There’s plenty to admire about artist William Morris, from his timeless ornamental wallpaper designs to his late-in-life turn to socialist politics, where he imperfectly but tirelessly fought for workers rights and against British imperialism.
In Memoriam this week, we honor David Hockney, a painter who made the everyday otherworldly; Hiromitsu Morimoto, a Japanese photographer of the sensuous and surreal; Danny Simmons, an abstract expressionist and champion of black artists, and others.
Staff members at the Seattle Art Museum have officially unionized following a landslide National Labor Relations Board election this week. The new union, Seattle Art Museum Workers United, will represent over 130 full- and part-time employees across its three locations.
Less well known is that by all accounts, William was a pretty great dad, who encouraged his two daughters, Jenny and May, to grow into incredibly talented designers themselves.
Russian political dissident and artist Robert Kuzovkov, better known by the pseudonym Semyon Skrepetsky, has been killed in Poland, according to local prosecutors. He was 44 years old.
Six heritage preservation groups in Washington, DC, are suing the Trump administration over its plans to create a sculpture garden devoted to American “exceptionalism” on public land along the Potomac River.
Our Juneteenth guide is here, with a selection of programming across New York City this long weekend, including David Hammons-inspired freedom flag workshops, a community art mosaic, late hours at the Bronx Museum, and more activities to mark the contemplative holiday.
Artist Kim Dacre, who uses scavenged auto parts, is concerned not just with materials but with what they reveal about the worlds they inhabit.
At the Church Avenue station, artist Christopher Myers installed a mosaic mural with glass-tiled panels that explore Flatbush’s theater history, the legacy of vaudeville, and Afro-Caribbean carnival culture.
As Washington, DC, gears up for massive celebrations for America’s 250th birthday, artists and institutions are exploring and exploding the very concept of American aesthetics.
Here are 10 shows in DC that investigate what American art can and should achieve.
