Simone Leigh. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Tiffany I. Smith
LACMA Gala to Honor Simone Leigh and Baz Luhrmann
Co-chaired by Leonardo DiCaprio and its founder, Eva Chow, the fundraiser will feature a performance by BRAT summer summoner Charli xcx.
Leonard Riggio, Barnes & Noble Founder Who Amassed a Major Art Collection, Dies at 83
Leonard Riggio, the businessman behind Barnes & Noble who made significant forays into the art world, buying key works of Minimalist art and giving millions of dollars to the Dia Art Foundation, has died at 83.
200 Artists Selected for Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary
Jeffrey Gibson, Vik Muniz, Mickalene Thomas, and Fred Tomasel were involved in the selection of the lengthy list of Brooklyn-based artists.
A 4-Year-Old Boy Breaks a 3,500-Year-Old Jar at an Israeli Museum
The child, who had been visiting the Hecht Museum in Haifa, wanted to know what was in the jar, his father said. He and his family have been invited to return when the artifact is restored.
Remembering David Anfam, Curator, Writer and Abstract Expressionism Connoisseur
The artist Erin Lawlor recalls her time spent with the art historian, who wrote defining texts on artists such as Mark Rothko.
