Art & Licensing News
- Britain Memorializes a Queen, With Smiles and Bronze Corgisby Alex Marshall on April 23, 2024 at 11:40 am
Sculptors have immortalized past British monarchs with imposing, stern-faced statues. For Queen Elizabeth II, they’re taking a different approach.
- In Minneapolis, Reincarnating a Treasured Design Storeby Alex V. Cipolle on April 23, 2024 at 9:02 am
The Walker Art Center looks to the past to bring back its long-admired flair for modern design and contemporary art.
- How to Create a Luxurious Walk-In Showerby Tim McKeough on April 23, 2024 at 9:01 am
Here’s how to make your morning shower more luxurious.
- Missouri History Museum Revisits the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louisby Valerie Schremp Hahn on April 23, 2024 at 9:01 am
A new exhibit at the Missouri History Museum examines “the triumphant side and the tragic side” of the 1904 spectacle to present a fuller story.
- The Denver Art Museum Wants You to Sit at This Exhibitionby Ray Mark Rinaldi and Amanda Villarosa on April 23, 2024 at 9:01 am
At the Denver Art Museum, a furniture exhibition lets visitors experience museum fare as more than just pretty objects.
- Museums Embrace Their Grounds to Expand Their Physical Spaceby Sam Lubell on April 23, 2024 at 9:00 am
Creative approaches to landscaping and a post-pandemic interest in outdoor activities are driving institutions to make better use of their grounds.
- Phyllis Pressman, Luxury Superstore Matriarch, Is Dead at 95by Penelope Green on April 22, 2024 at 9:28 pm
She started working at Barneys to be closer to her husband. Then, she became the architect of the Chelsea Passage, the home goods bazaar that helped make it an enticing destination.
- Crafting Tod’s Shoes Never Meant to Be Walked Inby Jessica Roy on April 22, 2024 at 6:42 pm
In Venice, a coterie of craftspeople reinterpret Tod’s driving shoes.
- Hits of the Venice Biennaleby Jason Farago, Alex Marshall, Julia Halperin, Jillian Steinhauer, Zachary Small, Casey Kelbaugh and Matteo de Mayda on April 22, 2024 at 3:58 pm
These highlights drew the big crowds in the early days, from a sonorous symphony made by fruit, to an underwater spectacle to a modern-day Tintoretto.
- On the Ground at the Venice Biennaleby Gus Powell on April 22, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Scenes from the pivotal art event.
- For Sale: A Rare Klimt Portrait, Valued at $32 Million. But of Whom?by Scott Reyburn on April 22, 2024 at 9:03 am
The painting’s re-emergence after decades has come with a swirl of questions about its subject, one of three related teenage girls.
- Marian Zazeela, an Artist of Light and Design, Dies at 83by Walker Mimms on April 20, 2024 at 1:09 pm
She pivoted from painting to lighting exhibitions, performance art, graphic design and minimalist music, performed with her husband, the composer La Monte Young.
- Archie Moore, Australian Artist, Wins Top Prize at Venice Biennaleby Alex Marshall on April 20, 2024 at 12:56 pm
Moore, an Indigenous Australian artist, won the Golden Lion for “kith and kin,” which draws on what he says is 65,000 years of family history.
- Roni Horn, the Shape-Shifting Artist, Has Four Shows Opening This Springby Ted Loos on April 19, 2024 at 6:03 pm
The spring exhibitions display Horn’s work across many mediums — a reflection of how the artist, known for her serene glass sculptures, sees herself.
- Venice Biennale: The Vatican Transforms a Prison Into a Galleryby Alec Scott on April 19, 2024 at 3:31 pm
For its offering at this year’s Venice Biennale, the Holy See chose an unusual venue: the Giudecca women’s prison.