Remembering Basquiat Through the Keepsakes He Gave Intimates

Our Friend, Jean, an exhibition of ephemera left behind, given to, or swapped with people who knew Basquiat prior to his extraordinary fame, offers a tiny but intimate window into his life.

Robert Becker

Your Concise Southwest US Art Guide for Spring 2020

Your list of must-see, fun, insightful art events this season in the Southwest United States.

Claremont Graduate University Redefines Arts Education for the 21st Century

The Center for Business and Management of the Arts at CGU is redefining education in art making, markets, and management through its innovative interfield programs, entrepreneurial thinking, honest self-reflection — and oh, Los Angeles.

News

Over 220 Artists and Cultural Workers Decry Over-Policing of NYC Subways in Open Letter

The letter, penned by advocates from the organizations the Black School and the Laundromat Project, condemns the recent vote to spend nearly $250 million on the deployment of 500 additional MTA officers in the city’s subways.

Drawing Center Will Be Free Through 2023, Thanks to Cy Twombly Foundation Grant

On February 20, coinciding with the opening of its Curtis Talwst Santiago and Guo Fengyi exhibitions, guests can visit the center free of charge.

Strong Sales at Frieze Los Angeles; Billionaire Donates $3M to James Turell’s Roden Crater

Also, the Library of Congress acquired nearly 100,000 photographs, negatives, and transparencies by Kamoinge photographer Shawn Walker, and more.

Prize at Armory Show Will Give 10K to a Woman Artist or Her Estate

The artists shortlisted for the prize, funded by French nonprofit AWARE, are Yuko Nasak, Rina Banerjee, Aase Texmon Rygh, Alexis Smith, and June Edmonds.

Artworks by Famed Street Artist “Phase 2” Stolen From Lower East Side Studio

The late Phase 2, née Michael Lawrence Marrow, is credited as the originator of the popular bubble letter or “softies” style.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design Brings Summer Program to Scenic Upstate New York

The college’s Art New England Workshops, now in Clinton, NY, offers week-long full-day classes for adults in painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture.

The Central American Diaspora and Stories of Coming of Age

Artists reflect on migration, memory, and the cultural bonds that unite the first- and second-generation children of Central American immigrants who have fled civil wars, violence, and natural disasters.