Good morning. 🌤️ Today we pay tribute to Lee Bontecou and Brian O'Doherty, who leave behind enormous legacies. We also visit the Karachi Biennale, where artists probe the conditions that led to Pakistan's devastating floods.
| Good morning. 🌤️ Today we pay tribute to Lee Bontecou and Brian O’Doherty, two artists who died this week, leaving behind enormous legacies. We also visit the Karachi Biennale, where artists probe the conditions that led to Pakistan's devastating floods, and spotlight the remarkable work of Dominican artist Joiri Minaya, among other stories and reviews. Also interesting is a new documentary about the New York couple behind one of history's most audacious art heists. Jerry and Rita Alter walked away with a $160 million de Kooning and kept it at their house for 32 years without being caught. It's a fascinating read. — Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor The Thief Collector goes beyond the 1985 theft of Willem de Kooning’s “Woman-Ochre” to explore the speculative history of the presumed thieves who held onto it for over 30 years. | Rachel Harris-Huffman David Zwirner is pleased to present The Outlands, a selection of photographs by William Eggleston, the majority of which have never before been seen publicly. Opening tonight, November 10, 6–8pm at the gallery’s 525 and 533 West 19th Street locations.
View Work Damage on the Memorial to Survivors of Sexual Violence in Minneapolis (image courtesy Lori Greene) Artist Lori Greene’s work dedicated to victims of sexual assault in Minneapolis is vandalized for a second time this year. The Sikh International Film Festival returns to NYC this weekend after a two-year pandemic hiatus. Lee Bontecou, an artist who sculpted paintings and welded drawings, died in her Florida home yesterday, November 8, at 91. Artist and writer Brian O’Doherty, who pushed the envelope on questions of authenticity, identity, and gender, died this Monday, November 7, at 94.
The New York City institution has trained curators, researchers, educators, and museum and arts professionals for over 25 years. Learn more. Rashid Rana and Amin Rehman trace the roots of the climate crisis back to human mismanagement and the government’s lack of investment. | Iman Sultan Dudamel brings Wagner’s tale of star-crossed lovers to Walt Disney Concert Hall. Directed by Peter Sellars with video by Bill Viola. Learn more. For years, Minaya reflected warped perceptions of Indigenous and diasporic peoples by concealing bodies in textiles; now, she is revealing the people behind the patterns. | Jessica Shearer The ideal candidate will be a painter engaged with contemporary issues who can develop a vision and set the future direction of this program at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Learn more. Artist Jayson Musson guides a potty-mouthed, weed-obsessed bunny named Ollie through his version of art history. | Isabella Segalovich The works in Contemporary Ex-Votos portray personal interpretations of the retablo tradition. | Edgar Picazo Become a member today to help keep our reporting and criticism free and accessible to all. |
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