Artist Portrait with a Candle, 2013This image, by the Serbian artist Marina Abramović, is from the series Places of Power, which consists of works made on trips to Brazil, beginning in 2012, where the artists sought out ‘people and places of power’. Traversing more than 3,000 miles, Abramović met and interacted with shamans, members of religious sects, herbalists and a psychic surgeon. Artist Portrait ...
The legal battle between the Frida Kahlo Corporation and the artist’s heirs over ownership of her brand has ended in the United States. In 2018, the Frida Kahlo Corporation filed a complaint in a U.S. District Court for Southern Florida against Kahlo’s great-niece, Maria Cristina Romeo Pinedo and her daughter, Mara de Anda Romeo, accusing the two of trademark infringement. The long-simmering dispute between ...
Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Friday, August 20. NEED-TO-READ Is a Sopranos-Like Family Behind the Spectacular Dresden Art Heist? – GQ takes a deep dive into the clan families that steer high-stakes crime in Germany—including spectacular museum heists. The Remmo family ...
The curator of a major public art show in Florida has resigned after the local mayor claimed two of the artists spoke too favorably about communism and pushed to defund the show. Shortly thereafter, the event fell apart. In a marathon city commission meeting last month, Vince Lago, mayor of Coral Gables, Florida, objected to the inclusion of artists Sandra Ramos and Cai Guo-Qiang ...
Earlier this month, an Italian artist named Salvatore Garau went viral when his “immaterial sculpture”—that is, a work of art made of literally nothing—sold for €15,000 ($18,300) at auction. Articles about the sale was shared widely, often accompanied by captions of the “I could have done that” variety. Users posted pictures of blank spaces—their own invisible sculptures which could surely be had for a ...
On Monday the governor of the state of Florida, Ron DeSantis, signed the ‘Combating Public Disorder Act’ into law. Under the provisions of the new law any person who ‘willfully and maliciously’ damages a memorial or other historic property can be charged with a third-degree felony carrying a sentence of up to five years in prison. Actually toppling or destroying a monument will carry ...
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – When News 6 first told you about the group, “The Solution Artist Collective” last year, we talked about how they came together because they noticed a lack of representation. They realized a lot of the artwork on display came from a small sect of artists.Now the group - which consists of artists Genevieve DeMarco, Jamile B. Johnson, Victorious McLeod and Yve ...
Taylor Hale is a Florida Keys native who draws inspiration from a lifetime on the water in Key Largo. Hale earned a bachelor’s degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2009, but if it wasn’t for a certain local high school experience, he may never have become an artist.“During my junior year at Coral Shores, I was awarded a financial scholarship for ...
