There was little excited bidding on the art collection of the Riggio family, who built their fortune on the Barnes & Noble bookstore chain — a caution flag for the art market.
Category: Art
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Jack Katz, Pioneer of the Graphic Novel, Is Dead at 97
Hailed as a visionary (if a difficult one), he drew inspiration for his multivolume work “The First Kingdom” from no less a model than Homer.
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Amid Trump Cuts, Officials Resign From the National Endowment for the Arts
Senior officials announced their resignations after the Trump administration withdrew grants from arts organizations around the country.
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The New York Nonprofit Where Generations of Artists Got Their Start
Artists Space, a downtown home for experimental art, is a consistent presence in a changing landscape
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A Grand Comeback for a Grand Seaside Hotel
San Diego’s Hotel del Coronado, where “Some Like It Hot” was shot and celebrities regularly checked in, has been renovated meticulously, deliberately and very expensively.
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The National Endowment for the Arts Begins Terminating Grants
The endowment told arts organizations that it was withdrawing or canceling current grants just hours after President Trump proposed eliminating the agency in the next fiscal year.
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Trump Seeks to Eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts
The president’s budget proposal also called for getting rid of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences.
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What the Cult Singer Daniel Johnston Left Behind
In his music, the songwriter cut to the emotional quick. A new book of his drawings, many never seen before, reveals he did the same in thousands of pieces.
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Japan Travel Guide: The Best Food, Sights and Hotels Across the Country
The best places to stay, eat, shop and visit across the country, according to Japanese artists, designers and chefs.
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Iké Udé Is America’s Premier Dandy. Naturally, the Met Came Calling.
The artist Iké Udé understands the power of rejecting labels.