Apollo

New York commissioner for cultural affairs announces surprise resignation

Tom Finkelpearl, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner attends Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum's ribbon cutting opening ceremony at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum on December 12, 2014 in New York City.

Art news daily: 1 November

TEFAF New York makes the most of being in the Park Avenue Armory

Double marriage cup (c. 1890), Michael Perchin for Fabergé. A La Vieille Russie (price on application)

From Tiffany vases to Fabergé gold, this year’s stateside edition of the fair is full of connections to the Armory’s rich history

Doris Salcedo wins inaugural $1m Nomura Art Award

Doris Salcedo.

Art news daily: 31 October

‘I can’t not think of Brexit, in relation to declarations of independence’ – an interview with Kudzanai Chiurai

Still from We Live in Silence (2017; detail), Kudzanai Chiurai.

The Zimbabwean artist discusses his film ‘We Live in Silence’, screened at the opening of Goodman Gallery’s new London premises

Contemporary Art Fair of Chile rescheduled after violent protests in Santiago

Protestors in Santiago on 29 October 2019.

Art news daily: 30 October

‘A fine day for seeing’ – Frank O’Hara at the Museum of Modern Art, New York

2 Comments
Preparatory drawing for In Memory of My Feelings (detail; 1967), Jane Freilicher. The Museum of Modern Art, New York

A new display in the museum pays tribute to one of its best and most charming ambassadors

A bumper crop of arty pumpkins for Halloween

American Red Cross workers hollowing out pumpkins in preparation for a Halloween Dance at Cheltenham Town Hall in 1944.

From ancient carvings to contemporary sculpture – a festive harvest of pumpkins in art

Seasonal delights at Flashback in Turin

Landscape with Holy Family (detail; c. 1630), Jan Bruegel II and Pieter van Avont. Caretto & Occhinegro

Highlights of the seventh edition of the fair range from seasonal allegories by Giorgio Vasari to Arte Povera stones

‘Fire-proof’ Getty Center resists California wildfires

The Getty Center.

Art news daily: 29 October

What not to miss at this year’s Asian Art in London

Dish (18th century), Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Ben Janssens Oriental Art (£12,000)

Highlights from this year’s event reinforce London’s status as the leading global centre for the Asian art market

The visionary art of Victor Willing deserves to be better known

Self-portrait (detail; 1957), Victor Willing.

A substantial survey at Hastings Contemporary is a rare chance to encounter the British painter’s concise, enigmatic images

Cimabue painting found in kitchen sells for €24m at auction

The Mocking of Christ (detail; c. 1280), Cimabue.

Art news daily: 28 October

‘Not simply passive Cinderellas’ – rediscovering the Pre-Raphaelite women

Night and Sleep (1878), Evelyn de Morgan. De Morgan Collection.

Whether as models, studio managers, or artists in their own right, the women in the orbit of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood deserve greater recognition

Do museums and galleries do enough for disabled visitors?

Illustration by Simon Landrein

Richard Sandell and Chris Ingram discuss why museums still have a long way to go before they can claim to offer a fully accessible experience

In praise of Mary Beale – one of Britain’s first women artists

Self-portrait (detail; c. 1666), Mary Beale.

A biography of one of the country’s earliest professional woman painters is a fitting if belated tribute

‘If you can outlive most men, all of a sudden you can be venerated’ – an interview with Kiki Smith

Pool of Tears II (2000), Kiki Smith.

The versatile artist talks about her love of printmaking – and being in it for the long haul

Art of glass – the many faces of Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry in 1978.

The Blondie singer made her mark on the New York art scene, as her memoir reveals

New York City puts out call for designs for black history monuments

Central Park, New York

Art news daily: 25 October

Nicolaes Maes – the Dutch painter who made a virtue of versatility

The Eavesdropper (detail; c. 1656), Nicolaes Maes. The Wellington Collection, Apsley House (English Heritage), London

This pupil of Rembrandt has often been mistaken for other artists, but is there an unity to be found in his many styles?

The Turner Prize has more of a purpose than it has had in years

Installation view of DC Semiramis (2019) by Tai Shani at the Turner Prize exhibition at Turner Contemporary, Margate. Photo: David Levene; © Tai Shani

Tai Shani, Oscar Murillo, Helen Cammock and Lawrence Abu Hamdan can be found in playful, reflective or forensic mode in Margate

Spanish government exhumes Franco’s remains from Valley of the Fallen

A helicopter transports the remains of Francisco Franco from the Valley of the Fallen.

Art news daily: 24 October

‘One of the most fascinating artists in the history of Spanish art’

Ecce Homo (detail; c. 1524), Alonso Berruguete.

As the greatest sculptor of the Spanish Renaissance, Alonso Berruguete deserves to be better understood

Bread and Soviet circuses – a letter from Baku

Installation view of ‘Taus Makhacheva: Charivari’ at Yarat Contemporary Art Centre, Baku, 2019.

The artist Taus Makhacheva is fascinated by the subversive side of an art form that found great favour in the USSR

Smithsonian partners with US Army to protect cultural heritage

Smithsonian Institution Building, ‘The Castle’, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Art news daily: 23 October