Barbara Kruger

Along with Jeff Koons and Jenny Holzer, Kruger created an aesthetic which dissolved the lines between art, advertising, and agit-prop. We take a deep dive into a work on show at LACMA from this weekend

Bring a fine art edge to your social circle with these beautiful domestic design objects

The Italian-born arts patron describes her most loved pieces, her advice for new collectors, and recalls the work that got away

2019 promises an exciting year of new art books—monographs, compendiums, exhibition catalogues. Here, we’ve assembled a list of upcoming releases that we can't wait to crack open.

There's a lot of art at Miami Art Basel. Luckily, art advisor Bill Cournoyer makes it easier for you (and us) by giving us his top picks.

Excerpted from Phaidon's new release of 100 quotes about protest, "You Had Better Make Some Noise."

Artspace's affordable gift guide for this holiday season.

Join the Hammer and LACMA in collecting artists on the rise.

Did you know Henri Rousseau was a tax collector for much of his life? Here we look at 8 artists and the day jobs that allowed them to finance their work.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's Mary Kelly monograph, Kelly speaks to Douglas Crimp on how she sees her work in relation to feminism(s).

Chicago's West Town and Near East Side neighborhoods are cultural hubs, with a slew of galleries exhibiting artists ranging from local, under-known contemporary artists, to blue-chip big-timers dealt on the secondary market.

Here, we’ve excerpted a conversation between the Swiss artist and the curator and critic Alison Gingeras from Phaidon’s Thomas Hirschhorn, focusing on Hirschhorn's thoughts around being a fan defining the success or failure of a piece.

Here's why you'll fall in love with the Pictures Generation pioneer's pint-sized palace.

The Lower East Side Printshop's master printer, Erik Hougen, on the meaning of mastery, the logic of editioning, and the intimacy of collaboration.

In this candid conversation with Lane Relyea, the Cuban-American polymath talks about learning to perceive himself as an artist, dissecting the systems of the art world, and achieving success as an outsider.

In this interview excerpted from her eponymous Phaidon’s monograph, the celebrated South African portraitist discusses the strange nuances of life as an artist with her long time friend Barbara Bloom.

The graphic designer and author of Phaidon’s Visual Impact: Creative Dissent in the 21st Century Liz McQuiston selects 10 pieces that exemplify the art of protest.

From the new stars of the sprightly LISTE art fair to the veterans with new turns in Art Basel or the city's museums, these are the artists you're going to want to look out for during this week's art-market festivities in Switzerland.

A guide to the work of the brilliant art historian and critic, whose writings are key to understanding artistic production from the "Pictures Generation" to our post-9/11 era.

In this excerpt from Phaidon’s Akademie X, the celebrated conceptual photographer counsels aspiring artists on the subtitles of the profession, from gallery relations to dental hygiene.

Within a brilliant architectural shell by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the real-estate magnate's mega-sized collection acts as a Disneyland for contemporary art fans.

In this interview from his Phaidon Contemporary Art Series monograph, the influential German photographer currently exhibiting at David Zwirner discusses his formative influences.

the Brussels-based connoisseur speaks about his dissatisfactions with the current gallery system, and where he thinks contemporary art will be in 2150.

We spoke to the free-thinking Belgian art lover about his approach to collecting from the most prestigious global exhibition, and how his finance experience gives him an edge in ferreting out new art.

In advance of the museum's grand reopening, we spoke to its chief curator about how the new building has given the Whitney a chance to rethink its future—and its past.

From a piece by a rising star that was featured in the last Whitney Biennial to a classic piece of appropriation by a living legend, these are artworks collectors will want to lock down fast.

We look back at photographer Laurie Simmons's development through her various series, showing how her themes and techniques have developed over her 40 year career.

We examine how the artists now known as the Pictures Generation detourned mass-culture advertising and stole from art history—changing it forever in the process.

We surveyed a few galleries from throughout the past century that made revolutionary contributions to art, only to fade away.

From the hallowed halls of the New England ivies to the progressive art-tech centers on the West Coast, these are the top grad programs for artists-to-be.

We compiled a helpful breakdown of the past eight decades, from the Biennial's birth in 1932 to the “Virgin Show” to the Guerrilla Girls to the legendary 1993 exhibition.