Following public outrage over the exhibition of a video work that ranked women “from the prettiest to the ugliest,” OCAT Shanghai, a nonprofit art gallery, has closed indefinitely. In a statement dated June 18, OCAT Shanghai said that “omissions in due diligence” had led to the work’s inclusion in a group exhibition and apologized to any visitors who had been “disturbed, hurt and left ...
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, January 6. The Headlines THERE IS MORE TURMOIL AT THE SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE. The financially beleaguered school is considering the sale of a Diego Rivera mural on its grounds that is estimated at $50 million, Zachary Small writes in the New York Times. An SFAI official said that George Lucas is interested in buying the 1931 fresco, The Making of a Fresco Showing the Building ...
An artist political display that sits in the front window of a New Jersey store has been called "outrageous," "racist" and even "pro-Trump." The reactions to the provocative art piece displayed in the window of a boutique furniture store in Montclair are strong. The piece features brown skinned baby dolls locked inside a cage with a Trump campaign sign as the backdrop. "It's making ...
