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Here Are 9 Treasures That Caught Our Eye at TEFAF Maastricht—From Antique Playing Cards to a Rediscovered Ambrosi Sculpture
One of the biggest art fairs in the world, TEFAF Maastricht, in its 2023 edition, brought together some 270 dealers from around the world, collectively offering 7,000 years of art history in nearly every conceivable medium, from grand Old Master paintings to African tribal art to fine jewelry. Sifting through the countless gems is an […]
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The Virality of That Broken Jeff Koons Sculpture Says a Lot About Art’s Place in the Mainstream
Every week, Midnight Publishing Group News brings you The Gray Market. The column decodes important stories from the previous week—and offers unparalleled insight into the inner workings of the art industry in the process. This week, on learning from mistakes… ACCIDENTAL EPIPHANIES Whether in the art business, the media business, or life in general […]
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Standing Two Stories Tall, a Hank Willis Thomas Sculpture Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Is Unveiled on Boston Common
In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the city of Boston has unveiled its newest monument, a Hank Willis Thomas sculpture that now sits on the grounds of Boston Common, the nation’s oldest public park. Titled The Embrace, the bronze statue is a pair of larger-than-life interlocking arms, inspired by a photo of King […]
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The Guggenheim Bilbao Just Dropped a Rap Video to Raise Funds to Repair Its Jeff Koons Puppy Sculpture and It’s… Well, Judge for Yourself
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao launched a €100,000 ($118,000) crowdfunding campaign in June to renovate the flowering Jeff Koons Puppy sculpture that stands at its entrance. But it seems donations haven’t been as bountiful as the institution may have hoped. It’s two months into the campaign and only €28,000 ($33,000) has been raised—just over a quarter of the […]
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‘I’ve Always Been a City Girl With a Nature Brain’: Watch Sculptor Wangechi Mutu Weave Worlds Together in Her Sculpture
In 2019, Kenyan-born artist Wangechi Mutu made history with the installation of her gleaming bronze sculptures flanking the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s facade, marking the first time since the building was completed in 1902 that freestanding artworks occupied the space. The NewOnes, will free Us (2019), as the work was called, were caryatids—traditionally female sculptures […]