January 2018 Art News

Events Include the Premiere of Two Newly Acquired Presidential Portraits, a Book Release and Other Presidents Day Festivities

January 16, 2018

For all intensive purposes

Aspect/Ratio
864 N Ashland
Chicago, IL 60622

Friday, January 5 – Saturday, February 17, 2018

 

This video walks you through the process of conservation so that the steps, techniques and materials are a bit more clear.

The Jameel Prize was initiated in 2009 with a view to highlighting contemporary artists and designers whose work is rooted in Islamic tradition. This year, ten individuals have been shortlisted for the £25,000 prize. In this film, curator of the Jameel Prize, Salma Tuqan, guides us through the shortlist.

Powerful Depiction of Picasso’s ‘Golden Muse’ Marie-Thérèse from 1937 – A Pivotal Year for the Artist – Emerges Onto the Market for First Time
Painted just months after Guernica & his Weeping Women

Gift/Purchase Comprised of Works by Well-known African American Artists of the Southeast, Including Thornton Dial, Ronald Lockett, and Lonnie Holley, and the Quilters of Gee’s Bend, Alabama

It’s always hip to be an outsider, especially when we’re talking about art. So, mark your calendars for the Outsider Art Fair (OAF) which returns to New York City for the 26th year in a row from January 19th through the 21st. This year the OAF welcomes artists from all walks of life to submit a piece or two to the Fair.

LATOYA RUBY FRAZIER

Gavin Brown's Enterprise
439 W. 127th Street
NY, NY 10027

January 14–February 25, 2018

 

Rhizome Awarded $1,000,000 by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for Next Phase of Development of Webrecorder Platform

Largest gift in Rhizome’s history will broaden versatility and impact of this innovative tool set, promising web archiving for all

The Brooklyn Museum is proud to present the first museum exhibition of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Untitled. Created in 1982, a breakout year in Basquiat’s meteoric career, Untitled is emblematic of his early success and ranks among the artist’s most powerful paintings.
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