Stabbing at Art Basel Confused for Performance Art

Stabbing at Art Basel Confused for Performance Art

People were less-than-alarmed by a stabbing that occurred at Art Basel in the Miami Beach Convention Center on Friday night. A woman pulled an X-Acto knife out and stabbed another woman in the neck and arms, says Miami Beach police spokesperson Det. Kathleen Prieto....
Stale Fight Over Southwest Art Museum Sees Movement

Stale Fight Over Southwest Art Museum Sees Movement

A long-standing stalemate over what to do about the Southwest Museum site in Mount Washington, California is getting some fresh attention, following a new report by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The largely-defunct museum has been declared a “national...
Art Basel 2015: Miami Beach

Art Basel 2015: Miami Beach

This week, famous art fair Art Basel is taking over Miami Beach, Florida. Top artists, dealers, millionaires, art aficionados, art-enjoyers, and families can go see works represented by 267 galleries; old works from Picasso will be available to see as well as new...
Pathmakers: Women in Art

Pathmakers: Women in Art

The exhibit’s title is a mouthful: Pathmakers: Women in Art, Craft and Design, Midcentury to Today. But it is a quite thorough summary of the collection currently on display at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The exhibit collects the work of more than...
17 Artworks Stolen from Castelvecchio

17 Artworks Stolen from Castelvecchio

In one of the largest art heists in recent memory, 17 pieces of art were taken from a Verona Museum, the Castelvecchio, on November 19th. Thieves scampered away with a wide range of works from European artists, including pieces from Mantegna, Rubens, and Tintoretto....