American art
Mapping Our Digital DNA
We live in a time that is all about being tuned in and logged on. Our friends are online, our interactions are online, and our personal information, opinions and history are online. While we’ve learned in recent weeks that much more of our data is available to the government than we once realized, the millions […]
Detroit’s Mobile Homestead welcoming above ground, ominous below
One of Mike Kelley’s final works before he took his own life was a recreation of his childhood home for the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. But while the upper level is welcome and inviting, the lower level is ominous, foreboding and not like his childhood home at all.
New York’s Museum of Modern Art reconsiders decision to raze neighbor
New York City’s Museum of Modern Art is a popular stop for locals and visitors. The nearby Museum of American Folk Art isn’t as well-known, but it’s design is celebrated. That’s why so many people were surprised when MoMA indicated it was going to tear the building down.
Lawsuit seeks to place limits on fair use appropriation of others’ work in art
A controversial lawsuit being waged right now would change the way transformative artists work. A photographer, Patrick Cariou, sued artist Richard Prince, saying that Prince’s art is a ripoff of Cariou’s photos. The decision in this lawsuit could have far-reaching implications.