Category: visual

Now you can – but not just from museums: “Art held by police stations, zoos, hospitals and a lighthouse have also been included.”

“Paris of the mid 19th century was becoming a stage for the city’s emerging haute bourgeoisie, and the style of the fashionable Parisienne was as much an invention of the city as its new urban design.”

“In 2012 there is no sense of dutiful deference.”

“The professional separation is reverberating through the art world like a Hollywood couple breakup.”

“Mr. Rosso will foot the bill. In exchange, Mr. Rosso’s brands will get billboard placement on one of the city’s most famous monuments. Mr. Rosso said the ads would be non-intrusive ‘and creative — we hope to do something artistic,’ he said. He will also have access to city real estate for fashion shows and events.”

“Hirst’s abrupt and unexpected departure leaves him without gallery representation in New York City.”

“The Walkie-Talkie, which in fact looks more like a brimming pint glass, is the most incongruous thing to have appeared on the London horizon for some time – quite an achievement in a city that has recently seen the erection of the Strata, a three-eyed Mordor tower at Elephant and Castle with its trinity of rooftop turbines; and a giant shard of glass at London Bridge.”

“Living Walls, a nonprofit arts group that aims to connect street artists with urban planners,” had commissioned dozens of murals to help brighten up areas in the city that had suffered due to the real estate crash. Then, one day, people showed up with paint rollers and blotted out one of the murals – and so began a long, strange battle.