengel Museum in Hanover
- Paris’s Grand Palais to Temporarily Close for Renovations
1/9/17
CAA Announces Recipients of 2017 Awards for Distinction- Laurie Anderson and Lawrence Weiner Win $100,000 Wolf Prize in Arts
- Alison Gass Appointed Director of University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art
- Central Saint Martins Creates Arts Education Initiative at Tate Modern
- Former Christie’s Senior Vice President Leaves Auction House for Director Position at David Zwirner
1/6/17
Artists and Critics Plan Widespread Art Strike During Day of Trump’s Inauguration- Elizabeth Bick Wins Norton Museum’s Rudin Prize for Emerging Photographers
- Stephen Lebowitz (1939–2016)
- Newport Art Museum Receives Anonymous $5 Million Gift
- The Ringling Museum Receives Two Donations Totaling $400,000
- Istanbul’s ART350 Gallery Announces New Name and Location
- New York’s Murray Guy Gallery to Close
- Kaunas Biennial Names Paulina Pukyte Curator of Eleventh Edition
1/5/17
Petition Demands Saint Louis Museum Halt Loan of Painting for Trump Inauguration- Phillips Names Cândida Sodré as Regional Director for Brazil
- NYC Artists Launch Campaign to Replace Ads with Art
- Metropolitan Museum Appoints Kenneth Weine Chief Communications Officer
1/4/17
Amon Carter Museum of American Art Receives Historic $20 Million Gift- Pennsylvania Arts Academy Receives $500,000 Donation
- Doron Rabina Named Chief Curator of Tel Aviv Museum of Art
- London’s V&A Museum Evacuated Due to Bomb Scare
- France Bars Export of Newly Discovered Drawing Attributed to Da Vinci
- Obama Signs Into Law Legislation Protecting Works of Art Imported into US for Exhibitions
- Barbara Weiss (1960–2016)
- Eight Artists Arrested for Protesting Air Pollution in China
- Musée Montmartre Alleges Discrimination After Being Excluded from InterMusées
- Richard Deacon Wins Ernst Franz Vogelmann Prize for Sculpture
1/3/17
City of Busan Allows “Comfort Woman” Memorial to be Exhibited- After 2016 Earthquakes, Italy Plans to Protect Major Works
- Santtu Mustonen Announced as New York City Ballet’s 2017 Art Series Collaborator
1/2/17
Meriç Öner Announced as New Director of SALT in Turkey- John Berger (1926–2017)
- Jenny Schlenzka Appointed Executive Artistic Director of PS122
- Tyrus Wong (1910–2016)
- David Adjaye, Nicholas Logsdail, and Chris Ofili Among Order of the British Empire Honorees for 2017
- Curator June Yap Withdraws from Singapore Pavilion for the 2017 Venice Biennale
12/31/16
Vajiko Chachkhiani to Represent Georgia at 2017 Venice Biennale- Korean Cosmetics Company Sues Yoshitomo Nara for Copyright Infringement
12/30/16
China Installs Rooster Statue that Resembles Donald Trump- Istanbul Removes Public Sculpture After Protests over Ottoman-Era Name
- Following Museum Closures, UK Council Wants to Auction Its $24 Million Francis Bacon Canvas
- Poland Purchases Czartoryski Family Art Collection for a Fraction of Its Value
- Dirk Braeckman to Represent Belgium at 2017 Venice Biennale
12/29/16
South Korea Investigates Alleged Artist Blacklist- Stephen Petronio Dance Company Acquires 175 Acres in New York for Residency Program
- Chief Curator of New York’s Jewish Museum, Norman Kleeblatt, to Step Down
- Eugene Yufit (1961–2016)
12/28/16
Columbia Museum of Art Names Lynn Robertson Interim Director- Howard Bingham (1939–2016)
- Reiner Ruthenbeck (1937–2016)
- Berlin Calls Off Exhibition of Tehran MoCA’s Collection
12/27/16
Citing Harassment, Belgian Royal Museums Director Files Criminal Complaint Against Secretary of State- Palace Museum Beijing Opens Hong Kong Branch
- George Eastman Museum Makes 250,000 Photos from Its Collection Available Online
12/26/16
Kenneth Snelson (1927–2016)- Nepal to Launch Kathmandu Triennale in March 2017
12/23/16
Berlin’s Cruise and Callas Gallery to Close in February 2017- Jens Risom (1916–2016)
12/22/16
Stolen Verona Museum Paintings Returned From Ukraine- Hirshhorn Announces Partnership with Art in Embassies
- New York Dealer Charged with Smuggling East Asian Antiquities
12/21/16
South Korean Court Declares Artwork Authentic Despite Artist’s Claim- ArtCenter/South Florida to Partner with Bruce High Quality Foundation University to Provide Arts Education
- Honolulu Biennial Announces Participating Artists for Inaugural Edition
- Serbian Politician Denounces Proposed Monument to Andy Warhol in Belgrade
- Kunstmuseum St. Gallen Appoints Lorenzo Benedetti Curator of Contemporary Art
- Barbara Jatta Named First Female Director of Vatican Museums
- After Student Creates Poster of Netanyahu with Hangman’s Noose, Israeli Government Threatens to Defund Jerusalem Art Academy
- Picasso’s Electrician Receives Suspended Sentence for Hoarding Paintings
12/20/16
After Van Gogh Museum Declares Book of Artist’s Sketches to be Fake, Publisher Threatens Legal Action- Lowery Stokes Sims and Lauren Cornell to Receive ArtTable Awards
- Claims Against Dedalus Foundation by Former Board Member Dismissed
- San Francisco Academy of Art to Pay City $60 Million for Contributing to Affordable Housing Crisis
- Activists Attacked Leaving New York’s Artists Space
12/19/16
Gunman Kills Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey at Exhibition Opening in Ankara- Ronald S. Lauder Joins Getty Board of Trustees
- Jailed Cuban Street Artist’s Lawyer Arrested in Havana
- Decolonize This Place Issues Open Letter to Incoming Director of Artists Space
12/17/16
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