1+ hour, 6+ min ago (181+ words) Writing the first comprehensive biography of a major artist could prove daunting, but taking on Bourgeois's long life in art might be called heroic. On the whole, though, Bernadac's book is an impressive undertaking that more than confirms Bourgeois's wish for her career. "My credo," the artist said in a 1968 interview, "is that I hope I will live long enough to say most of the things I want to say. That's it." She did. Knife-Woman: The Life of Louise Bourgeois by Marie-Laure Bernadac with a translation by Lauren Elkin (2025) is published by Yale University Press and is available online and in bookstores. A list of arts-related graduate programs to explore and apply to before deadlines close. This curated selection of 13 Indigenous short films features stories of resilience, inspiration, and hope. Uman's first solo museum exhibition debuts a new body of work,…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago (83+ words) Here's to celebrating what brings us joy, great and small. A list of arts-related graduate programs to explore and apply to before deadlines close. This curated selection of 13 Indigenous short films features stories of resilience, inspiration, and hope. Uman's first solo museum exhibition debuts a new body of work, including paintings, works on paper, video, and sculpture. This fair will showcase a diverse selection of nearly 140 galleries, art spaces, and nonprofit organizations spanning 30 countries and 65 cities....

5+ day, 13+ hour ago (360+ words) The pageant took maximalism to new heights with its "everything but the kitchen sink" approach " or maybe there was a sink, and I missed it? Coco Chanel famously said, "Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off." If the 74th Annual Miss Universe pageant offered any fashion advice, it's this: Don't leave the house without your giant wolf head." Miss Mexico took the crown on November 21, but the high point of this year's event was its costume competition. Miss Estonia did indeed wear a gigantic headdress in the likeness of a wolf " a reference to Libahunt, a 1912 play about a nonconformist girl " and hers wasn't even the most outrageous outfit." The competition took maximalism to new heights with its "everything but the kitchen sink" approach. (Or maybe there was a kitchen sink and I missed…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago (447+ words) Coco Chanel famously said, "Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off." If the 74th Annual Miss Universe pageant offered any fashion advice, it's this: Don't leave the house without your giant wolf head." Miss Mexico took the crown on November 21, but the high point of this year's event was its costume competition. Miss Estonia did indeed wear a gigantic headdress in the likeness of a wolf " a reference to Libahunt, a 1912 play about a nonconformist girl " and hers wasn't even the most outrageous outfit." The competition took maximalism to new heights with its "everything but the kitchen sink" approach. (Or maybe there was a kitchen sink and I missed it?) Along with the sequins, glitter, and feathers " so many feathers! " the contestants honored their countries, and their local craft stores, with an array of…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago (305+ words) Each artist is well represented by two large works and two works on paper, the one exception being an additional small painting by Murray, which, along with many of the other small works, came from Pfaff's collection. Indeed, this is a DIY exhibition, put together without support from an institution or a commercial gallery." Singing In Unison, Part 12: Painting In Space continues at Art Cake (214 40th Street, Sunset Park, Brooklyn) through December 7. The exhibition was curated by Michael David. John Yau is an award winning poet, critic, curator, and publisher of Black Square Editions. He has published over 50 books of poetry, fiction, and art criticism. More by John Yau Auction headlines offer a picture of health that hides a body in crisis. The pageant took maximalism to new heights with its "everything but the kitchen sink" approach " or maybe there was…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago (258+ words) I Wool Survive featured pieces made with wool from the world's "first flock of gay sheep." Gay wool from gay sheep? What do you mean, wool can be gay? Let me explain. The unbahhhhlievable pieces, inspired by "fantasy and fetish" " including knit leather daddy, slutty Adam from Genesis, Knight, and a woven Greco-Roman figure " will be auctioned to benefit LGBTQ+ causes at a later date. Anyone can sponsor a homosexual ram (a coveted sponsorsheep) with names including Horny, Franz Kafka, and Wollie Wonka, for $25, every dollar of which the company ominously notes "guarantees one gay sheep another day on the farm." Schmidt, who has designed for high-profile clients including Madonna and Taylor Swift, said that while his gay wool collection was light-hearted, it addresses he serious topics of mistreatment of homosexual animals and prejudice against LGBTQ+ communities around the world....

1+ week, 2+ day ago (325+ words) Poised to shatter records ahead of its highly anticipated sale, one of Mexican Surrealist Frida Kahlo's most vulnerable and poignant self-portraits sold for $54.7 million with fees at a Sotheby's evening sale on Thursday, November 20. Emerging on the market for the first time in 45 years, Kahlo's "El sue'o (La cama)" (1940) eclipsed the artist's 2021 record by nearly $20 million in just five minutes, and overtook Georgia O'Keeffe's "Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1" (1932) as the most expensive work by a woman artist ever sold at auction. The auction house noted that the work has been requested as a loan to four upcoming exhibitions, starting with Frida y Diego: The Last Dream at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan in March 2026. This week: pothole mosaics, mosque demolitions in India, Yazidi cultural reclamation, remembering Alice Wong, vocal fry, "American Gothic" drag, and much more. We're…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (413+ words) At the time, a PhAM representative declined to provide information about the reason for Suda's dismissal and said its board was "focused on fulfilling the museum's mission as we enter our 150th year." Weiss also joins the institution on the heels of its controversial rebrand, steered by Suda, from the Philadelphia Museum of Art to the Philadelphia Art Museum. He noted in a press statement that he "look[s] forward to working with the Board, staff, and stakeholders to ensure the art museum continues its vital mission and advances its strategic priorities." Weiss was appointed as The Met's president in 2015, and became the museum's interim and then tenured CEO in 2017 upon the sudden resignation of predecessor Thomas P. Campbell amid a multimillion-dollar deficit and staff cuts. Soon into his leadership, Weiss was credited with reducing the operating budget deficit and, in 2018, implemented…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (342+ words) The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian presents the online Native Cinema Showcase, celebrating short films by Indigenous filmmakers. The museum's annual celebration of the best in Native film will be available to view on demand from Friday, November 21, 5pm (ET) through Friday, November 28, 5pm (ET) on the Native Cinema Showcase website." This year's showcase shares stories of resilience, inspiration, and hope as well as tales that entertain and educate through a variety of film genres. Countries represented are the United States, Peru, New Zealand, and Greenland. There are four Indigenous languages spoken in the films: Quechua, M'ori, Kalaallisut, and Mohawk. To stream the showcased films on demand, worldwide, visit AmericanIndian.si.edu. Through The Storm"(US, 2024, 23 minutes)Directors: Charles Frank and Fritz Bitsoie (Din) Up and Down the River"(US, 2025, 22 minutes)Director: Madeline Sayet (Mohegan) This program is funded in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (300+ words) What began as a conversation among a handful of artists has grown into a decentralized creative action, spanning more than 600 events across the country on November 21 and 22, including the opening of An Incomplete Haunting at 601Artspace in New York City, where "Capital T" will make its public debut. Its scale evidences a broader truth: This moment demands collective response, not individualism. In 2015, I worked at Manhattan's Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, where we presented IRREVERENT: A Celebration of Censorship, curated by Jennifer Tyburczy. Through her research, I gained deeper insight into how artists across decades have met suppression with innovation, defiance, and humor. Censorship doesn't diminish creative expression. It forces it to evolve. This week: pothole mosaics, mosque demolitions in India, Yazidi cultural reclamation, remembering Alice Wong, vocal fry, "American Gothic" drag, and much more. We're in a time where the act…...