We like to think that we’re untethered from the shackles of ambient marketing, that corporate logos aren’t as deeply embedded in our psyches as our own mothers’ faces. Ha! Direct your eye, dear reader ...

Art is often the reflection of the artist’s life — be happy or filled with tragedy. After just three years of marriage, Johnny Johnston’s wife died in his arms. This, and other events, has molded who ...

Among living artists, George Condo may be the most embraced by the powers that be. The Times called his New Museum show “sensational.” That was just the beginning. Collectors love Condo’s paintings ...

The primary authors of this post are Dirk B. Walther (University of Toronto) and Claudia Damiano (KU Leuven) Have you ever stood before an abstract painting, feeling a surge of emotion but struggling ...

Gallery view, sculpture on the left is Jeanne Reynal, “Vertical Sculpture” (1959), mixed media mosaic, 65″ x 16″ x 12″; sculpture on window sill is Amaranth Ehrenhalt “Black Bear 2” (2000), marble, ...

The last several months have witnessed something rare in art — the birth and consolidation of a new art myth. A longstanding belief has been toppled, replaced by a brand-new conviction. The fable: ...