New York Times - Art & Design

Christian Liaigre, Minimalist Interior Designer, Dies at 77

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 00:35:41 GMT

Known for his muscular and clean-lined furniture, Mr. Liaigre designed the influential Mercer hotel in SoHo, as well as the homes of Rupert Murdoch and others.

A Stained-Glass Gift, From God and Gerhard Richter

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 16:37:03 GMT

The monks of a German abbey hope new windows by the renowned artist will draw visitors and secure the community’s future.

In His Hands, a Love Song Becomes a Requiem for Plague Times

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:25:50 GMT

The artist Ragnar Kjartansson has built his reputation around endurance works, and a Milanese church will host his latest: the same romantic tune repeated hour after hour, day after day, for a month.The Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson in his studio, a converted fishnet storage room in Reykjavik. It is decorated to look like the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow before the Russian Revolution, for an upcoming video project.

It’s a Banana. It’s Art. And Now It’s the Guggenheim’s Problem.

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 09:00:39 GMT

Ephemeral works of art, like Maurizio Cattelan’s creation out of fruit, can often pose conservation challenges for the museums that have them.“Comedian” by Maurizio Cattelan, on display in Miami in 2019.

Banksy’s Attempt to Trademark a Graffiti Image Is Thrown Out

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 03:19:09 GMT

The street artist’s effort to use trademark law instead of copyright to protect his paintings from commercial knockoffs is thwarted by a European Union decision.Banksy’s image “Flower Thrower” on exhibition in Rome.

Monuments That Celebrate Communal Struggles, Not Flawed Men

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:50:59 GMT

Contemporary sculptures by Jeffrey Gibson and others, part of “Monuments Now” at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens, draw on the past to look toward the future.Jeffrey Gibson’s “Because Once You Enter My House It Becomes Our House” (2020) at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, Queens.

Jacob Lawrence, Peering Through History’s Cracks

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:27:01 GMT

“American Struggle” at the Met shows an artist searching out bits of the nation’s history that have been edged out, and making visible the fight for racial equality.The look of treachery in Jacob Lawrence’s Panel 11, from 1955, at the Met. The artist’s caption, “120.9.14.286.9.33-ton 290.9.27 be at 153.9.28.110.8.19.255.9.29 evening 178.9.8 —an informer’s coded message,” refers to Benedict Arnold’s numerical system for passing along Gen. George Washington’s plan to cross the Hudson.

Artists Sign Letter Seeking Reform at the Whitney

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 16:00:55 GMT

Last month, the museum acquired works from 80 artists, often through discounted sales. A new letter signed by more than half of the artists asks for substantive changes in the Whitney’s policies.The Whitney exhibition “Collective Actions: Artist Interventions in a Time of Change” was to have opened on Thursday. The artists who were to be in it are calling for change.

A Climate Center on Governors Island Is Just What New York Needs

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:00:08 GMT

A rezoning proposal that has been floating around is finally up for city review. This kind of development is just what New York needs now.Renderings by WXY for a climate research center, right, on Governors Island.

Guggenheim Cuts Staff by 11 Percent Ahead of Reopening

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 22:32:50 GMT

The museum announced Wednesday that 24 employees would be laid off and that eight others have taken voluntary separation agreements.The Guggenheim Museum on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan will have a smaller staff when it reopens to the public next month.

5 Art Accounts to Follow on Instagram Now

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:54:06 GMT

Wearable cookies, rooftop poets and life in the breakaway region of Abkhazia: Here are some of the Instagram accounts brightening our art critic’s daily feed.

Brooklyn Museum to Sell 12 Works as Pandemic Changes the Rules

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 16:00:08 GMT

Museums selling their art has long been frowned upon, but recent financial pressures have sent works to the auction block at Christie’s. The proceeds would pay for the care of the collection.

Carnegie Hall and the Jewels of Midtown: Stroll the History

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 09:00:38 GMT

Our critic chats about the beloved stretch from the music hall to Lincoln Center around Central Park with the architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien.

A T. Rex Skeleton Arrives in Rockefeller Center Ahead of Auction

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 09:00:15 GMT

Christie’s is hoping to break records with its sale of the dinosaur, nicknamed Stan, which will be on public view through Oct. 21.Stan, the T. rex that is visible from the windows of Christie’s flagship location on 49th Street, at Rockefeller Center.

New York City Museums Offer Back to School Discounts

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 16:22:40 GMT

Many museums and zoos are offering free and discounted admission for students and caregivers in the next few weeks.Admission is pay what you wish at the Whitney Museum of American Art through the end of September; advance reservations are required.

Dancing With Rice: A Meditative Pas de Deux at the Met

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 15:26:25 GMT

The Taiwanese artist Lee Mingwei’s “Our Labyrinth” comes to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with a New York touch from the choreographer Bill T. Jones.Lee Mingwei and Bill T. Jones at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Of the meditative installation, “Our Laybrinth,” Mr. Lee says: “The rice should be dancing with you. You’re doing a tango.”

In New Orleans, a Home That’s Gotten Finer With Age

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 12:00:13 GMT

The itinerant hotel developer Jayson Seidman purchased a crumbling, storied house — and had the good sense to leave it mostly alone.

National Museum of African American History and Culture Is Reopening

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 23:46:37 GMT

While it won’t yet have an exhibition on recent protests against racism and police violence, its founding director acknowledges that it is reopening against the backdrop of “a changed America.”“Its role is still the same,” Lonnie G. Bunch III, the founding director of the museum, said, “which is to give the world a place where it can confront uncomfortable truths and maybe find some hope.”

In Berlin, the Art World Spreads Out to Stay Safe

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 21:25:29 GMT

The first major international art event since the lockdown started took place at smaller venues around the city, rather than under a single roof.Visitors to the Messe in St. Agnes, a small art fair staged by the König Galerie as part of Art Week Berlin.

How Old Is This Ancient Vision of the Stars?

Sun, 13 Sep 2020 09:00:11 GMT

It’s a tale of bronze, iron, looting and archaeological conflict.The Nebra sky disk, an ancient ornament discovered near Nebra, Germany, which two scientists have proposed is 1,000 years younger than originally believed.