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Mexican Designer Bárbara Sánchez-Kane Upends New York Fashion Week With Her Sartorial Surrealism
Bárbara Sánchez-Kane revels in the kind of artful provocation that comes from appropriating and dismantling prescribed notions of gender roles, dress codes, and beauty standards. The Mexican artist and fashion designer takes every opportunity to skewer patriarchal norms, riffing on the “collapse”—a word she often uses—of traditional gender expression in the pursuit of radical self-invention. […]
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A Court Hands Gagosian Gallery an Initial Victory in a Longrunning Lawsuit Brought by a Photographer Who Says Richard Prince Works Infringe on His Own
Gagosian Gallery is not liable for profits from any sales of Richard Prince’s “New Portraits” series, works by the appropriation artist at the center of an ongoing copyright case, according to a decision in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York filed on September 11. The “paintings,” which were printed screengrabs […]
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Midnight Publishing Group’s Auctions Specialists Share Favorite Lots in Our 20th Century Sale, From a Kenny Scharf Tondo to a Striking Laurie Simmons Photograph
Midnight Publishing Group’s 20th Century Art auction is now live, and to mark the occasion, we asked our team of specialists to discuss their top lots by trailblazing artists of the 20th century—from Kenny Scharf to Laurie Simmons. The sale is live for bidding until September 21, and you can explore these lots and so […]
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Investors Led by Laurene Powell Jobs Are Trying to Buy a Former San Francisco Art Institute Building That Houses a $50 Million Diego Rivera Mural
In what could be a sign of new life for the now shuttered San Francisco Art Institute, a group of investors and advocates led by billionaire philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs has made an offer to buy one of the bankrupt school’s former campus buildings. The institute’s Russian Hill campus, which boasts bay views and an historic—and […]
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Art Basel Miami Beach Has Unveiled Its Galleries List for 2023, Spotlighting Exhibitors From Latin America and the Caribbean Diaspora
Art Basel Miami Beach (ABMB) has named the 277 galleries to take part in its 2023 edition in December, a drop from last year’s 283 exhibitors. The fair will shine a spotlight on the Latin America scene and the Caribbean diaspora, and will welcome exhibitors from Egypt, Iceland, the Philippines, and Poland. The number of […]