Art News

Contemporary museums and galleries are faced with the dual challenge and opportunity of working directly with living artists to display work in a way that feels authentic to both parties. However, in an increasingly politicized and polarized world, it has become harder than ever for exhibitions to strike a mutually agreeable balance between presenting the artists’ intended messages and the ones that will keep other stakeholders happy. 

For anyone who hasn't experienced an art fair and will be going to one for the first time, they're like wondrous, unbelievable fantasy-lands come true, expansive exhibition spaces filled with booth after booth, gallery after gallery, and a seemingly endless abundance of creative expressivity. What could be better than to be immersed in beauty, able to see tons of quality works by accomplished artists and reputable galleries all in one place?

Gallery Henoch is pleased to present States of Being, a selection of works by Eric Zener. The scope of the paintings in this exhibition cannot be fully appreciated without reference to Zener’s larger body of art, which has characteristically involved the interplay between human beings and water.

As government funding for cultural programs decreases in Western countries, a different trend appears in the Middle East, where culture is increasingly viewed as a key driver for economic and social progress. Dubai, benefiting from its cultural diversity— home to over 200 nationalities— thrives on a mix of global ideas, fueling innovation and creativity. Through strategic investments in cultural tourism, Dubai has established itself as a major international hub. 

Michelangelo, Van Gogh, and Picasso have been alluring subjects for filmmakers throughout the history of cinema. Artists of far lesser stature have also inspired filmmakers over the years. Some are deserving of our attention while others are better left “undiscovered.” Here are a few examples that may surprise you and further ignite your curiosity to explore their legacy.

The impending closure of Christie’s digital art department and the reduction in staff working on NFT sales at other auction houses during the past year calls into question the future of once-astronomically-priced blockchain assets.

Before he had reached the age of 30, Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) did something that some of his fellow artists considered somewhat odd: Dürer, a highly skilled painter, devoted a significant portion of his artistic output not to the lucrative creation of paintings but to the making of multiples—woodcuts and engravings intended not as versions of paintings or illustrations for books but to be collected and enjoyed as works of art in their own right. 

The exhibition, Painting Without Rules, is not only an immersion into American abstract expressionist Helen Frankenthaler’s work, but it is also an opportunity to see and understand how friendships among committed artists are important.

203 Fine Art is pleased to present Second Wave: The Beginning of a Post-War Era, an exhibition  that explores the lasting influence of artists who, supported by the GI Bill, helped shape the  evolving artistic landscape of Taos, New Mexico in the years following World War II.  

Alone, occupying a single wall in the Parrish Art Museum’s light-drenched first gallery space in Water Mill, NY is an improbably massive (10 feet by 20 feet by 1 inch), strangely delicate sculpture that the artist refers to as a painting. Enigmatically titled Fern Friend Grief Growth (2024), it is made of marble and acrylic on plaster-coated canvas mounted to medium-density fiberboard.